Top Nine: Castrillón's Choice
22nd May 2006
Marcos Castrillón's life in comics takes us through some of the artform's most popular milestones, including WATCHMEN and DKR, and on a back-roads tour through lesser known classics like ADOLF and MORT CINDER.

Beyond Borders: Mondo Loco
6th March 2006
With bawdy comic series MONDO LIRONDO, four university friends produced an amateur fanzine that turned into a huge commercial hit. Marcos Castrillón looks at how one 'posse' of Spanish cartoonists hit gold.

Beyond Borders: Every Picture Tells A Story
14th November 2005
Didier Lefévre's extraordinary account of his travels with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan looks set to be a masterpiece of bande dessine, thanks to Emmanuel Guibert's artful combination of photography and illustration.

Beyond Borders: The Adventures Of Hugo Pratt
5th September 2005
Hugo Pratt is one of comics' all-time greats, yet his works remain unavailable in English, which is perhaps why it took until 2005 for him to be inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame. Marcos Castrillón arranges a long overdue introduction to the master.

Beyond Borders: Children Of The Revolution
18th July 2005
Ninth Art's series looking beyond the borders of the familiar Anglophone comics market returns with a profile of the great Argentinean cartoonist Quino, and his most famous creation, the outspoken child Mafalda.

Beyond Borders: Peter Is A Punk Rocker
23rd April 2004
Ninth Art's foreign language correspondent goes native with a look at the work of Spanish creator Max, including the anarchic 80s trash culture comedy PETER PANK, mixing JM Barrie with Johnny Rotten.

Beyond Borders: Master Of The Dark Art
22nd March 2004
André Franquin ranks alongside Hergé and Goscinny as one of Europe's leading comic creators. Marcos Castrillón takes a look back at his career, culminating with the brilliant black comedy of IDÉES NOIRES.

Beyond Borders: Diary Of A Comic
23rd February 2004
Ever wondered what it's like to create a comic? Two of France's most respected cartoonists, Dupuy and Berberian, share a slice of their creative lives in JOURNAL D'UN ALBUM, demonstrating that it's really a game of two halves.

Beyond Borders: Le Chat Noir
26th January 2004
Beyond Borders makes a rare exception for a truly exceptional comic, as Marcos Castrillón turns his attention to BLACKSAD, a critically acclaimed European album that recently made its English language debut.

Beyond Borders: Parry And Thrust
29th December 2003
You may not be able to read LE SCORPION, but you can still look at Enrico Marini's stunning artwork. Ninth Art torments its readers with another great work not yet available on the Anglophone market.

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