Batman steps on Achilles’ heel

Jonathan Jones: Today's comic book characters have many parallels with the legendary heroes of ancient myth - minus the 21st-century angst

Just how dead is Batman?

Ned Beauman: There are few vital signs by the end of his latest adventure

Bruce Wayne to die in new Batman comic?

Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne has reached the end of the line, according to DC Comics writer Grant Morrison

Zap Comix – still crazy after all these years

Ben Myers: Launched in 1968, Zap epitomised the seismic changes happening within in American culture as much as any album, novel or film of that era. And it's still going strong

The Beano menaces on

Jonathan Jones: The genius of The Beano lies in the way it has reinterpreted characters for the modern age. Long live Lord Snooty the Third!

Graphic Short Story Prize

A haunting seaside tale by Julian Hanshaw wins our second annual contest

Jenny Everywhere never went away

Much to my surprise, the open source heroine I thought had disappeared is still all over the place

The glory of the Punisher’s decline

Ned Beauman: He'll be reverting to his delinquent prime in a new series, but Garth Ennis's Punisher was comics' best developed protagonist ever

‘Okay, so my boyfriend’s a kangaroo, but nobody’s perfect’

Jamie Hewlett's cult comic hero Tank Girl is ready for the moshpit - so long as there's some Leo Sayer on

How do you solve a problem like the Hulk?

The week in geek: Although Iron Man was a box office triumph, his green stablemate's reboot was only partially successful

What’s behind McCain and Obama’s comic timing?

David Barnett: The presidential candidates have now been immortalised as comic book heroes. But why haven't British politicians ever been given the same treatment?