Press and cartoonist, Phil is best known for his bistrot sketches created in situ on beer cartons (also known as coasters) or on white paper tablecloths. These stories are compiled in the Chopines ardentes series published on a self-publishing basis, the title of which highlights Liège’s roots (the city is nicknamed the Cité ardente). A key figure in local independent publishing ( C4 newspaper, Mycose fanzine…), Phil is also a regular contributor to the La Balise cartoon column in the weekly Spirou in the late 1990s, and a pillar of the French magazine Psikopat. Sometimes reminiscent of Reiser in his keen sense of observation, his humor both wry and tender, and the effectiveness of his line, his work is also published regularly in Spain. In the drawing acquired by SPACE in 2006, he plays on the sonic kinship between Winny and Willy, as well as between Demeyer and “le maïeur” to sketch the burgomaster (or maïeur) of Liège bathing in the Meuse surrounded by teddy bears. (Julie Hanique)