Christian Perrissin attended the Fine Arts Annecy and BD Workshop of Applied Arts Duperré in Paris, but eventually decided to move towards writing. Between 1987 and 1990 he trained with renowned French filmmaker and essayist Yves Lavandier. Perrissin then spent several years writing for television before focusing his attention to the graphic novel medium, where he has since become a prolific and award-winning author (including El Niño at Humanoids).