Yves Sente began writing scripts in 1999 and has already acquired considerable clout, being chosen as successor to Van Hamme for the series "Thorgal" and the sequel to "XIII" and working with Van Hamme on "Blake & Mortimer." Arrived from Russia with his first completed project in hand, Youri Jigounov proved himself to the Franco-Belgian comic scene with series "Alpha", so much so that his elegant, precise art was chosen to succeed William Vance's.