Benoît Laverdière was born in Coaticook. In the 1980s, he began working as a caricaturist, comic artist and illustrator. While mainly an illustrator, he has contributed comics to Affaires Plus, Protégez-vous, Filles d'Aujourd'hui, Le Lundi, Coup de Pouce and Croc. Laverdière has produced two albums in the series 'Clouvis', one self-published (Pied de Nez) and one at Éditions du Phylactère. In 2002, he began the series 'Les Rats de Goût' at Éditions Mille-Iles.