Born in 1958 in Namur, Denis Lapière started his sociology studies after having had a taste of the thrills of auto racing. In the mid-1980s he was one of the founders of the Tropica BD bookstore in Charleroi, which became the meeting point for many artists. Once he started getting some contacts, Lapière started writing scripts, which gradually found their place in the editorial landscape. He started at "Spirou, " producing short stories.
He then published his first book in 1987: "Mauro Caldi" (Éditions Michel Constant Mirror). In 1990, he started "Charly" with Magda, a fantasy thriller that had "Spirou" readers on the edge of their seats. In the years that followed, Denis wrote scripts for several titles in the Aire Libre collection at Dupuis, aimed toward adult readers. With Jean-Philippe Stassen, he created "Le Bar du Vieux Français, " which won numerous awards around the world.
For artist Paul Gillon, he wrote "La dernière des salles obscures" about the fate of a film producer during the twentieth century. While continuing his graphic novel collaborations (with Pellejero and Mezzomo in particular), Lapière continued to work on more family-orientated comics like "Ludo" (with Bailly and Mathy), "Oscar" (with Durieux), and the reboot of "Tif et Tondu" (with Sikorski). In the 2000s, Denis Lapière had several experiences as a film screenwriter (with Pierre-Paul Renders).
He also tried out an editorial role (launching the collections "Punaise" and "Puceron" at Dupuis). In early 2010 he led two major projects: a collaborative series called "Alter Ego" and the new adventures of "Michel Vaillant" (Dupuis/Europe Comics), which he co-wrote with Philippe Graton. With nearly one hundred albums under his belt, Denis Lapière is one of today's most accomplished writers.
After a first career as an educator for people with special needs, Émilie Alibert became an actress, working alongside Daniel Prévost, Gérard Jugnot, Roger Planchon, Michel Duchossoy, and Alexandre Brasseur.
She then devoted herself to writing for television (for the series "Plus belle la vie") as well as comics. Her first series was the three-part saga "Rose" (Dupuis; Europe Comics in English), created together with Denis Lapière and Valérie Vernay. She is currently working on the heroic fantasy series "Le Roi Louve" with Denis Lapière and Adrián (Dupuis; "The Wolf Queen, " Europe Comics).
Adrián was born in 1980 in Granada, Spain.
From 1998 to 2002, he studied Fine Arts in Granada and Bologna, Italy, then went to study animation and cinema in Madrid for three years. He began working as a freelance designer, animator, and illustrator before being contacted by the publishing house Ankama in 2008. He started by illustrating several albums including "Le Corbeau noir" in 2010 and "Remington" (volumes 1, 2, and 3) in 2010/11. Then, in 2013, he started working on the script and artwork of the "Tangomango" trilogy.
In 2014 and 2015, he also worked in Lille as a storyboarder and character designer for the "Wakfu" series. In 2017, Adrián joined the publishing houses Comix Buro and Glénat with the diptych "L'Orphelin de Perdide, " alongside Régis Hautière. A two-volume adaptation of Stefan Wul's novel, published in 2018/19. He is currently working on the heroic fantasy series "Le Roi Louve" with Denis Lapière and Émilie Alibert (Dupuis; "The Wolf Queen, " Europe Comics).
