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.
Dessinateur depuis 1970, Ruben Pellejero se lance dans la bande dessinée en 1982 en publiant Historias de una Barcelona dans la revue Cairo.
Avec Jorge Zentner, il met en images la série Las Memorias de M.
Griffaton, en 1982. En 1985, en collaboration avec Zentner, il dessine le premier album des Aventures de Dieter Lumpen, qui marque le retour de la grande aventure dans l'ambiance des années 40. En 1996, il publie chez Casterman Le Silence de Malka (Alph-Art du meilleur album étranger à Angoulême en 1997 et prix du Jury oecuménique), suivi, en août 1999, de Blues et autres récits en couleur. En 2012, il publie Loup de Pluie chez Dargaud, un western personnel et intimiste, avec la complicité du scénariste de Jean Dufaux.
