Nicolas Labarre is professor of American studies at University of Bordeaux Montaigne. He is author of Understanding Genres in Comics, La Bande Dessinée Contemporaine, and Heavy Metal, l’autre Métal Hurlant, and his work has been published in numerous edited collections and journals such as Image & Narrative, Comicalités. Études de culture graphique, and Comics and Videogames: From Hybrid Medialities to Transmedia Expansions.

"This biography is an exceptional portrait of one of the most influential cartoonists of the past half century, offering a throughline of argumentation that digs deep into the history of comics criticism, both from the fan side and from the scholarly tradition." - Bart Beaty, coeditor of Comics Studies: A Guidebook

Nicolas Labarre is professor of American studies at University of Bordeaux Montaigne. He is author of Understanding Genres in Comics, La Bande Dessinée Contemporaine, and Heavy Metal, l’autre Métal Hurlant, and his work has been published in numerous edited collections and journals such as Image & Narrative, Comicalités. Études de culture graphique, and Comics and Videogames: From Hybrid Medialities to Transmedia Expansions.

"This biography is an exceptional portrait of one of the most influential cartoonists of the past half century, offering a throughline of argumentation that digs deep into the history of comics criticism, both from the fan side and from the scholarly tradition." - Bart Beaty, coeditor of Comics Studies: A Guidebook

Nicolas Labarre is professor of American studies at University of Bordeaux Montaigne. He is author of Understanding Genres in Comics, La Bande Dessinée Contemporaine, and Heavy Metal, l’autre Métal Hurlant, and his work has been published in numerous edited collections and journals such as Image & Narrative, Comicalités. Études de culture graphique, and Comics and Videogames: From Hybrid Medialities to Transmedia Expansions.

"This biography is an exceptional portrait of one of the most influential cartoonists of the past half century, offering a throughline of argumentation that digs deep into the history of comics criticism, both from the fan side and from the scholarly tradition." - Bart Beaty, coeditor of Comics Studies: A Guidebook