Born in 1958 in Namur, Denis Lapière started his sociology studies after having had a taste of the thrills of motor racing. In the mid 1980s he was one of the founders of the Tropica BD bookstore in Charleroi, which became the meeting point for many artists. Once he started getting some contacts, Lapière started writing scripts, which gradually found their place in the editorial landscape. He started at Spirou, producing short stories.
He then published his first album in 1987: "Mauro Caldi" (Éditions Michel Constant Mirror). In 1990, he started "Charly" with Magda, a fantasy thriller that had Spirou readers on the edge of their seats. In the years that followed, Denis wrote scripts for several titles in the Aire Libre collection, a new means of expression for adult comics at Dupuis. With Jean-Philippe Stassen, he created "Le Bar du Vieux Français", which won numerous awards around the world.
For Paul Gillon, he wrote "The Last of Cinemas" about the fate of a film producer during the twentieth century. While continuing his adult comics collaborations (with Pellejero and Mezzomo in particular), Lapière continued to work on more family-orientated strips like "Ludo" (with Bailly and Mathy), "Oscar" (with Durieux) and the reboot of "Tif et Tondu" (with Sikorski). In the 2000s, Denis Lapière had several experiences as a film screenwriter (with Pierre-Paul Renders).
He also tried out an editorial role (launching collections Punaise" and "Puceron at Dupuis). In early 2010 he led two major projects: a collaborative work called "Alter Ego" and the new adventures of "Michel Vaillant", which he co-wrote with Philippe Graton. With nearly one hundred albums under his belt, Denis Lapière is one of today's most accomplished writers.
After a first career as an educator for people with special needs, Émilie Alibert became an actress, working alongside Daniel Prévost, Gérard Jugnot, Roger Planchon, Michel Duchossoy, and Alexandre Brasseur.
She then devoted herself to writing for television (for the series "Plus belle la vie") as well as comics. Her first series is the three-part saga "Rose" (Dupuis; Europe Comics in English), created together with Denis Lapière and Valérie Vernay.
Valérie Vernay trained as an illustrator at the Emile Cohl school. With her illustrator's diploma under her belt, she published her first children's book "Le Gardien de la Nuit" (published by Petit à Petit).
Over time, she edged her way onto the comic book scene step by step, a secret dream she never thought would be possible.
She started by participating in several collective works, and worked as a colourist on "Sexy Gun, " volumes 1 and 2 (published by Soleil), before creating volume 1 of the comic book adaptation of the "La guerre des Boutons" (published by Petit à Petit).
At the same time, she illustrated another children's book "Perdus dans la forêt" (published by Magnard).
She has now created her very own series "Agathe Saugrenu, " with Vincent Zabus on the script (published by Dupuis), and is continuing to do children's illustrations for magazines on the side (published by Milan and Normandie Junior).
Also with Dupuis, Vernay produced "La mémoire de l'eau" in collaboration with Mathieu Reynès (2016 Europe Comics, "Water Memory").
