MÉZIÈRES (Jean-Claude) & CHRISTIN (Pierre), VALÉRIAN, ag - Lot 292

MÉZIÈRES (Jean-Claude) & CHRISTIN (Pierre), VALÉRIAN, agent spatio-temporel. Hostages of Ultralum Publisher: Dargaud Year: 1998 Legal deposit: June 1998 Mention : Reissue Format : hardback album ISBN : conform réédition Dargaud Official color lithograph Mounted at the beginning of the album (publisher's edition, not a later addition) Numbered : ex. 13 / 250 Signed: Jean-Claude Mézières (handwritten signature) Illustration from the world of Valérian, meticulous print run Otages de l'Ultralum (Hostages of Ultralum) is a highly acclaimed adventure album in the Valérian series, combining exoticism in space, social criticism and fast-paced action. This 1998 reissue is enhanced by a signed and numbered color lithograph by Jean-Claude Mézières, glued to the album during production. This type of copy is much sought-after by collectors looking for a "clean" signed piece, with no direct intervention on the plates or title pages. A very good set