noun, masculine/nœ.vjɛm aʁ/
comics, graphic novels, comic art
“Si l'on s'amusait tout de même à décrypter le nom de notre célèbre héros du neuvième art, cela donnerait « roi des étoiles ».” — Even so, if we were to amuse ourselves by deciphering the name of our famous comic book hero [Asterix], we would get "king of the stars".
Literally, “ninth art”, in reference to huitième art (“television”) being added to the traditional seven arts. Attributed to film critic Claude Beylie, 1964.