Marc Wasterlain

Marc Wasterlain cancelled his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Mons to take specialized comics courses at the C.A.D. in Brussels. After obtaining his degree, he became an assistant to Dino Attanasio on 'Modeste et Pompon'. He joined Studio Peyo in 1966, where he cooperated on the series 'Les Schtroumpfs' and 'Benoît Brisefer', as well as the 'Poussyclopédie' in Spirou.

He had his solo debut with the humorous science-fiction series 'Bob Moon et Titania' in Tintin in 1971. Two years later, he created the poetic series 'Monsieur Bonhomme'. In Achille Talon Magazine, he created 'Lapomme'. Wasterlain returned to Spirou in 1975, when he launched his magical and poetic 'Docteur Poche' series. Wasterlain explored several genres with the series, varying from fantasy adventure, real-life problems and animal science-fiction, to pure gags. The series appeared in Spirou until 1990, and it had a revival in the mid-1990s at Casterman.

In 1982, Wasterlain created the more realistic journalist 'Jeanette Pointu', also in Spirou. He created the humorous series 'Gill et Georges' in Okapi in 1985, as well as 'Ratapoil' at Marsu-Productions in 1990. Apart from his own series, Wasterlain has written scenarios for Walthéry ('Natacha') and MiTacq ('La Patrouille des Castors').