Comics and graphic novels
Laura Kuenssberg’s successor must be immune to likes and follows | Tim Adams
Dullness and a total disinterest in their media profile are desirable traits in the BBC’s next political editor
Tim Adams
23, Oct, 2021 @2:00 PM
Playlist review – relatable, quirky Parisian quarter-life drama
Graphic novelist Sophie is disillusioned with adulthood in Nine Antico’s black and white, Paris-set drama of twentysomething life
Cath Clarke
22, Oct, 2021 @4:44 PM
How our art critic ended up in the Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules – review
From Viz to the fourth plinth to David Bowie, the perennially upstart comic’s influence rampages on – and even our own Adrian Searle can’t get off scot-free
Adrian Searle
20, Oct, 2021 @3:59 PM
DC Comics swaps Superman motto ‘the American way’ with ‘a Better Tomorrow’
Announcement comes after revelations that new version of Superman is bisexual
Edward Helmore
17, Oct, 2021 @2:10 PM
Tunnels by Rutu Modan review – Raiders of the Lost Ark meets Hergé
This thrilling graphic novel about the hunt for a sacred relic in the divided lands of Israel and Palestine will be read for decades to come
Rachel Cooke
12, Oct, 2021 @8:00 AM
DC Comics reveals latest Superman as bisexual in new issue
The Man of Steel will be in a same-sex relationship while combatting the climate crisis and protesting against the deportation of refugees
Benjamin Lee
11, Oct, 2021 @4:28 PM
The Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2021 – enter now!
The annual award for aspiring cartoonists offers the chance to be published in the Observer and win a cheque for £1,000, with past winners going on to land film and book deals
Rachel Cooke
10, Oct, 2021 @11:00 AM
Origin story of Dennis the Menace’s jumper to be revealed
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Beano’s longest-running character, comic strip The Epic Yarn of Awesomeness will tell the garment’s backstory
Alison Flood
29, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM
Campbell Walker, AKA Struthless: the 10 funniest things I’ve ever seen (on the internet)
Of all the funny things on the internet, we ask illustrator/podcaster/funny person Campbell Walker to pick his 10 favourites. It gets niche
Campbell Walker
29, Sep, 2021 @5:30 PM
Marvel sues to retain control of Avengers characters
The comics giant has issued lawsuits in a bid to hold on to the copyright of heroes including Spider-Man and Iron Man
Alison Flood
27, Sep, 2021 @2:40 PM
Rebecca & Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor by Pascal Girard review – postpartum PI
The fierce love and deathly boredom of maternity leave is addressed playfully in a delightful mystery for adults and kids
Rachel Cooke
14, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
Spider-Man beats Superman in record $3.6m comic sale
A copy of Peter Parker’s debut in Amazing Fantasy #15 has swooped over the Man of Steel to fetch the highest price ever paid for a single comic
Alison Flood
10, Sep, 2021 @12:48 PM
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