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
Patrick Lum
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
December 2024
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
Best books of 2024
The best graphic novels of 2024
Arthurian legend, dark family secrets, monsters, princesses and a Russian detective in this year’s picks
Graphic novel of the month
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
November 2024
Observer/Faber graphic short story prize
Graphic short story: Witch Way? by Lesley Imgart
Observer/Faber graphic short story prize
Graphic short story: LANSA Flight 508 by Elly Bazigos
Observer/Faber graphic short story prize
‘I am nothing if not persistent’: Lesley Imgart, winner of our graphic short story prize 2024
Week in geek
Can DC really pull off a Sgt Rock movie with Daniel Craig and Luca Guadagnino on board?
Belgian comic book withdrawn amid outrage over racist depictions
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom review - intriguing fantasy franchise is far from your average anime
October 2024
‘I was high, drawing my self-portrait in a toaster’: the thrilling return of graphic novelist Charles Burns
‘Fandom has toxified the world’: Watchmen author Alan Moore on superheroes, Comicsgate and Trump
Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK
My Hero Academia: You’re Next review – old-style superhero battle anime with hint of the surreal
‘I need positive things to come of this’: graphic novelist rocked by brother’s suicide donates profits to charity
Book of the day
The Great When by Alan Moore review – a riotous tour of occult London
September 2024
Hellboy: The Crooked Man review – sputtering mess even a metric ton of makeup can’t conceal
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram review – cult anime goes on wild treasure hunt
