François Schuiten is a Belgian comic book artist, he was born in Brussel. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Schuiten
This book talk about " the darkness cities" is very interesting because he choose some real Belgian cities , and try to change our perception about them cities.
It's a project about one year.It's like a book of archives.
I gonna try to explain how he work.
First step: Around one year he just drawing all he can see or feel. For this first step he have no idea for the story of the comic book.
Second step: After one year he make order on all his drawings , try to find an idea of history with all his differents sketchs.
Third step: Creation of the story. It is only once drawings put in the order that he is going to write the story.
His work is special because, contrary to the others, him work on one plans of story to invert, for him the most mattering is the drawing and what he can express.