Marc Michetz

Marc Michetz, pseudonym of Marc Degroide (15 October 1951 – 9 January 2025) was a Belgian comics artist.

Marc Michetz
Michetz in 2009
Born	(1951-10-15)15 October 1951 Ixelles, Belgium
Died	9 January 2025(2025-01-09) (aged 73) Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	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.^[1] He followed artistic training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. He was fond of Japanese martial arts, and practiced judo, kendo, then iaido.^[2]

Michetz was one of the original members of Le Gang Mazda [fr] (Mazda Gang), a fictionalized comic book series about a trio of cartoonists, together with Christian Darasse [fr] and Bernard Hislaire.^[3] He started his career at Studio Graton and then drew for magazines Tintin^[4] 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 Serge Bosmans [nl] (Bosse) in 1983.^[5][6] Michetz held multiple Japanese-themed expositions.^[7][8]

Michetz died on 9 January 2025, at the age of 73.^[6]