Born in Neuilly in 1956, a just few door’s down from France’s ‘first man’, he became involved in publishing illustrations for Rock & Folk at the end of the 70’s while studying architecture. Meeting Philippe Paringaux, who composed the script, they worked on comic strip material published in Métal Hurlant, going on to compile many albums together such as "Barney et la note bleue", "Coeurs de sable", "Kid Kongo"& "Le sang des voyous" .

Jacques de Loustal then worked with other writers such as Jérôme Charyn ("Les frères Adamov", White Sonya") & more recently with Jean-Luc Coatelem on "Jolie mer de Chine" & "Rien de neuf à Fort Bongo", edited by Casterman.

In a parallel with this life in comic strip or BD art he also worked as an illustrator for various publishers & the press, (The New Yorker, Senso, etc.), as well as in publicity, a recent example being the much acclaimed 21st poster for Willi’s Wine Bar in Paris.

Regular exhibitions of his work are held in the Galerie Christian Desbois in Paris, the galerie Nicole Buck in Strasbourg, the galerie Papiers Gras in Geneva & the galerie Zigurat in Bruxelles.

Obsessive traveller, his illustrated ‘Carnets de Voyage’ make up a collection published by the
Editions du Seuil. Jazz, love of wine, (would you believe that ?) & tennis leave Jacques de Loustal very little time to keep up with events in Neuilly.