Explore the lives of some of XIII's most memorable characters. He was XIII's most dogged enemy from the start, but who really was the Mongoose, that mysterious assassin-for-hire who nearly killed the amnesiac hero so many times? During an encounter between him and Kim Rowland--an event that took place just before the start of the XIII series--the merciless hitman tells the story of his childhood and how he became a contract killer. 'Anyone would have in my circumstances, ' he claims. But would they? You be the judge.

XavierDorison is one of the rising stars of the French comics scene. Author of several successful series such as "Prophet," "Le Troisième Testament," and "Sanctuary," he also co-wrote the scripts of the French movies "Les Brigades du Tigre." He is known to Cinebook readers for "SPOOKS" and the impressive "Long John Silver."

RalphMeyer has been passionate about comics since very early in his life, and was influenced as much by the European scene as by the American one. He created the critically acclaimed "Berceuse Assassine" with Tome, and "Ian" with Fabien Vehlmann.