This is a story of genius, love, goofiness, good-natured lunacy, and humility: how did Marcel become Gotlib?

This is the story of the man behind the artist... or is it the other way around? A man with his flaws and follies, his boundless energy, his resilience, talent, and his discovery of the superpower of Umour*. From his childhood spent living in hiding during World War II to his part in the founding of the landmark satirical magazine Fluide Glacial, from his first loves to his "Rubrique-à-Brac" strip for Pilote, from his pivotal encounter with Asterix writer René Goscinny to the adventure that was co-founding L’Écho des Savanes, from the creation of his beloved canine character Gai-Luron to that of Hamster Jovial—this life of the maestro puts readers right there with him every step of the way, commenting on the action like his own classic Ladybug character.