Belgian comic book withdrawn amid outrage over racist depictions
Publisher ‘profoundly sorry’ for hurt caused by Spirou and the Blue Gorgon as it recalls 30,000 copies from shops
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom review – intriguing fantasy franchise is far from your average anime
Its Game of Thronesian intrigue, benevolent Skeletor protagonist and surprising lack of gratuitous violence sets this series apart
‘I was high, drawing my self-portrait in a toaster’: the thrilling return of graphic novelist Charles Burns
The comics artist’s book Black Hole made him a cult hero, revered for his horror-tinged tales of US teens. He talks about the memory that broke chronic writer’s block – and why his books haven’t been filmed
Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK
World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power
My Hero Academia: You’re Next review – old-style superhero battle anime with hint of the surreal
The fourth film spin-off from the daffy Japanese X-Men knock-off beams its dream-like action into a flying fortress where victims are turned into superfolk
‘I need positive things to come of this’: graphic novelist rocked by brother’s suicide donates profits to charity
Award-winning Zoe Thorogood hopes the money raised can help halt rising numbers of young men taking own lives
The Great When by Alan Moore review – a riotous tour of occult London
With bravura brilliance, the Watchmen author conjures up a hyperreal fugitive city, populated by rogues and reprobates
Hellboy: The Crooked Man review – sputtering mess even a metric ton of makeup can’t conceal
A boring nemesis in a top hat bops around cackling while a wan Hellboy is enlisted to save a local man’s sweetheart in this inexplicable successor
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram review – cult anime goes on wild treasure hunt
The latest outing for the high school sleuth sees him join forces with his arch enemy, a master thief. Despite some flashes of brilliance, the script soon becomes convoluted
Final Cut by Charles Burns review – a book to be read and reread
A horror movie shoot grows complicated for a group of young friends in a rich story of anxiety and betrayal steeped in dread
Lord of the Flies at 70: how a classic was reimagined as a graphic novel
Dutch illustrator Aimée de Jongh talks about turning William Golding’s haunting novel into a visual artwork, while the author’s daughter and others reflect on its evolving message of humanity
Elena: A Hand Made Life by Miriam Gold review – a beautifully crafted memoir of a beloved grandmother
A visual tribute to doctor Elena Zadik, who overcame trauma and career obstacles to become a pillar of her northern community, is a real treat
Blue Lock the Movie: Episode Nagi review – football anime gets the battle royale treatment
From Terminator-eyed strikers to flame-wreathed shots on goal, no bombast is too much in this feature-length extrapolation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro’s popular series
‘He was greater than Bob Marley’: the shocking tale of Jamaican ska pioneer Don Drummond
Inspired by a boxing, DJing nun, the trombonist laid down the foundations of reggae – but he also had schizophrenia and killed his girlfriend, Jamaica’s ‘rhumba queen’ Margarita. A new graphic novel retells their stories
George Sand: True Genius, True Woman review – a pleasure and an education
Writer Séverine Vidal and illustrator Kim Consigny tell the extraordinary life story of the French author, who cross-dressed and pricked male pomposity, with great care and humour