Valérian and Laureline: Heroes of the Equinox

Valérian and Laureline: Heroes of the Equinox

by Jean-Claude Mézières & Pierre Christin (Hodder Dargaud, 1985)

[from “Les Héros de l’équinoxe”, 1978]

Laureline is mostly sidelined, and even Valérian is relegated to fourth billing, a mooching Lucky Luke-type working through his imposter syndrome behind three SF-styled ideological archetypes representing Hindu mysticism, socialism, and aggressive capitalism. There remain some nice artwork intricacies and storytelling finesses.