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NEWS: Valérian et Laureline Artist Jean-Claude Mézières Passes Away




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Bvick00



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:39 am Reply with quote
RIP, thank you for your contributions to French comics and beyond
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:37 am Reply with quote
That 2017 film mentioned, based off Valerian et Laureline, was also directed by Luc Besson.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:16 am Reply with quote
May he rest in peace.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:06 am Reply with quote
If I'd have discovered Valérian et Laureline in the 1980s instead of Urusei Yatsura I probably would be into bandes desinées instead of manga and I'm sure my French literacy would be farther along than my kanji literacy.

Go with God, Mézières-sensei.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:23 am Reply with quote
RIP Jean-Claude Mezieres.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:17 pm Reply with quote
One of the most influential artists of bande dessinée has passed away.

R.I.P. Mézières.

dm wrote:
If I'd have discovered Valérian et Laureline in the 1980s instead of Urusei Yatsura I probably would be into bandes desinées instead of manga and I'm sure my French literacy would be farther along than my kanji literacy.


I discovered bandes dessinées earlier than manga, in the mid-eighties, when I was in elementary school and Valérian et Laureline was one of my first bédés I rented from a library. I loved the few volumes I got my hands on. The world building and art were sublime and made me dream of adventures in a galaxy far away. A few years later I watched a lot of anime on TV, one was Urusei Yatsura, which was also one of the very first manga I got.
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trilaan



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:34 pm Reply with quote
Sad news, I'm a huge fan of Valerian. I'll be passing the word along about M. Jean-Claude Mézières.
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