Serge Carrère studied plastic arts in Aix-en-Provence, before he started out working in the advertising field. He turned to making comics in 1980, starting with some stories for Tintin and several fanzines. From 1983, he stated producing work for the magazine Mikado and the publishing house Milan. This included the series 'Coline Maillard' with Patrick Cothias, as well as the more realistic 'Rémi Forget' with Alain Oriol.
