Product details
ISBN
9781849182133
Published
2014-09-25
Publisher
Cinebook Ltd
Height
287 mm
Width
217 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
48
Author
Biographical note
Jean-Claude Mezieres and Pierre Christin created "Valerian" in 1967 after working in the USA together, one as a cowboy, the other a teacher. While "Valerian" is Mezieres' only comic series, he has worked as an illustrator in many other areas, including designs and sets for "The Fifth Element," and he was awarded the Grand Prix du festival d'Angouleme in 1984. Christin also works in collaboration with other artists such as Tardi and Bilal and writes novels and film scripts.
Every 100 years or so, the infertile people of Simlanne send their champions to the sacred island of Filene, where the best among them, chosen via a series of tests, will find and bring back the next generation. This cycle, though, the local heroes seem to fail repeatedly, and the aging Simlannians have sent for heroes from other worlds. Valerian, chosen to represent Earth, will have to overcome the tests and his competitors in a dangerous odyssey -
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An imaginative and colourful series, with lovable and complex characters - Valerian an action anti-hero and Laureline an early incarnation of the strong, take-charge female. A series emblematic of science fiction.
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Product details
ISBN
9781849182133
Published
2014-09-25
Publisher
Cinebook Ltd
Height
287 mm
Width
217 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
48
Author