Art Spiegelman: ‘Auschwitz became for us a safe place’

Art Spiegelman's Maus was first published 25 years ago, and to celebrate the anniversary he has created a companion volume. He tells Rachel Cooke about his struggle to get published and his difficult relationship with his father, the hero of the book

Tintin v Asterix

The sleuthing Belgian or the belligerent Gaul – who is your favourite comic-book hero?

How could they do this to Tintin?

Hergé's comic-book hero is one of the great creations of the 20th century. Which makes Spielberg's film version little more than murder, says one lifelong Tintin fan