Marc Michetz

Marc Michetz, pseudonym of Marc Degroide was a Belgian comics artist.

Life and career

Marc Degroide was born on 15 October 1951, in Ixelles, a commune in Brussels. He lived for eighteen years in Katanga and returned to Belgium to work in different professions. He followed artistic training at the Royal [Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels|Royal Academy of Fine Arts] in Brussels. He was fond of Japanese martial arts, and practiced judo, kendo, then iaido.
Michetz was one of the original members of , a fictionalized comic book series about a trio of cartoonists, together with and Bernard Hislaire. He started his career at Studio Graton and then drew for magazines Tintin and Spirou. Michetz was passionate about the Japanese Middle Ages. His best-known creation is the Kogaratsu series, about a rōnin, which he created together with in 1983. Michetz held multiple Japanese-themed expositions.
Michetz died on 9 January 2025, at the age of 73.