9 Sep 2014:
Delirius, the planet-sized city. William Gull shaking his bloody fists at the Nat West tower. The gentle Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer. For every urban locale and lifestyle, comics are obsessed with cities like no other genre
9 Sep 2014:
Raised in New York, fed by newspapers and nourished by urban life, comics tell the secrets of cities … and of those of us who live in them, writes Pascal Wyse
Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's lustrous visuals still dazzle, even if not all parts of their second noir-inflected portmanteau keep up, writes Mike McCahill
Glimpses of the new Hobbit and Hunger Games, along with Sin City 2 and Horns were among studio hopefuls on offer to comic-book fans at the San Diego convention, reports Ben Child
Miller and Rodriguez's followup to their 2005 neo-noir will offer sci-fi fans a welcome break from robosuited megageniuses and aliens with conveniently all-American values, writes Ben Child
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a superhero movie... and they've taken over Hollywood with their superpowers and Spandex costumes. The Guardian and Observer's critics pick the 10 best
Stuart Heritage: It's not directed by Zack Snyder this time, but have no fear – it's still based on a Frank Miller graphic novel and will feature loads of blokes with gravy browning six-packs