Marc-Antoine Mathieu was born in 1959 in Antony. He grew up in
Angers where he studied fine arts. He worked on graphic design and scenography in the "Lucie Lom" studio. He began by publishing in various magazines such as
Marcel,
Le Banni and
Morsures. His first book was published by
Futuropolis in 1988. In 1990, he published ''L'Origine
(The Origin)
with Delcourt, the first volume of his series Julius Corentin Acquefacques,
prisonnier des rêves (Prisoner of Dreams)'' The hero of the story, Julius Corentin Acquefacques, works at the Ministry of Humor. One day, he receives a letter containing plate No. 4 of a comic strip called "The Origin," which appears at the beginning of the story. Julius then begins to question the meaning of his world, destiny, and the existence of a higher being... This album received the
Alph-Art Coup de Cœur award at the 1991
Angoulême Festival. Six additional volumes have followed to date:
La Qu...,
Le Processus (Best Writing at Angoulême 1994),
Le Début de la fin,
La 2,333ème Dimension,
Le Décalage, and ''L'Hyperrêve''. Marc-Antoine Mathieu also received the Best Album Award for Le Dessin at the Festival de Sierre in 2002. == Selected works==