Stéphane Louis is a comics writer and illustrator. Passionate and hands-on, he was first a teacher for eight years, then began illustrating for board games before collaborating on several fanzines and magazines such as Semic, Comic Box, Bugs Bunny Mag. In 2004 he illustrated Tessa: Intergalactic Agent for Soleil. In 2011, he began working on several series, including Khaal where he collaborated in illustration with Valentin Secher. In 2014, he pitched the concept for Sole Survivor to Humanoids, which has been realized with the help of Christophe Martinolli and Thomas Martinetti.
Originally from Nice, Thomas Martinetti graduated from the International School of Audiovisual Creation and Direction in 2002. He quickly became a writer, producer and director for several production companies before putting his acting skills to use in the production of many short films like Boomer, the clip On tour with singer Wyclef Jean and various films like Frontier(s) and Our Women of Richard Berry. In 2013, he co-signed with his collaborator and friend Christophe Martinolli to write the three volumes of Sole Survivor (Seul Survivant), published by Les Humanoïdes Associés. Today, Christophe and Thomas are working on their next comic book, and began writing an episode of Season 3 of the judicial series "LEBOWITZ VS LEBOWITZ" broadcast on France 2.
Passionate about cinema, Christophe Martinolli knew from an early age that he wanted to tell stories, and directed his career to pursue this passion. After obtaining his Master's in screenwriting at Paris 8 University, Christophe completed his training at Louis Lumière School and at the European Conservatory of Audiovisual Studies. His writing career began with the short film series Femmes tout court broadcast on TV5 Monde, and continued with the youth series Already Seen on France 2. On many projects, Christophe worked closely with Thomas Martinetti. Moreover in 2013, he co-signed with him to co-write three volumes of Seul Survivant (Sole Survivor), originally published by Les Humanoïdes Associés. In 2017, he co-signed to write an episode of the judicial series Lebowitz vs. Lebowitz (s.3) for France 2. His saga of novels Body of State and Body of State 2: Under the Ashes, are available in print upon demand. Originally from Nice, Christophe currently lives in Paris.
José Málaga was born in Lima, Peru on September 21, 1961. At age 12, drawing became a revelation, and he was certain he wanted to turn his passion into a career. In 1977, his dreams came to fruition when he began working at Osito Monkey studios, run by the famous national cartoonist Juan Osorio Blanco, co-founder of Avanzada magazine. It is this magazine that published Málaga's drawings for the first time. In the 1980s, José Málaga worked alongside Pablo Marco, with whom he directed several projects for Mexico and the U.S. At that time, he also entered the School of Fine Arts where he began his studies in painting and drawing. Disenchanted, he dropped out of school and found a job as a draftsman at Publicistas Asociados. In 1990, he decided to move to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Despite the Brazilian economic crisis and the difficulties the author faces, he managed to devote himself completely to comics. He published his drawings in numerous magazines, including Pau Brasil, Inter-Quadrinhos, Reanimator and Horror Show. José Málaga is mainly known as the draftsman of several series published by Dynamite Entertainment such as Vampirella, Grimm, Army of Darkness, Warlords of Mars and The Twilight Zone. At Les Humanoïdes Associés, he drew the fourth volume of Mandalay with Gallur, as well as the second part of Seul Survivant (Sole Survivor), written by Christophe Martinolli and Thomas Martinetti.
