Stark images of the Somme, overheard mobile phone chat and an Art Spiegelman retrospective are among Rachel Cooke's highlights in a great year for comics and graphic novels
Moving bits of paper around (the old way) or painting with billions of pixels (the new) has conjured up some of the greatest films of all time. From The Iron Giant to Persepolis, Guardian and Observer critics pick the 10 best
The books interview: The translator who transformed Idéfix into Dogmatix and Panoramix into Getafix tells Claire Armitstead that the secret to successful translation is invisibility
Asterix and the Picts wasn't meant to be a historical record, says Scottish iron-age expert Fraser Hunter, but it captures the clannish mentality of the times
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a superhero movie... and they've taken over Hollywood with their superpowers and Spandex costumes. The Guardian and Observer's critics pick the 10 best
Sandman would not have happened without Lou Reed – and I named my daughter after Warhol's Holly Woodlawn, from Walk on the Wild Side. I am sad today, writes Neil Gaiman
Emily Haworth-Booth, winner of the 2013 Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize, tells Rachel Cooke about the 'gross' inspiration for her triumphant entry
The trailer for Marvel's latest sequel has an air of topical currency, showing Steve Rogers in conflict with his superiors over pre-emptive strikes against the enemy