Belgian author Denis Lapière started in the business as a manager of a comic book shop, before moving on to script writing. Notable among the 50 or so series and one-shots in his portfolio are Alice et Leopold, Charly, the new adventures of Tif et Tondu and the new season of Michel Vaillant. A Frenchman born in Greece, Vincent Dutreuil participated in several collective bandes dessinées exhibitions in France and Belgium, and illustrated several series before joining the Michel Vaillant team.