Christophe Bec is a writer and artist. Born in France, he spent the first few months of his life in Morocco due to his parentтАЩs work. Attracted to comics from an early age, he began his career by producing fanzines, one of which earned a Best Fanzine nomination at Angoul├кme Comics Festival. He joined the Comics School of Angoul├кme the next year. Known for the art behind тАЬAbsolute ZeroтАЭ, тАЬSanctumтАЭ and тАЬPrometheusтАЭ, he is also the author of тАЬPandemoniumтАЭ, тАЬShadows of SalamancaтАЭ and тАЬCarthagoтАЭ. тАЬSanctumтАЭ earned him nominations for Best Comic Album at both the Cognac Detective Film Festival and the Jules Vernes Film Festival. He also won the Uderzo Prize for his series тАЬLentтАЭ.