Born in 1974 in Chambray-lès-Tours (France), author and artist Hervé Bourhis developed a passion early on for superheroes, a universe that he discovered in the monthly magazine "Strange" in 1984. At the age of seven, he wrote his first comics script, titled "Goldorak et les savants de Wachigtone, " which will forever remain unpublished, perhaps due to his hesitant spelling. At the age of sixteen, his ardor was tempered somewhat when his art teacher told him comics were food for the dull.
It was only three years later when he began to bounce back, as he found work as a web graphic artist.
His first book was published in 2002 by publisher Humanoïdes Associés, "Thomas ou le retour du tabou, " which won the prestigious Goscinny prize, which recognizes the year's best upcoming script-writer. His production has been prolific ever since, including the beloved "Petit Livre" series ("Le Petit livre Beatles, " "Le Petit livre de la bande dessinée").
He enters the Europe Comics catalog with the graphic novel "Alas" ("Hélas, " Dupuis 2010), alongside artist Rudy Spiessert.
Lucas Varela was born in Buenos Aires in 1971. After studying graphic design in college, he gained experienced as an artist and designer for the press before turning his attention to comics fully in 2006. In 2012, he was an author in residence in Angoulême, which coincided with his entry into the Franco-Belgian market.
In 2015, his graphic novel "Le Jour le plus long du futur, " a solo project, was published by Delcourt, and in 2017, together with writer Julien Frey, he published "Michigan: On the Trail of a War Bride" (Dargaud; Europe Comics in English 2018), based on the story of a young French woman who follows an American soldier across the Atlantic following World War II - one of 200, 000 such European "war brides." His most recent work is the post-apocalyptic graphic novel "L'Humain" (Dargaud; "Human, " Europe Comics), written by Diego Agrimbau.
