Benoît Sokal

Benoît Sokal ( * 28 June 1954 - † May 28 2021) was a Belgian comic artist, colourist and game developer. His first created adventure game, developed together with Microids, was called "Amerzone" (or "Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy") which was released 1999. "Amerzone" is again mentioned in the "Syberia" series. Sokal is the concept artist and creator of the Syberia universe.


 * He studied at the École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc in Brussels.
 * Is also the creator of the comic series "Inspector Canardo" (23 issues)

For Syberia, Sokal created an art book in 2002, which was published by Casterman:


 * Syberia : Esthétique du jeu
 * Authors: Benoît Sokal and Gérard Lemarié
 * 64 pages
 * French
 * Hardcover
 * ISBN-10 : 2203343206
 * ISBN-13 : 978-2203343207

Read more about Syberia and additional available material in the main article.