Lorenzo Di Paola is adjunct professor of « Teorie e sociologie del fumetto dalla stampa al digitale  » at the University of Salerno. He works on the mediology of comics and literature and the sociology of digital cultures. He has written numerous articles for scientific journals and collective volumes and has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is part of the international research group on Italian comics SNIF – Studying ‘n’ Investigating Fumetti and is a member of the « Centro Studi Media Culture Società » at the University of Salerno. He also co-edits the scientific series « L’Eternauta, Collana di studi su fumetti e media”, together with Luigi Frezza and Mario Tirino. He is the author of the book L’inafferrabile medium. Una cartografia delle teorie del fumetto dagli anni Venti a oggi (Polidoro editore, 2019).