Hubert Reeves Explains

Nelly Boutinot is the vice president of the association "Humanity and Biodiversity," which works toward defending and raising public awareness for biodiversity around the world. She works alongside astrophysicist Hubert Reeves, who is president of the association. Together, in collaboration with artist Daniel Casanave, they created the series "Hubert Reeves nous explique" (Le Lombard; "Hubert Reeves explains...," Europe Comics), an illustrated guide to the natural world for all ages.

Hubert Reeves is, without a doubt, the most well-known French-speaking astrophysicist in the world. Born in Montreal, he went to work for NASA as a scientific counselor in 1953, then starting in 1960 he worked with the Institute for Space Studies of New York. Since 1965, Hubert Reeves has also been the research supervisor at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris. He is now president of the association "Humanity and Biodiversity," commander of the Legion of Honor, companion of the Order of Canada, and officer of the National Order of Quebec. His most recent work includes the graphic novel "Hubert Reeves nous explique" (Le Lombard; "Hubert Reeves explains...," Europe Comics), an illustrated guide to the natural world for all ages, created along with Nelly Boutinot and Daniel Casanave.

Born in 1963 in France in the Ardennes, Daniel Casanave earned a diploma in the fine arts in Reims, and divides his time between illustration, scenography, and comic books. Casanave's work is wide-ranging, from children's books to press cartoons, and he also founded the publishing house Éditions Traverses. His work in comics dates to 2001, with a focus on adapting literary masterpieces, as well as participating in collective works. His books include the humor series "Une Aventure rocambolesque" (Dargaud), a collaboration with Manu Larcenet, as well as "Crémèr," created alongside David Vandermeulen. More recently, he and Vandermeulen also created the two-part series "Shelley" (Le Lombard, Europe Comics in English), exploring the lives of Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley. The two then went further in pursuing their literary interests in launching the ambitious "Romantica" series with Le Lombard, a collection of biographies of 19th-century Romantic authors.