David Smith in Washington    Dana Mashoian Walrath’s The Book of Genocides is an audacious and personal new look at genocides from Germany to PalestineThe artist Dana Mashoian...

Kat Wong    A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that authoritarianism...

Josy Forsdike    Organised by Movie Jabber, the annual Otamatsuri comic-con festival sees people dressed in costumes and accessories gather at Carnivore Grounds in...

Sophie McBain    More than four decades after his Holocaust story Maus transformed the graphic novel genre, Art Spiegelman discusses Trump, the shadow of 9 11 and the...

Andrew Pulver    Barbican, LondonThe multi-platform phenomenon makes its way to the stage, with all the supernatural hijinks, J-horror tropes and emotional intensity...

Phil Hoad    Yûki Igarashi’s adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s influential manga is a conservative (if impressively animated) reimagining that dulls the source...

Ben Child    Ryan Reynolds’ sarcastic superhero is rumoured to be in Avengers: Doomsday - but how is he going to fit in the MCU proper when he spent all of his...

Alim Kheraj    The gay Netflix romance maintained a political edge despite rollbacks to queer and trans rightsAfter six books, three seasons of television and a...

Ben Child    Craig Gillespie’s far-out adventure is something of a quirky oddity compared to bigger blockbuster outings - so why is it failing to fly at the box...

Mana Neyestani    The graphic novelist had a remarkable gift for visual storytelling, in the phenomenon that was Persepolis and beyond. Many of us owe our careers to...

Dina Nayeri    The Persepolis author understood us and translated us for the world. We have lost our most eloquent spokespersonMarjane Satrapi has died and every...

Peter Bradshaw    Cannes film festival: A man is terrified to wake up in Seydoux’s body in this metempsychotic mystery film about gender identityArthur Harari’s film...

Sian Cain    Lai wins 60,000 literary award for her study of a young woman’s repression and rage as she struggles to juggle the needs of those around herSign up...

Michael Carlson    Comic book writer and co-creator of Marvel’s avenging antihero the PunisherThe comic book writer Gerry Conway, who has died aged 73, made his biggest...

Associated Press    Marvel praises undeniable and indelible impact’ of celebrated comic book writer who also worked for DCGerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who...

Joel Harley    After Donald Trump’s second election, I realised the insidious hold my phone had over my life. So I turned to something I’d loved in childhood to...

Ben Child    Creating a definitive Top 10 list never fails to spark endless debate - but who doesn’t want to give it a shot? Don your capes and shields, and let...

David Barnett    Beloved characters reinvented in graphic novel coming later this year - just as interest rockets in all things spaceSufferin’ satellites The...

Meghan Ellis    PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 5; Tribute Games IncA treat for nostalgia fans and completists, but there’s little new in this rehashing of...

Phil Hoad    Those not up to speed on the Miss Kobayashi manga may struggle with the full nuance of this dimension hopping anime, but the visuals are stunningly...