Mario Malouin was born on June 2, 1956 in Amqui. At the age of two, his parents moved to the Quebec City area, where he has worked all his life. He has worked in the Quebec comic strip industry since October 1971. In 1974, he launched his own comic magazine, PLOUF. After launching his first successful album on the work of animator André Arthur, he and other cartoonists launched the magazine Safarir. Over the years, he also worked for Délire, Summum, Spirou, Fluide Glacial, 7Jours, La Semaine and TV Hebdo, and published over thirty albums. He was also president of the SCABD, Société des Créateurs et Amis de la Bande Dessinée, which brought together 150 creators, and of the Festival International de la BD de Québec for two years. In 2016, he relaunched his publishing house, les Éditions Mario Malouin, to publish his comics heritage. Titles published to date include: Récits Piquants, Shérif Babette, Justine hôtesse de l'air, and the reissue of the 4 Piquants in large format. In October 2018, he launches the Salon de la BD et de l'image in Quebec City. After 2 editions, the event is on hiatus, due to COVID. In the midst of COVID, he produces a comic strip for the net, dealing with the Pride of Vaccination of different levels of medical professions.