Jonathan Jones: The Southbank Centre's Festival of Neighbourhood pays homage to Dennis and Gnasher, the Bash St Kids and the comic-book geniuses who created them
With comic-book stores, indie cinema, live gigs, theatre, cutting-edge galleries – and great coffee of course – Portland punches way above its weight for a city of its size, say culture bloggers Aaron Rayburn and Ben Vickery
A man's beard troubles the authorities in the excellent first book by Stephen Collins, a former winner of the Cape/Observer graphic prize, writes Rachel Cooke
The Etherington Brothers, creators of Monkey Nuts and contributors to Star Wars, Transformers, the Dandy and Wallace and Gromit, share their expert tips for creating an awesome comic