Valerian and laureline movie Continue Valerian and Lorelin Valliereian and Lorelin, as drawn by Jean-Claude MezierSosdan Pierre Christine Jean-Claude Mezier Publishing informationPublisherDargaud Title (s) Bad Dreams City Shift The Water Empire of a Thousand Planets Of the World without the Stars Welcome to Alflol Birds Master Ambassador of Shadows on the False Lands of Heroes Direction Cassiopeia Brooklyn Station, Terminus Cosmos Ghosts Inverloh Anger Hypsis On Borders Live Arms Circles of Power Hostages Ultralum Orphan Stars in Uncertain Times on the Edge of the Great Void Order of Stones Time Opener Formats Original Material for series was published as a strip in comics anthology (s) Pilote magazine and a set of graphic novels. Original languageFrenchGenre Science Fiction DateNober 1967 - March 2018Maine character (s) Valerian Lorelin Creative TeamWriter (s)Pierre ChristinArtist (s) Jean-Claude MezierCourist (s)Veline Tranl'Reprints Series was reissued, At least partially, in Dutch, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.Collected editionsValerian: New Future TrilogyISBN 0-7434-8674-9 Creators Valerian and Lorelin: Evelyn Tranne (colorist), Pierre Christine (writer), : Valerian and Lorelin) , also known as Valerian: Spatio-Temporal Agent (French: Valerian, agent spatio-temporel) or simply Valerian, is a French sci-fi comic series created by writer Pierre Christine and artist first published in The Pilote magazine in 1967, the last part was published in 2010. All of Valery's stories were collected in the format of a comic album, including about twenty-one volumes plus a collection of short stories and an encyclopedia. The series is dedicated to the adventures of dark-haired Valerian, a spatio-temporary agent, and his red-haired female colleagues Lorelin, traveling through the universe through space and time. Valerian is a classic hero, kind, strong and brave, who follows the orders of his superiors, even if he feels, deep down in life, that this is the wrong thing to do. On the other hand, his partner Lorelin combines her superior intelligence, determination and independence with sex appeal. Influenced by classical literary science fiction, the series mixes space opera with time travel subjects. Christine's scripts are marked by their humor, complexity and strongly humanist and left-wing liberal political ideas, while Mezier's art is characterized by vivid images of alien worlds and species that Valerian and Lorelin encounter in their adventures. The series is considered a mark in European comics and pop culture, and has influenced other media as well: traces of it storylines and projects can be found in sci-fi films such as Star Wars and The Fifth Element. Many of these stories have been translated into several languages, including English. The series has been recognized through a number of prestigious awards, including the Grand Prix de la Ville d'Angouleme. In 2007, the animated series Time of Jam: Valerian and Lorelin was released, and in 2017 the feature film directed by Luc Besson Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets was released. The concept and installation of the original setting for the series was the 28th century. Humanity has discovered the means of instant travel in time and space. The capital of the Earth, Galaxiti, is the center of the vast Terran Galactic Empire. The Earth itself has become a virtual utopia, most of the population lives a life of rest in virtual reality dream-state ruled by benign technocrats of the First Circle. The Spatio-Time Service protects the planets of the Terrano Empire and protects against the temporary paradoxes caused by rogue time travelers. Valerian and Lorelin are two such space-time agents. However, after the end of The Wrath of Hypsis (Les Foudres d'Hypsis), in which Galaxity disappears from space-time as a result of a temporary paradox, the couple has become freelance vague shooters traveling in space and time, offering their services to anyone who is willing to hire them, and looking for their lost home. In the first two albums, Valerian travels through time on a two-seater XB27 device that transports him to various relays that Galaxity has hidden in time (e.g. in Bad Dreams (Les Mauvais R'ves), a relay hidden under a tavern). In subsequent stories, Valerian and Lorelin use saucer-like astroship XB982 (which debuted in 1969 in le Grand Collectionneur). a kind of hyperspace disc, allowing almost instant transportation anywhere in space and time. , sociology and ethnology, as this series progresses, situations tend to arise from misunderstandings or ideological differences between different groups, which can be resolved through reason and perseverance. The main theme of these stories is optimistic liberal humanism: adventure is not about defeating enemies, but about exploring the challenges and celebrating diversity. So, according to academic John Dean, Christine usually works in her narratives of political, environmental and feminist issues - thus showing social ills are universal, no matter what planet you land on. Another which was developed, was Galaxity Galaxity Proxies for Western democracy; contrary to his benign self-esteem, he is actually imperialist and prone to corrupt real politics. Other topics include: Natural simplicity, surpassing technological complexity. Rejection of male chauvinism, violence and war in favor of femininity and nature. Distrust of power and suppression of individuality. Women's ability to manipulate men sexually without manipulating themselves. These themes are reinforced by the vivid drawings of Jean-Claude Mezier, whose visually stunning backgrounds: complex architecture, futuristic cars, otherworldly landscapes and strange aliens - that's what John Dean calls the staples of Mezier's seemingly limitless visual ingenuity, which leads to what artist Pepo Perez compares to National Geographic. The main characters of Valerian Valerian were born on Earth, in Galaxiti, the capital of the Terranova Galactic Empire in the 28th century. In 2713, he joined the Spatio Provisional Service. He has been trained to think that Galaxiti is always right - even when he receives orders that go to the detriment of his morality, he will be reluctant to follow them. Early stories portray Valerian as a typical square-jawed figure of a hero who is strong and reliable (although the early joke was that, despite being a time traveler, he is always late, especially when he is called by the boss). However, as the series continues, it is increasingly portrayed as somewhat knuckle-headed. In World Without Stars (Le Pays sans' theile), he gets recklessly drunk on the colonists' homemade booze, in On False Lands (Sur les terres truques), the historian, Jadna, sees him as useful only as cannon fodder and nothing else while in Heroes of the Equinoxe (Les H'ros de l'Equinoxe), he comes through such as Heroes of the Equinox and Brooklyn Station, Terminus Cosmos. When Galaxiti disappears into The Wrath of Hypsis he contemplates following his comrades into oblivion, to the consternation of Lorelin. Even after that, he feels the loss of Galaxiti much more than Lorelin, as it is his homeland. The name Valerian comes from Eastern Europe, although its origin is Latin, from valere (to be strong). Valerian was created by Mezier and Christine as a reaction to the intrepid Boy Scouts (such as the Adventures of Tintin) and American superheroes, which were common in comics available in France at the time. Instead they sought to develop a banal character with no emergency means of action. After all, with Christine feeling that they had gone too far with this angle, and that the character became too silly, from the Ghosts of Inverloch (Les Spectres d'Inverloch) and onwards, Valerian became more responsive and got most of the action. Loreline Lorelin - a peasant from France of the 11th century. In her debut adventure, Bad Dreams, she rescues Valerian from the enchanted Forest of Arelaun. When she accidentally discovers that Valerian is a time traveler, he is forced to return her to Galaxiti, where she is trained as a temporary agent of Spatio and appointed by his partner. In early stories, Lorelin usually sits in the background, while Valerian saves the day in any situation the couple found themselves, but her situation changes as the series progresses. World Without Stars, the fourth series published in Pilote, two characters separated for much of the adventure, with Lorelin emerging from under Valerian's shadow for the first time, and she finds herself more than equal to Valerian in ensuring that their mission succeeds. Welcome to Alflolol (Bienvenue sur Alflolol) displays the rebellious nature of Lorelin on the first urec; unlike Valerian, she was not born or raised by Galaxiti and is ready not only to question the power of The Galaxy, but also to openly rebel against them when their orders contradict her sense of morality. It also demonstrates its impulsive streak; she's on the Indigenous side against Galaxity and Valerian without thinking about the personal consequences she might have to face herself. Her position as the true star of the series is anchored in the Ambassador of Shadows (L'Ambassadeur de Ombres), which is practically a solo adventure for her as she searches for the vast Point Central space station for the kidnapped Valerian and ambassador to Earth. Later, acting as an independent agent, it is Lorelin who questions the ethics of some of the jobs they are forced to take to make ends meet, particularly in live weapons (Les Armes Vivantes). Despite independence and efficiency, Lorelin is not afraid to use her considerable sex appeal, if it is in her favor. For example, she attracts the attention of Emperor Valsennar in World Without Stars and, dressed in leather gear and boots, she manipulates Crocbattler and Rackalust at the Brooklyn station, Terminus Cosmos and regularly charms Shingouz when negotiating with them for information.