[2] Adamov took up cartooning upon his discovery of the works of Harold Foster and Jijé.

After a few months at École Estienne, he worked as a decorator at René Laloux Studios.

In 1978, he began drawing, starting with covers of television series Ulysses 31.

The journalist Henri Filippini noticed Adamov's talent and brought him to Glénat Editions.

In 2004, he moved to Éditions Albin Michel and collaborated with novelist Jean-Christophe Grangé to write La Malédiction de Zener.