[citation needed] In 1974, he took a comics course where he learned to draw figures, and where he met Vandevelde, of the same age and also studying in Jodoigne, although at a different college.

[1] Together with Tome, he started working for Spirou magazine, where they created the games page Eureka!, signing as J.R. and PH.

They later changed their pseudonyms to Tome (for Philippe Vandevelde, who used Tom from a very early age) and Janry (from Jean-Richard).

This is the title series of Spirou magazine, in continuous production since 1938 by a succession of authors, most famously André Franquin.

[1] Janry now functions as artist, and Tome as author of the stories, with Stéphane De Becker as colourist.