by Pierre Christin
(Author), Jean-Claude Mézières (Artist)
Publisher:
Cinebook, Ltd (November 7, 2017)
Softcover, 64
pages
This
is volume 18 of the series Valerian &
Laureline: Spatio-Temporal Agents. The Valerian series (for those who don’t
know) is one of the longest running series ever in French-Belgium comic
history. It started in 1967 and finished its final volume in 2010. This is not
the place to begin reading the series, as it references at least 6 other
volumes. However, for those who have read the series before, the art is above
and beyond - it was always good, but this volume is better than most - and the
story is fascinating.
Valerian
and Laureline used to work for the Spatio-Temporal Service which protects the
planets of the Terran Empire and its capital, Galaxity, in the 28th century. An
event in 1986 where a disaster did or did not occur has wiped this timeline out
of existence, stranding our two heroes in alternate time. They struggle to find
what happened to their timeline and correct the fault.
In
the 21st century a corporation is about to hit upon a discovery which would
change mankind, absolute immortality. This attracts the gods of Hypsis who
begin interfering with Human history. Tired of their lower status among their
peers, the trinity in charge of planet Earth opens communications with
megacorporation Vivaxis at the end of the 20th century – an occurrence Valerian
and Laureline's allies report to the two ex-agents. Their struggles lead to
valuable information on the Galaxity and set our heroes down the path of their
final adventure.
For more readings, try books by Rex Hurst.
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