Bernard Swysen, born in Brussels in 1964, is a Belgian artist. He took his first steps in the world of comics with publications in weekly magazines, before becoming an assistant for the series "Chlorophylle" and "Modeste et Pompon, " at Hergé's and Peyo's studios-meeting, at the latter, André-Paul Duchâteau, with whom he created the series "Rouletabille, " recognized at the 1990 Festival du Crime in Saint-Nazaire (France).
A prolific creator, Swysen has published almost a dozen titles, including French adaptations of several American cartoons, collaborations with the filmmaker Claude Lelouch, as well as publications of his own (including "Les aventures de Capucine, " inspired by his eldest daughter). Currently, Swysen is working on the equally historical and hysterical non-fiction series "Les méchants de l'Histoire" (Dupuis; "History's Greatest Villains, " Europe Comics), with volume one, "Dracula, " released in 2018 in collaboration with artist Julien Solé.
Christian Paty was born in 1969 in Nantes.
After he earned his Baccalauréat (French high school diploma) in literature, he worked for an advertising agency in Rennes as an artistic director from 1989 to 2006. In the meantime he entered the world of comics, and in 1997, he created two volumes of the series "Damoiselle Gorge" (Vents d'Ouest) in collaboration with Tiburce Oger. Starting in 1999, several of his books were published by Soleil Productions, including "La cicatrice du souvenir" and "La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons" with Ange, "Les Zaliens" with Dominique Mainguy, and also "Kookaburra Universe." In 2004, using the pen name of Dzack, he started the series "Les Blondes" with Gaby (Soleil).
In 2016, Bernard Swysen proposed a collaboration on two biopics, featuring Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. These would later come out as part of the series "Les étoiles de l'histoire" (Dupuis; "The Stars of History, " Europe Comics).
