To make a living he worked as an illustrator for educational books but his career really started when he sent his first comics to the French publishing house Futuropolis. He is well known for his rough and energetic black and white drawings…
Joos’ comics do not always have the most thrilling stories. They thrive on mood and atmosphere. Louis Joos has made a lot of illustrations for children’s books as well (he was recently nominated for the international Hans Christian Andersen award for this) but obviously, most of his output, besides comics, has been for Jazz related publications and his own free work: drawings, screen-prints, paintings and sketches.