Youssef Daoudi is a comic artist and writer living in France. Before committing to writing and drawing graphic novels, he was an art director, producer and director for multinational advertising firms for fifteen years. His books and short stories explore a great variety of styles and topics. His first English-language graphic novel, "MONK! Thelonious, Pannonica, and the Friendship Behind a Musical Revolution", was an Eisner Award Nominee.