Ambassador of the Shadows [Hardcover]

Valerian and Laureline, one of the most influential science-fiction comic series of the past 40 years: already 12 volumes available. Deluxe , hardback edition of Ambassador of the Shadows , the volume that inspired the film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets scheduled for July 2017 (Director: Luc Besson / Starring: Dane DeHann, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna...).Point Central is a multicultural space station that serves as a sort of United Nations to the galaxy. Tasked with protecting the new ambassador from Earth, Valerian is kidnapped alongside his charge in a lightning commando attack. Its up to Laureline to do all the heavy lifting and slog through the seedy bowels of the station as she tries to locate and rescue themand figure out who kidnapped them and why.Jean-Claude M?zi?res and Pierre Christin created Valerian in 1967 after working in the USA together, one as a cowboy, the other a teacher. While Valerian is M?zi?res only comic series, he has worked as an illustrator in many other areas, including designs and sets for The Fifth Element, and he was awarded the Grand Prix du festival dAngoul?me in 1984. Christin also works in collaboration with other artists such as Tardi and Bilal and writes novels and film scripts.