Born in 1949, Florence Cestac studied art in Rouen and Paris. She co-founded Bonbel, an artist collective in Rouen, and in 1972 she co-founded the bookstore Futuropolis and later a publishing company with the same name. Her comic character “Harry Mickson” became the company’s emblem and mascot. Cestac’s work has appeared in magazines including Ah Nana!, Métal Hurlant, Charlie Mensuel, Pilote and Chic. Her books include Cauchemar Matinal, Comment Faire de la Bédé, La Guerre des Boutons, Le Démon de Midi, Je Veux Pas Divorcer and Survivre & Noël. Her latest is La Vie D’Atiste, a comics autobiography published in 2002 by Dargaud.