Lucien Rollin studied political science, and after that, Plastic Arts in Rennes. He became an art teacher afterwards, and made his comic debut with 'Nébulo' in the fanzine Zinograph in 1971. Throughout the 1970s, Rollin occasionally contributed to magazines and fanzines like Dandy, Clair-Obscur, Iriakahn ('L'Homme de Pierre' with Jean-Claude Camano) and Et Après. He made his actual professional debut at Glénat in 1982, with the appearance of his first album 'Orage sur Valdor'.