Zidrou (BenoÃŽt Drousie) was born in 1962 in Brussels. Starting out as a teacher, he began writing books and songs for children in the early '90s. In 1991, he met the illustrator Godi with whom he created "L'Elève Ducobu" (Le Lombard 1997, "Ducoboo," Cinebook 2006). And thus his career as a comics writer began! He created numerous series for children and teenagers, from "Crannibales" to "Tamara" and "Sac à Puces," all with Dupuis, as well as "Scott Zombi," published by Casterman. Zidrou also took over the series "La Ribambelle" (Dargaud). In addition, he is the author of the more realistic but no less sensitive "La Peau de l'ours" (Dargaud 2012, "Bearskin" Europe Comics 2015), "Le Client" (Dargaud 2013; "The Client," Europe Comics 2018 in English), "Lydie" (Dargaud 2010; Europe Comics 2018), "Les Folies Bergère" (Dargaud 2012, Europe Comics 2015), "La Mondaine" (Dargaud 2014, "Vice Squad" Europe Comics 2016), and "Les 3 Fruits" (Dargaud 2015). In 2015, Zidrou was back in fine form with three new titles published by Dargaud, across multiple genres: "Bouffon," with Francis Porcel; a new family series called "Les Beaux ÃtÊs," with Jordi Lafebre ("Glorious Summers," Europe Comics 2018); and, in collaboration with Philippe Berthet, a thriller set in the deepest and darkest regions of Australia, "Le Crime qui est le tien" (Europe Comics 2018). Most recently, with Le Lombard he has also completed the "African Trilogy" with artist RaphaÃĢl Beuchot, including "Le Montreur d'histoires" (2011; "Once Upon a Time in Africa," Europe Comics 2017), "Tourne-disque" (2014; "Record Player," Europe Comics 2017) and "Un tout petit bout d'elles" (2016, Europe Comics 2017), as well as rebooting the classic thriller series "Ric Hochet" alongside artist Simon Van Liemt (2015; Europe Comics in English 2017). In 2017, he embarked on yet another new series with JosÊ Homs, the fantastic adventure saga "Shi" (Dargaud, Europe Comics in English) stretching across two centuries in England, and his bibliography grew further with the publication of the wonderfully surreal "Natures mortes" (Dargaud 2017; "The Muse," Europe Comics 2018).
NÊ en Italie à Lecce le 16 aoÃģt 1967, Matteo poursuit des Êtudes d'architecture et met directement cet apprentissage en pratique en travaillant, pendant ses Êtudes, dans divers bureaux d'architectes. En 1996, après avoir acquis son diplôme, il commence à travailler comme dÊcorateur (dÊcors en trompe-l'oeil). En 1998, Matteo commence à exercer ses talents d'illustrateur en travaillant pour le magazine italien "Il Messaggero dei Ragazzi", ainsi que pour l'Êditeur amÊricain "Boyds Mills Press". Ensuite, il collabore à l'Êdition de manuels et de livres scolaires. Matteo se spÊcialise surtout en illustrations historiques et travaille avec les Êditeurs italiens "Mondadori Scuola", "Carlo Signorelli Editore" et "Einaudi Ragazzi". Dans les annÊes '90, Matteo publie Êgalement ses premières bandes-dessinÊes dans le magazine italien "Schizzo". Mais ce n'est qu'en 2003 qu'il fait son entrÊe officielle dans le monde de la BD avec la sÊrie "Mèche Rebelle" scÊnarisÊe par Zidrou. Cette sÊrie deviendra "proTECTO" et pour laquelle il obtiendra, en 2012, le prix du meilleur dessinateur au Comicon de Naples. Il collaborera ensuite à la sÊrie collective "Vampyres" avant de publier "Les gardiens des enfers", avec Alcante au scÊnario. En 2013, Matteo retrouve son compère Zidrou pour une sÊrie ouverte : "Marina", sur Venise au temps des Doges.