Born in 1967 in Normandy, Matz grew up between Martinique and Paris. In 1990, when he was still studying law, he published his first work with Futuropolis, "Bayou Joey, " followed three years later by "Peines perdues" with Casterman. In parallel, using his real name, Alexis Nolent, he published a novel, "La nuit du vigile, " recently republished by Rivages/Noir. From then on, he began to pursue two separate and simultaneous careers: during the day, Alexis Nolent made video games for Ubisoft, while at night Matz worked as a comics creator.
During this time, he wrote the series "Le Tueur" (Casterman, twice nominated at the Eisner Awards), as well as "Du plomb dans la tête" (Casterman), which inspired Walter Hill's movie adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone. Matz also created and directed, together with François Guérif, the Rivages/Casterman/Noir collection, in which he published "Le Dahlia Noir, " collaborating with David Fincher and Miles Hyman, as well as "Adios Muchachos" with Paolo Bacilieri.
In 2017, he published the first volume of "Tango" with Le Lombard (Europe Comics in English), alongside Philippe Xavier.
Born in France in 1969, Philippe Xavier is a veritable globetrotter. At age 18 he left to study advertising in Argentina, followed by a stint as a graphic designer in Chile. At 22, he moved to the US, where he lived for 12 years, and broke into the comics industry. It was in 1996 that he began to illustrate comics for various publishers, as well as collaborating with magazines like "Heavy Metal." Following his experience in the US, he then published for Soleil "Le Souffle" and "Paradis perdu." In 2006, Xavier linked up with writer Jean Dufaux and publisher Le Lombard, and moved to Brussels, where the two creators teamed up for the long-running series "Croisade" ("Crusade, " Cinebook).
In 2017, he published the first volume of "Tango" with Le Lombard (Europe Comics in English), alongside Matz.
