The Rainbow Catcher

Cédric Mayen, born in France in 1984, became an avid reader at a young age, with a strong interest in comics. At age ten, he discovered an entirely new culture upon moving to Italy, where he remained through high school. After graduation he returned to France, settling in Lyon, where he studied the theatrical arts and began to write and direct short films. It was after that that he turned to comics, undertaking a master's program at a Franco-Japanese school specialized in the "9th art." Just out of school, he published the first two volumes of the manga-influenced series "ElementR" (Vents d'ouest), and then his passion for traveling got the better of him.
He spent time in Brazil, Japan, and the UK before finally returning to France. There, he settled back into the world of comics, publishing the acclaimed graphic novel "Edelweiss" in 2017 alongside Lucy Mazel. His most recent works include the sorcery-infused "Devil on Her Shoulder, " created together with artist Sandra Cardona (Dargaud, 2023; Europe Comics in English), and the colorful "L'Arc-en-Cieliste, " created with Roberto Ricci and Laura Iorio (Dargaud, 2023; Europe Comics in English). Laura Iorio was born in 1982 in Frosinone, in central Italy.
From a young age, she discovered her love for drawing, and knew that one day she would become either a jazz singer or an artist. In the end, art won out. Following her studies at the International School of Comic Books in Rome, she debuted in 2009 alongside Roberto Ricci and Giancarlo Dimaggio with "June Christy" (Editions BD-Music), a story about a jazz singer. In 2016 she completed a second collaboration with Roberto Ricci, along with writer Marco Cosimo D'Amico, "Le Coeur de l'ombre" (Dargaud; "The Heart of Shadows, " Europe Comics), winner of the Silver Award at the International Manga Awards in 2017.
In 2023, she worked with Cédric Mayen and Roberto Ricci on the colorful "L'Arc-en-Cieliste" (Dargaud; Europe Comics in English). Born in Rome in 1976, Roberto Ricci studied music for eight years before an injury stopped him in his tracks. It was then that he decided to enroll at the International School of Comics in Rome to become an artist. Upon graduation, he started publishing short stories in the American magazine "Heavy Metal, " and by the early 2000s he'd begun collaborating with Philippe Saimbert on the award-winning series "Les âmes d'Helios" (Delcourt).
Following that, he undertook several different projects, including "Moksha" (Laffont), "Delta, " (Humanoïdes associés), and "June Christy" (Editions BD Music). Most recently, he has completed the graphic novel "Le Coeur de l'ombre, " alongside Marco Cosimo d'Amico and Laura Iorio, published by Dargaud ("The Heart of Shadows, " Europe Comics). In 2023, he worked with Cédric Mayen and Laura Iorio on the colorful "L'Arc-en-Cieliste" (Dargaud; Europe Comics in English).