3 h. ago Rare Superman comic becomes most expensive ever sold at auction after being discovered in an attic

It's a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a very expensive comic book that is now worth a record-breaking $9.12m

Politics

11 h. ago It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a rare Superman comic book! And it fetched $9.12M!

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by a trio of brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold

Politics

3 d. ago Truth, justice and a whole lot of money: Family’s attic comic book find becomes $9M windfall

The comic book shattered the previous record set last year when a comic book sold for $6 million

Society

4 d. ago Superman No 1 sells for $9.12m, becoming most expensive comic ever sold

The pristine copy of Superman No 1, the character’s first solo title from 1939, was discovered in an attic in California last year A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world’s most expensive comic book after selling for US$9.12m (£6.96m, A$14.14m).Superman No 1 was published in 1939 and was the Man of Steel’s first solo title. It marked the first time a character that debuted in a comic book had their own title devoted entirely to them. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Angoulême comics festival in crisis as creators and publishers declare boycott

French government withdraws funding after claims of toxic management and dismissal of staff member who lodged rape complaintOne of the world’s most prestigious comic book festivals is under threat of cancellation after leading graphic novelists and publishers announced they would boycott the event and the French government withdrew a tranche of its funding.In the biggest crisis in its illustrious history, the Angoulême festival of la bande dessinée (comic strip) may not take place in 2026 after claims of toxic management and the dismissal of a member of staff who had lodged a rape complaint. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades

True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealersRabih Alameddine has won the National book award for fiction for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), a darkly comic saga spanning six decades in the life of a Lebanese family.The novel, which traverses a sprawling history of Lebanon including its civil war and economic collapse, is told through the eyes of its titular protagonist: a gay 63-year-old philosophy teacher confronting his past and his relationship with his mother and his homeland. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Unseen comic book stash going under the hammer for astonishing guide price

A cache of never-before-seen rare comic books, featuring some of Marvel and DC Comics most beloved characters is going up for auction later this month - and collectors can't wait to get their hands on them

Politics

2 w. ago Rare Superman comics bought for £20 at a car boot sale sell for wild amount

The incredibly rare Superman comic books were thought to have been missing for more than 40 years before being bought at a car boot sale and then forgotten

Economics

2 w. ago Man buys rare Superman comics from car boot sale for £20 and they sell for wild amount

The incredibly rare Superman comic books were thought to have been missing for more than 40 years before being bought at a car boot sale and then forgotten in an attic

Economics

3 w. ago David Squires on George of the Generic and the future of football

Our cartoonist on how even a comic-book hero could become a greedy narcissist if the game continues to eat itselfBuy a copy of a Squires cartoon in our Print ShopDavid’s latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago BBC announces exciting new supernatural comedy based on comic legend's book

The BBC has confirmed a new comedy series based on a much-loved book by a British comedy legend

Culture