Dantes

Erik Juszezak has been drawing since he was a child... And yet, owing to a lack of support within his family, he had no choice but to teach himself. He began his professional life in art studios and learned on the job, going from execution to illustration via layout. In 1986, his graphic activities increased. He illustrated Hachette's "Livres-jeux dont vous êtes le héros," then co-wrote an interactive comic book, "Les Crocs d'Ebène," for the publisher Glénat, as well as "Les Héritiers" for the publisher Vents d'Ouest. At the same time, he illustrated the comics pastiche "Les nuls" published by Albin Michel. Since 1992, Erik Juszezak has been providing illustrations for Hachette's Bibliothèque Verte collection as well as doing various illustrations for advertising. Later in the 1990s he illustrated the series "Beaux rivages," written by Patrick Cothias for the publisher Dargaud. And in October 1998, he began "Oki" for the publisher Glénat (Bulle Noire collection) based on a script by Christian Godard. In 2005, Erik Juszezak deployed his talents in realism for various major projects. This included drawings for the first volume of "Narvalo" (Dargaud), a series about espionage and science fiction, for the multi-faceted writer Yann. At Dupuis, Juszezak used his entire breadth of talents to create the fifth volume of the ambitious "Pandora Box" series, written by Alcante, bringing to life a great guru of international finance. And in 2007, he teamed up with writers Philippe Guillaume and Pierre Boisserie to create the series "Dantès" (Dargaud 2007, Europe Comics 2017), a thriller that takes place in the heart of the stock market.

Born in Paris in 1964, Pierre Boisserie took 35 years to officially enter the comic book world. Thirty-five years that included reading and re-reading the "Journal de Tintin" — at the height of the career of legendary author and artist Greg — and the comics magazine "Strange," featuring creators such as Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, and Gene Colan, who gave this young man a glimpse of the kind of extraordinary worlds he could create with just his imagination. On the advice of his parents, however, Boisserie would first dedicate himself professionally to physical therapy, a career path he would follow for fifteen years. It was in 1995 that his destiny changed, when he helped organize the Buc Comics Festival (France) and met artist Eric Stalner. They immediately hit it off, leading to the creation of the series "La croix de Cazenac" (Dargaud, 1999). After a few years spent juggling the two professions, Boisserie finally left physical therapy behind and dedicated himself exclusively to writing comic books. Ever since, he and Stalner have continued their collaboration by bringing to life multiple new projects, including "Voyageur" and "Flor de Luna" with publisher Glénat. In 2009, Boisserie wrote the comic book adaptation of the film "Loup," by Nicolas Vanier, in addition to pressing forward with the "Voyageur" series, collaborating with a number of artists as the story moved through antiquity to the Middle Ages and Nazi Germany. Along the way, Boisserie also found the time to move forward with other projects, such as the ambitious "Dantès" (Dargaud, with artist Erik Juszezak; Europe Comics in English, 2017), which takes readers into the turbulent world of stock market traders, and "Robin" and "Le Temps des cites" with publisher 12bis. The year 2013 marked the beginning of the second season of "Dantès," and by 2014, Boisserie was working on a new series in collaboration with author Philippe Guillaume and artist Julien Maffre, entitled "La Banque" (Dargaud). And in 2016, Boisserie and artist Nicolas Bara published "Le Concile des arbres" (Dargaud), a fantasy thriller. Alongside the author's many projects, when he isn't writing, he likes to spend his time watching his daughters grow up, playing the bass, reading books, and sipping on mojitos with his friends, listening to music all the while.

Born in 1954, Philippe Guillaume was just a young boy when he was introduced to the world of comics, receiving a copy of "Tintin – Coke en stock" ("The Red Sea Sharks") from his parents. This was the book he would first learn to read with, and it would spark a life-long passion for both the Ninth Art and the profession of journalism. Guillaume's childhood and teenage years continued to be filled with comics books, ranging from the "Journal de Mickey," which he shared with his father, to other comics magazines such as "Tintin," "Spirou," and "Pilote." It was in 1974 that Guillaume began his journalistic career at the financial newspaper "La Cote Desfosses, and by 1989 he was directing the financial section of "Les Échos," where he would remain through 2010. Guillaume's journalistic career never got in the way of his passion for comics, however. He spent time as vice president of the ACBD (Association des critiques et journalistes de bande dessinée / Association of Comics Critics and Journalists), and continued to cover comics in the pages of "Les Échos," including the serialized publication of a number of well-known series, such as "IR$" and "XIII." Finally, it was in 2003 that Guillaume met writer Pierre Boisserie, with whom he would go on to create the series "Dantès" (Dargaud 2007, Europe Comics 2017), a thriller that takes place in the heart of the stock market. The success of this series would lead to the creation in 2014 of "La Banque," also with Pierre Boisserie and published by Dargaud. His most recent work includes the thrilling two-part adventure "L'Or des Belges" (Dargaud; "The Gold Chase," Europe Comics), against the backdrop of World War II.