The first Asian American superhero

Zainab Akhtar: The Green Turtle, in his original incarnation, concealed his ethnic identity. A new version is aimed at more enlightened readers

Britain’s first Young Adult Literature Convention – report

A universe of superheroes, doctors, Jedis and wizards - Megan Quibell gives the lowdown on the UK's fantastical celebration of young adult fiction

Quiz: can you identify these classic comics by their covers?

After classic novels, sci-fi and crime covers, you'll need to draw on all your resources with our latest picture quiz: how many of these graphic classics can you pick out from these details?

After female Thor, a black Captain America from Marvel

The mantle of the Captain America character in the Marvel series will be taken over by the Falcon, one of the first African-American comic book heroes

A female Thor is good – a feminine male superhero would be better

Paris Lees: Marvel comics have made the God of Thunder a woman. But she will be strong and fundamentally masculine like before

Marvel Comics recasts superhero Thor as a woman

Character based on the hammer-wielding god of thunder from Norse myth is swapping sex in a new series due in October, writes David Barnett

The top 10 comics in art

From Matt Groening's pre-Simpson's strip to Michelangelo's ceiling and Hogarth's social commentary, artists have been reinventing the cartoon for centuries, writes Jonathan Jones

Why Jason Momoa’s Game of Thrones cachet makes him perfect for Aquaman

Entourage and Games of Thrones star has exactly the combination of looks and acting chops to mean audiences might take the water-breathing superhero seriously

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For trailer – back to the graphic side of comics

Miller and Rodriguez's followup to their 2005 neo-noir will offer sci-fi fans a welcome break from robosuited megageniuses and aliens with conveniently all-American values, writes Ben Child

Marvel’s Dr Strange movie – have we reached peak superhero?

The publisher says that it has film releases lined up until 2021, but is this scraping the bottom of the comic-book barrel?

Sally Heathcote: Suffragette review – a very readable crusade

Flashes of colour illuminate the black and white panels in a book that combines an academic attention to detail with passionate politics. By James Smart

Alan Moore leading digital comics to open-source future

Comics legend leading Electricomics project that aims to revolutionise comics on mobiles and tablets with new app

How Simon’s Cat reveals the hidden truths of existence

Simon Tofield's smash-hit internet series might seem just an amusing cartoon. But through the antics of his animated pet cat, the great philosophical questions of life are posed and answered, writes Laura Barton