Frank Giroud, born in Toulouse, France, in 1956, managed three career paths over the course of his life: that of a history student and teacher, first at a French high school in Milan, and then back in France in Grenoble; that of a tour guide, enabling him to visit countries ranging from Israel to India, and Tunisia to Thailand; and finally that of comic book scriptwriter, the job that he always wanted.
The early success of his series "Louis la Guigne, " created with Jean-Paul Dethorey, soon put him in a position to drop everything else, but he never saw any contradiction between his various activities. The historian in him gathered information for the scriptwriter, and the traveler discovered stories around the world for the author to tell. From the very beginning, he juggled eras and boundaries, ranging from the 17th century of "Missouri" (Dupuis) and "Pieter Hoorn" (Glénat), to the 18th century of "Patriotes" (Glénat), and the 20th century with three dramas illustrated by Lax, all for the Dupuis Aire Libre collection: the Indo-China of the "Oubliés d'Annam, " the Romania of "La Fille aux ibis, " and the Algeria of "Azrayen." History played a leading role in all of his stories, demonstrating the philosophical vision of this committed man who tried to reconstruct the real past of people around the world, beyond the myths and propaganda.
He joined the Europe Comics catalog in 2019 with "L'Avocat" ("The Defender"), teaming with Laurent Galandon and Frédéric Volante to tell the story of a Paris lawyer who travels to war-torn Iraq to prove the innocence of his client.
Born on October 31, 1949, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Colin Wilson found a job as a graphic artist with New Zealand television after completing his fine arts degree.
He also specialized in photographing car racing and worked as a freelance illustrator, producing his own fanzine, "STRIPS." After moving to London in 1980, he worked on the "Judge Dredd" series and "Rogue Trooper" for "2000 AD" magazine before deciding to take up residence in France, where Glénat published his post-atomic sci-fi series "Dans l'ombre du soleil." Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud noticed his robust realistic and classical style of drawing and asked him to take on "La Jeunesse de Blueberry." This led to many years spent bringing to life the adventures of young Blueberry, as well as other occasional heroes on horseback, such as "Tex Willer, " for the Italian publisher Bonelli.
In recent years he has split his time between American and Franco-Belgian publishing, and in 2015, he teamed with writer Frank Giroud on volume eight of the series "XIII Mystery" (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English).
