Born in 1974, Éric Henninot studied to become an engineer in Marseille, working for scientific companies like Cemagref and SITA, but his passion for art eventually led him to a career in comics. In 2007 he collaborated with Christophe Bec to create the series Carthago for Humanoids, which was a bestseller. In 2010 he drew Little Jones, the third installment in Dargaud's XII Mystery series.