Jean Van Hamme is one of the best-known European comic book scriptwriters. His most popular series include ＂Thorgal＂ and ＂XIII＂ (both in English from Cinebook). In 2005, he was appointed ＂Officier des Arts et des Lettres＂ by the French Minister of Culture. Christian Denayer is a Belgian artist who began by drawing backgrounds for several series in Tintin magazine, including ＂Michel Vaillant＂ and ＂Ric Hochet＂ with legendary artist Tibet. He created several series (＂Yalek,＂ ＂Alain Chevalier,＂ ＂Les Casseurs＂) before meeting Jean Van Hamme in 2001 and illustrating ＂Wayne Shelton.＂