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, and Comics and Videogames: From Hybrid Medialities to Transmedia Expansions.