Valerian And Laureline by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mezieres.
It may as yet be obscure in the English-speaking world, but the comic book series on which the new mega-budget film Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets is based has long been the thinking kid's favourite elsewhere.
The sci-fi heroes on which Fifth Element director Luc Besson is betting his reputation – and a colossal US$180mil (RM772mil) budget – have fascinated generations of European children.
