Bruno Gazzotti

Gazzotti's Italian grandfather had been a miner, and his father lived in Belgium from a very early age.^[1] Both his parents were sport instructors, and comic enthusiasts.^[2] As a child, Gazzotti was himself very interested in Franco-Belgian comics such as Tintin. In 1988, he was hired by Spirou's editor in chief Patrick Pinchart, who, after seeing the portfolio, commissioned a few illustrations.^[3] He had previously studied at Institut Saint Luc in Liège.

Shortly after, he assisted artist Janry on Le petit Spirou (from the 20th strip onwards ), with writer Tome. With Tome, he later became the artist for a semi-realistic series about a New York policeman, Soda, in 1989.^[4]