Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy to become very graphic novel

DC Comics signs Glaswegian crime writer Denise Mina to adapt Girl with the Dragon Tattoo novels for comic format

From stage to page: why aren’t more plays turned into graphic novels?

Kelly Nestruck: Everyone knows reading a play isn't as good as seeing it performed. But a colourful comic-book adaptation of Robert Lepage's The Blue Dragon may have changed all that

‘Watchmen 2’ prequel rumours divide readers

Reports of further Watchmen books, written without creator Alan Moore's involvement, are rousing strong feelings among fans

Alan Moore attacks Frank Miller in comic book war of words

Moore condemns Miller's work as misogynistic, homophobic and misguided after Sin City creator's attack on Occupy movement

Books for giving: quirky

From the story of New York's early-90s ballroom scene to Craig Taylor's engrossing portrait of Londoners, Will Hobson picks the year's best stocking fillers

A comic look at superhero sexism

Alison Flood: Kevin Bolk has brilliantly subjected the male Avengers to kind of 'gaze' normally trained on their female counterparts. It's a very different picture

Apps Rush: X is for X-Ray, Traffic Panic 3D, Route 66, Next Bus UK, The Amazing Spider-Man and more

Stuart Dredge: What's new on the app stores on Monday 28 November 2011

Christmas gifts 2011: which books will be under your tree?

Our critics choose the books they intend to give this Christmas, and the ones they hope to receive

Alan Moore – meet the man behind the protest mask

From Wall St to Athens and Occupy sit-ins worldwide, protesters are wearing masks inspired by V for Vendetta. Its author tells Tom Lamont why he thinks his avenging hero has such potency today

V for Vendetta: Reading the film

Sam Jordison: Alan Moore harboured a special resentment towards the film version, which did serious injustices to his graphic novel

Nelson, edited by Rob Davis and Woodrow Phoenix – review

A collaboration between 54 British comic artists has produced a surprisingly cohesive and heartfelt novel, writes Rachel Cooke

Are Frank Miller’s politics visible in his comics?

David Barnett: His tirade against the Occupy movement 'scum' has startled some, but his superheroes' ideals have always been a little ambiguous

Constructive criticism: the week in architecture

Jonathan Glancey: Architects dabble in pulp fiction, David Chipperfield sets his sights on Venice, and the people of St Leonards-on-Sea get very excited about a diving board