Comment: Four By Four
30th August 2004
They're the first family of superhero comics - not so much nuclear as gamma irradiated - but is there really room for four FANTASTIC FOUR books on the shelves? Frank Smith spends a little time with the family.

Comment: A Shot Of MoCCA
5th July 2004
Frank Smith reports on this year's MoCCA Art Festival in New York and the philosophy that defines it. He also looks at this year's honouree, cartoonist Roz Chast, and the new Supehero Supply Store in Brooklyn.

Comment: He Could Be Wrong, He Could Be Wright
10th May 2004
It's not a hoax, but it is an imaginary story - that's Frank Smith's take on the Micahgate affair, but has comics' ranger wannabe really shot himself in the foot? Plus, Spider-Man tries to steal first base.

Movie Review Special: Hellboy
16th April 2004
Mike Mignola's HELLBOY is the latest comic book hero to make it big at the box office - but is he still Mike Mignola's HELLBOY? Frank Smith takes a fan's eye view of Guillermo del Toro's adaptation. Contains movie spoilers.

Thumbnail: Mike Mignola
23rd February 2004
Ninth Art look at the life and works of the man who gave the world HELLBOY, one the greatest characters of comics' modern era. It's a journey that took him from fanzine editor to fan favourite artist.

The Friday Review: Green Lantern: Willworld
30th January 2004
There's only one true Green Lantern! Frank Smith pays homage to the one of comics' most ferociously protected icons on a visit to WILLWORLD. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the fandom.

The Friday Review: Fun With Milk And Cheese
26th December 2003
It's not normally a laughing matter when dairy food goes bad, but in the hands of humorist Evan Dorkin it's a different matter. Ninth Art indulges in a little lactose intolerance with MILK AND CHEESE.

Key To The Fortress: An Interview With Jonathan Lethem
24th November 2003
Novelist Jonathan Lethem's bestselling new novel FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE takes its name from Superman's famous Arctic retreat. Frank Smith talks to the Brooklyn-born author about the influence of superheroes and science fiction on his work.

Moore's Marvel: The Miracleman Story
21st November 2003
Those who have read it hail it as one of Alan Moore's masterworks, but legal wrangles have kept it out of print for years. Frank Smith explores the story of MIRACLEMAN, both on and off the page, and asks if the work lives up to the legend.

The Friday Review: Beg The Question
7th November 2003
In Fantagraphics' repackaged collection of MINIMUM WAGE, Bob Fingerman chronicles the lives of oversexed twentysomething hipsters in New York. Sounds fun, but Ninth Art begs to ask, is it worth a quiz?

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