MÉZIÈRES (Jean-Claude) & CHRISTIN (Pierre), VALÉRIAN, ag - Lot 268

MÉZIÈRES (Jean-Claude) & CHRISTIN (Pierre), VALÉRIAN, agent spatio-temporel. Living Weapons Dargaud, original edition, 1990. Full-color hardcover album, constituting the 17ᵉ volume of the Valérian series. Script by Pierre Christin, drawings by Jean-Claude Mézières. Original edition published by Dargaud in October 1990, marked "Dargaud Éditeur 1990", legal deposit October 1990, ISBN 2-205-03901-6. Printed in France by Imprimerie de La Haye-Mureaux. This album marks a milestone in the series, blending science-fiction adventure with political satire. Valérian and Laureline find themselves confronted with a feudal planet plunged into absurd conflicts, while a seriously malfunctioning spaceship sows chaos. The story fully illustrates the graphic maturity of Mézières and the finesse of Christin's script, at a pivotal period in Franco-Belgian science-fiction comics. Presented with an original lithograph, numbered on 300 copies, from a limited edition, a sought-after element that clearly enhances the interest of the set for collectors. Very satisfactory condition, with fresh colors. Slight traces of possible use in keeping with the edition and period.