Eric Giacometi is a journalist, journalism teacher, novelist and comic book writer. Creator of the extremely successful adventures of Commissaire Antoine Marcas (novels, then comic book adaptation), he was chosen to succeed Jean Van Hamme at the helm of Largo Winch. Philippe Francq worked at the Hergé Studios with Bob de Moor. He then collaborated with de Groot and Delvaux before meeting Van Hamme and working on Largo Winch.