Born in Nice in 1984, Romain Benassaya studied linguistics before leaving to teach French abroad, passing through Canada, Uganda, and Thailand, where he still lives today. Passionate about science fiction, deeply influenced by Frank Herbert's Dune and Dan Simmons' Hyperion, in 2016 he published his first book, the space-opera Arca with Critic. In the same universe, he published Pyramids in 2018, then The Last Ark in 2022.

His adaptation of Arca for Humanoids is his first foray into the world of comics.