Stéphane Créty was born in Charlevilles-Mézières. He held several odd jobs, varying from archeologist and warehouseman to sewage worker, before landing a job with an animation studios. A self-taught artist, he made storyboards, lay-outs and illustrations through the Talkie-Walkie Studios. It was in cooperation with Sylvain and Sandrine Cordurié that he created his first comics for Delcourt in 2003-2004, three books in the series 'Salem le Noire'. They continued their collaboration for the sci-fi series 'Acriborea' in 2006-2008.