Superman: Man of Steel – is this the blue boy scout’s big-screen comeback?

Ben Child: The new Superman flick sees our hero soaring back to celluloid, this time with a supersize dose of realism. But can it fly?

The British Museum: marbles, murals… and manga!

Meet Professor Munakata, the crime-fighting archaeologist who saves one of London's best-loved institutions from looters

Popeye cookbook reveals Sailor Man’s healthy-eating secrets

Healthy recipes based on Olive Oyl, Bluto, Swee' Pea and Popeye's favourites will arrive in bookshops in October

Spider-Man’s lost lustre

Michel Faber: Modern incarnations of superheroes are shadows of the fresh, dignified Marvel comic originals

The new, non-white face of Spider-Man

Welcome Miles Morales, half African-American, half Latino, the new Marvel comics superhero

DC Comics promises to hire more women after reader backlash

Co-publishers at US company release contrite statement after petition signed by 3,000 bemoans 'appalling, offensive numbers'

Captain America: The First Avenger – review

The big showdowns may be run-of-the-mill but a clever postmodern twist pushes Captain America to the front of the superhero pack this summer, says Peter Bradshaw

The Beano joins forces with the National Trust

Special edition of the comic part of an effort to tempt more children into Britain's best buildings and landscapes

Geek out!: Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and the lure of Comic-Con

At Comic-Con, even the likes of Andrew Garfiied and Steven Spielberg turn up to kneel at the altar of fandom. Ben Child travels to San Diego to feel the force of the nerds in their element

Tintin brings out Steven Spielberg’s motional side

Ben Child: Animation/motion-capture combination enabled Spielberg to 'step in and film it like a live-action film', says Peter Jackson at Comic-Con