Jean-Claude Cassini is a French comic artist specialized in western and historical series. He was born and raised in Aix en Provence and studied Applied Arts in Marseille for five years and began his career as a graphic artist for the horse racing press. He picked up painting in his spare time, and made his debut as a comic artist with the publishing house Le Téméraire in 1995. His first two books were the historical one shots 'Paris, l'histoire en capitale' (script by Olivier Gilleron) and 'D'Antipolis à Antibes' (script by Christian Goux).