Philippe Berthet

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Philippe Berthet (1956) trained at the École Saint-Luc in Brussels (1974–1977), where he worked alongside Andreas, Schuiten and Foerster as part of the ‘Neuvième Rêve’ collective, before studying under Eddy Paape. He published his first comic strips in niche magazines before making his breakthrough in 1980 in Spirou with Couleur Café. In 1981, he co-created Le Marchand d’Idées with Cossu, which was first serialised in Circus and published as four albums by Glénat, followed by Le Privé d’Hollywood (written by Rivière and Bocquet) in 1983, giving rise to a series of one-shots that prompted Dupuis to launch the ‘Berthet’ collection in 1985 (7 titles). In 1990, his collaboration with Tome resulted in Sur la Route de Selma (‘Aire Libre’, 1991), followed by his first solo album, Halona (1993). From 1994 onwards, the Pin-Up saga (script by Yann) established itself as his flagship work and brought him international acclaim. Complete biography.