Nicolas Martinez

Nicolas Martinez is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, Université Catholique de l'Ouest (UCO) Angers. His research focuses on translation studies, cultural dynamics in comic books, and historical analysis of censored media. He specializes in examining Francoist Spain's impact on translated graphic narratives and the interplay between visual and textual elements in Western comics.

Key works include a 2024 article on symbolic capital in the Blueberry Western series and a 2023 book chapter analyzing censorship in Franco-era comic translations. His 2023 monograph Reframing Western Comics in Translation explores intermediality and multimodality in translated graphic works.

Martinez contributes to the CHUS research team and engages with transdisciplinary approaches to comics as historical artifacts. His work bridges cultural studies, media history, and translation theory, with emphasis on political contexts influencing artistic expression.