Waiting for Trondheim
22nd May 2006
Ninth Art's man in Angoulême, illustrator Jim Wheelock, presents the third of his annual reports from the front line of the European comics scene, where he notes that this year's festival was a time of chaos, surprise and subversion.

The Once and Future Angoulême
13th June 2005
With the US convention season underway, Ninth Art looks to Europe, and the world's largest comics festival. Things are changing at Angoulême, and as Jim Wheelock reports, it reflects more general changes in the bande dessinée scene.

Angoulême: Adventures In Comics' Capital City
12th March 2004
It's the world's largest comics convention, and the industry's answer to Cannes. Angoulême veteran Jim Wheelock reports for Ninth Art on the ins and out, the prizes and the politics, of this year's festival.