Early in his career Bess moved to
Sweden in 1970 where he lived for a period, illustrating for publications such as the Swedish
Mad magazine sometimes under
pseudonyms. During the period 1976 to 1988, Bess productively provided artwork for the serial publication
The Phantom distributed by
Scandinavian publishers of the popular periodical. Upon meeting
Alexandro Jodorowsky in 1986, Bess began the
Franco-Belgian comics phase of his career, and the two formed a productive partnership. Their collaboration began with the
fairy tale-themed
Les jumeaux magiques (
The Magical Twins) for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine
Le Journal de Mickey, published as album by
Hachette. Bess and Jodorowsky went on to publish a large body of work for publisher
Les Humanoïdes Associés for more than a decade. Initially they produced the
Tibetan series
Lama Blanc, on a subject that had occupied Bess since earlier travels. Their next collaboration was a revival of the series
Anibal Cinq previously drawn by Manuel Moro in the 1960s, featuring an
android secret agent. Bess currently lives in the
Balearic Islands. ==Bibliography==