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His love of sci-fi began with a gift from his Aunt Huguette when he was 7: three cardboard boxes stuffed with French sci-fi comics, “Métal Hurlant,” “Pilote” and others, distant worlds brought into existence by Moebius, Enki Bilal and Jean-Claude ��é����è�����, Philippe Druillet.

When a studio begins the game development process by researching the Silk Road and Berber history, and looking into Mœbius and Jean-Claude Mezières for sci-fi inspiration, that’s a good sign.

Valérian et Laureline was created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude ��é����è�����.

Christin says he and ��é����è����� steered toward science fiction because there weren’t many such comics in France, and the genre was extremely popular overseas.

Besson borrows storylines from the comics to borrow scenes and features for other elements of his film, creating less of a direct adaptation of the source material, while focusing on bringing Christin and ��é����è�����’ work to life.