‘Something magical is happening’: sales boom for children’s comics creating young readers of the future
Publishers and analysts say popularity of genres like manga and superhero comics is a gateway into reading
The Electric State review – Millie Bobby Brown’s bot war yarn is soulless digital content
Brown, Chris Pratt and Stanley Tucci head the human cast of this muddled and derivative adaptation of a book by Swedish sci-fi artist Simon Stålenhag
Branching out or nipped in the bud? Could Groot be getting a solo Marvel movie?
Vin Diesel is excited by the possibility of the talking tree in its own movie – but with only three words to play with, the chances of a whole film set on Planet X are stick thin
DC Comics pull Neil Gaiman title while Amazon Prime series set to go ahead
The Sandman spin-off Death: DC Compact Comics Edition was due to be released later this year
Neil Gaiman dropped by US comics publisher after sexual misconduct allegations
Dark Horse Comics has cancelled the Anansi Boys series after seven issues, following accusations of misconduct made against the author by multiple women
This Beautiful, Ridiculous City review – New York state of mind
Kay Sohini’s account of leaving Kolkata and sadness behind to build a life in the Big Apple is a stirring tribute to the place that saved her
Jules Feiffer obituary
American cartoonist and writer who portrayed angst-ridden New Yorkers and exposed the hypocrisy of government
Merrily Harpur obituary
Cartoonist whose work appeared in newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian and Punch
Here review – Hanks and Wright add folksy charm to Robert Zemeckis single-place drama
Set in the same spot – from prehistory onwards – Zemeckis’s sentimental drama is an odd combination of cosmic ambition and domestic intimacy
Learning to read in a foreign language has taught me to embrace ambiguity – one sentence at a time
In striving to understand Japanese books and comics, I’ve adopted the habits of a weightlifter: I find my comfort zone then push beyond it
Rachel Cooke’s best graphic novels of 2024
From Aimée de Jongh’s contemporary reworking of a William Golding classic to an extraterrestrial tale from Charles Burns, here are the best titles of the year
The best graphic novels of 2024
Arthurian legend, dark family secrets, monsters, princesses and a Russian detective in this year’s picks
Madame Choi and the Monsters by Patrick Spät and Sheree Domingo review – the stuff of blockbusters
The astonishing real-life tale of how North Korea kidnapped an actor and her film director ex-husband makes for a fascinating graphic history
‘I am nothing if not persistent’: Lesley Imgart, winner of our graphic short story prize 2024
It was fifth time lucky for Imgart in this year’s Observer/Faber award for emerging cartoonists, with her spellbinding tale about the life of a young witch
Can DC really pull off a Sgt Rock movie with Daniel Craig and Luca Guadagnino on board?
It’s the unlikeliest match-up of the year – having collaborated on Queer, rumours are the pair are bringing the gruff comic book soldier to the screen