Martin Leclerc was born near Grenoble, and spent most of his childhood copying 'Lucky Luke' stories. He studied at the Sciences Po Grenoble and created the fanzine Youkaïda. He lives in Paris since 2000. Now he leads a double life. He is leadsinger of the folkrock group HitchcockGoHome!, and also works as a comics artist under the pseudonym Maël.
