Judith Vanistendael is the daughter of acclaimed Brussels poet and essayist Geert Van Istendael. Judith chose to express her art via bande dessinée, a form she studied at the Sint-Lukas Institute in Belgium. With publisher Le Lombard she has created several graphic novels which have met with critical success, including "David, les femmes et la mort" ("When David Lost His Voice," SelfMadeHero) and "Les Deux vies de Pénélope" ("The Two Lives of Penelope," Europe Comics). Most recently she illustrated the poetic fable "La Baleine bibliothèque" (Le Lombard; "The Whale Library," Europe Comics), alongside scriptwriter Zidrou.