Olivier Roman

Olivier Roman was born in Metz in 1953 and now lives in the south of France. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where he was admitted at the age of 15. He began his career in 1971 by producing illustrations for advertising agencies. He revived the Harry Dickson series in 1992, with writer Richard D. Nolane. Together, they published 13 volumes with Éditions Soleil up until 2009 – a comic art adaptation of the adventures of the ‘American Sherlock Holmes’ created by Jean Ray. In 2013, he illustrated Les Fables de l’Humour (The Fables of Humor), a novel by Pierre Bordage, which the author adapted himself for this album. With writer Virginie Greiner, he produced volume 3 of the Rendez-vous avec X series focused on Mata Hari (published by Comix Buro) in 2019. This was followed by two volumes in the Les Reines de sang (Queens of Blood) collection (published by Delcourt) centered on the historical figure of Roxelana, titled Roxelana la Joyeuse (Roxelana the Joyous), in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, he released Sprague with writer Rodolphe, published by Daniel Maghen.