Born in Ixelles on October 15, 1951, Marc Degroide chose the pen name Michetz express his vision of Japanese civilization. Passionate about martial arts, he practiced judo, kendo, and later iai, and appeared as himself in the “Gang Mazda” gag series, in which Christian Darrasse recalls the studio he shared for a few years with Bernard Hislaire (his first writer for this fantasy series, followed by Tome) and with the burly Marc, who was always lugging around a samurai sword. In his early days, Michetz at the Graton studio and was even caricatured by his employer in a 1975 episode of *Michel Vaillant* (“San Francisco Circus). It was in 1979 that he created his first lone warriors: “Mutsuro” in TINTIN “Hito the Outcast” for *SPATIAL*. Success came with the creation of “Kogaratsu” in SPIROU in 1983, based on scripts by Bosse, another enthusiast of medieval Japan. A few years later, Michetz a remarkable portfolio with Ansaldi portfolio the country that inspired him (“Japan”) and, in 1990, teamed up with Yann to launch a parallel historical series with Glénat, “Tako,” which had a much more intimate atmosphere than the fiery exploits of the loyal Kogaratsu. Traveling extensively (guess where…), this die-hard fan of Japanese culture treated himself to a lighthearted diversion by illustrating “Le repos du samouraï” (The Samurai’s Rest), based on a script by Yann, in the second volume of “Sales petits contes,” a series dedicated to reimagining Charles Perrault’s fairy tales.
In this section, discover his art posters and silkscreen prints.