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Valérian - Intégrales (3-in 1) #4
Valérian - Intégrales - Tome 4
Suite et fin du programme de réédition de l'intégrale de Valérian, lancé à l'occasion de la sortie du film événement, prévue en juillet 2017, tiré de la bande dessinée culte de Jean-Claude Mézières et Pierre Christin. Toutes ces intégrales ont été entièrement remaquettées et portent, en couverture, le logo directement inspiré du film. 2017, l'année Valérian !
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 17, 2009
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January 7, 2023
Its been a while since I have read any of the adventures of Valerian and Laureline so it was a big of a quick catch up before I launched in to the latest of the complete collection.
Here we have 3 stories which connect together and for me at least (I know this is an all time classic series and so I am sure there are some far more astute readers out there who can correct me) but this marks a change in both the relationship and direction that not only the due are taking but also in the world around them.
For me at least (and again its been a while since I read the previous installment) but it feels like Laureline at the very least is a far more mature and capable operative than before.
As commented upon by so many people this is a highly influential series and I have to say reading this book it is abundantly clear why. I guess my next challange is not to leave it so long before I embark on the next one
Here we have 3 stories which connect together and for me at least (I know this is an all time classic series and so I am sure there are some far more astute readers out there who can correct me) but this marks a change in both the relationship and direction that not only the due are taking but also in the world around them.
For me at least (and again its been a while since I read the previous installment) but it feels like Laureline at the very least is a far more mature and capable operative than before.
As commented upon by so many people this is a highly influential series and I have to say reading this book it is abundantly clear why. I guess my next challange is not to leave it so long before I embark on the next one
July 2, 2020
Me parecio interesante ese cambio en las historias de ser autoconclusivas a terminar por tener un hilo conductor durante todo el tomo. Seguimos mirando como Laurelin sale adelante con su valentia que destaca a la par o mas que Valerian aunque algunos eventos resultan un poco extraño en esa "Relacion" sentimental que parecen tener a ratos si y otros no.
January 27, 2019
Review to come :)
December 19, 2017
Ting er forbundet på mystisk - og jordens undergang kan være nær. Men vores helte klarer måske skærene også i disse fire bind på et slot i Skotland ...
October 24, 2018
I love you, Valerian. But I love you more, Lauraline.
January 25, 2017
So this is a collection of four albums, but it's really two stories, so I'm just gonna review them as such. In the first story, four monsters based on the four elements are attacking earth back in the 80ies (which would have been the present day back when the stories came out). Valentin is on Earth, trying to fight them, while Linda is travelling the universe looking for clues as to where the monsters came from. We get some fascinating glimpses of the universe and the creatures in it, but the parts on Earth are also great, not least thank to some fun side-characters. Some minor flaws here and there, like Valentin cheating on Linda and her being mad at him,but no mad enough for the whole thing to not be completely pointless. Sooooo... I guess 4,5/5 and round up to 5/5.
Second story also starts out on Earth, right before humanity is almost destroyed by a nuclear winter. Or is it? There are some stiff-upper-lip Brits and some of my favourite aliens from an earlier album makes an appearance. There's also an alien called Ralph, who looks very similar to the Hanars from the Mass Effect games, giving me even more reason to think that the game creators are fans of this series.
Basically everything is going fine, right until the end, which is a) pretty incomprehensible and b) tries to be funny with some light-hearted blasphemy and falls flat. If I had been religious, they might have gotten a rise out of me, but I'm not, so it was just boring.
So I rate it 4/5.
All in all, this collection gets 4/5.
Second story also starts out on Earth, right before humanity is almost destroyed by a nuclear winter. Or is it? There are some stiff-upper-lip Brits and some of my favourite aliens from an earlier album makes an appearance. There's also an alien called Ralph, who looks very similar to the Hanars from the Mass Effect games, giving me even more reason to think that the game creators are fans of this series.
Basically everything is going fine, right until the end, which is a) pretty incomprehensible and b) tries to be funny with some light-hearted blasphemy and falls flat. If I had been religious, they might have gotten a rise out of me, but I'm not, so it was just boring.
So I rate it 4/5.
All in all, this collection gets 4/5.
May 5, 2020
This is the longest volume so far in the series, it collects two main stories spread across two albums each. The first story comprises "Métro Châtelet, Direction Cassiopeia" and "Brooklyn Station, Terminus Cosmos", whereas the second one encompasses "The Ghosts of Inverloch" and "The Wrath of Hypsis".
The whole story arc collected in this book represents a major breaking point in the saga. It started with a plot to explain why the devastation of Earth seen in "The City of Shifting Waters" never occurred in real-life 1986, but to do so it ended up creating an alternate timeline that completely changes the dynamic of the story and the destiny of the protagonists for the remaining albums.
Many old characters, stories and locations converge in this volume, and a couple of dear new characters are introduced - I particularly liked Albert. Part of the narrative takes place in the present, and it's a joy to see Mézières artwork depicting modern day Paris, London and New York. The writing is superb as always, and the artwork has reached a maturity not present in the first couple of volumes; here we find the artists at their peak.
Without doubt this is one of the most important albums in the saga; we finally reach a conclusion for the Galaxity story arcs that had been brewing for some time during previous albums. And the big reveal at the end of the last album is surreal beyond dreams, you'll never see this one coming, be prepared for one heck of a shock!
I love the new direction that "Valerian" is boldly taking, and I can't wait to find out where the authors are taking us in the next volumes of this epic saga.
The whole story arc collected in this book represents a major breaking point in the saga. It started with a plot to explain why the devastation of Earth seen in "The City of Shifting Waters" never occurred in real-life 1986, but to do so it ended up creating an alternate timeline that completely changes the dynamic of the story and the destiny of the protagonists for the remaining albums.
Many old characters, stories and locations converge in this volume, and a couple of dear new characters are introduced - I particularly liked Albert. Part of the narrative takes place in the present, and it's a joy to see Mézières artwork depicting modern day Paris, London and New York. The writing is superb as always, and the artwork has reached a maturity not present in the first couple of volumes; here we find the artists at their peak.
Without doubt this is one of the most important albums in the saga; we finally reach a conclusion for the Galaxity story arcs that had been brewing for some time during previous albums. And the big reveal at the end of the last album is surreal beyond dreams, you'll never see this one coming, be prepared for one heck of a shock!
I love the new direction that "Valerian" is boldly taking, and I can't wait to find out where the authors are taking us in the next volumes of this epic saga.
January 13, 2018
Hasta el momento este es el tomo más grueso de Valerian.
Contiene cuatro historias que en realidad son dos historias con dos partes cada una.
La primera Métro Châtelet dirección Casiopea y Estación Brooklyn destino Cosmos nos muestra a Valerian el París de los años 70's u 80's aproximadamente investigando la aparición de unos seres extraños con la ayuda de uno de los muchos aliados de Galaxity. Mientras que Laureline se encuentra sola en el espacio con la misma misión investigar que son esas extrañas apariciones.
En esta historia me sorprende que Laureline se toma muy tranquila el hecho de que Valerian la engaña.... Porque quien no acepte que esos dos son pareja es porque niegan lo obvio.
La segunda historia Los espectros de Inverloch y los Relámpagos de Hypsis me gustó un poco más. T
Había un misterio que resolver y aunque los protagonistas comenzaron separados al final unidos junto con aliados logran resolver el misterio... Un tanto extraño con un final sorpresivo. Qué pasará el siguiente tomo con Valerian, Laureline y Galaxity.
Me sorprende que Mézières y Christin tengan a una protagonista tan Valiente, no le niego nada a Valerian, pero la verdad es Laureline la que lleva un papel más fuerte en las historias que estas personas crearon.
Contiene cuatro historias que en realidad son dos historias con dos partes cada una.
La primera Métro Châtelet dirección Casiopea y Estación Brooklyn destino Cosmos nos muestra a Valerian el París de los años 70's u 80's aproximadamente investigando la aparición de unos seres extraños con la ayuda de uno de los muchos aliados de Galaxity. Mientras que Laureline se encuentra sola en el espacio con la misma misión investigar que son esas extrañas apariciones.
En esta historia me sorprende que Laureline se toma muy tranquila el hecho de que Valerian la engaña.... Porque quien no acepte que esos dos son pareja es porque niegan lo obvio.
La segunda historia Los espectros de Inverloch y los Relámpagos de Hypsis me gustó un poco más. T
Había un misterio que resolver y aunque los protagonistas comenzaron separados al final unidos junto con aliados logran resolver el misterio... Un tanto extraño con un final sorpresivo. Qué pasará el siguiente tomo con Valerian, Laureline y Galaxity.
Me sorprende que Mézières y Christin tengan a una protagonista tan Valiente, no le niego nada a Valerian, pero la verdad es Laureline la que lleva un papel más fuerte en las historias que estas personas crearon.
March 15, 2018
Definitivamente el mejor volumen hasta ahora. Al principio no me estaba gustando porque era muy diferente a los otros tres volúmenes. Los autores decidieron descartar un poco el formato de historias auto contenidas por una historia más larga que recorre los capítulos contenidos en este volumen.
Al principio es una historia confusa. Los primeros dos capítulos, aunque entretenidos y claros, cuando avanzas a los últimos dos, no es fácil de encontrar una relación directa.
Los autores ahondan más en los temas de viajes en el tiempo, atorando en una paradoja a Galaxity y el futuro de Valerian y Laureline.
El último capítulo fue el que más me impresionó. La conclusión del capítulo es realmente impresionante. La manera en que los autores plantean la religión y el papel de Dios en la tierra es increíble. El dominio de estos autores es impresionante, realmente construyeron un relato de ciencia ficción que debe ser más popular y una referencia de como manejar la religión, los viajes en el tiempo, alienígenas y el espacio.
El arte mejora mucho en este volumen también.
Si sólo lees un volumen e Valerian y Laureline, que sea este volumen.
Al principio es una historia confusa. Los primeros dos capítulos, aunque entretenidos y claros, cuando avanzas a los últimos dos, no es fácil de encontrar una relación directa.
Los autores ahondan más en los temas de viajes en el tiempo, atorando en una paradoja a Galaxity y el futuro de Valerian y Laureline.
El último capítulo fue el que más me impresionó. La conclusión del capítulo es realmente impresionante. La manera en que los autores plantean la religión y el papel de Dios en la tierra es increíble. El dominio de estos autores es impresionante, realmente construyeron un relato de ciencia ficción que debe ser más popular y una referencia de como manejar la religión, los viajes en el tiempo, alienígenas y el espacio.
El arte mejora mucho en este volumen también.
Si sólo lees un volumen e Valerian y Laureline, que sea este volumen.
January 3, 2019
Probably the most science fiction and mind-bending entries in the "Valerian" saga, that finds time-traveling police Valerian and Laureline running two separate missions in different dimensions to solve a mystery while another event threatens their very existence. Pierre Christin pushes the story and characters in exciting new directions, moving from a fun fantasy series to true science fiction (Valerian discovers that mystical creatures on Earth are actually aliens from another dimension where Laureline is investigating). He also isn't afraid of showing his characters in a less than stellar light, as Valerian isn't exactly faithful to Laureline in this series. Jean-Claude Mezieres art pushes as well, from a beautiful recreation of modern day Paris to dozens of original alien worlds. While the infamous movie adaptation left many wanting, this series reminds readers why it's one of the most comic book series in history.
June 5, 2025
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December 16, 2018
Public library copy.
I like how the publisher made fine hardcovers of these editions, they're all especially nice with really good print and paper quality and uniform to the prior volumes. As for the contents inside, the stories were not as interesting and the art less like sequential storytelling at times. I do not think any of the stories inside work for modern day audiences because the main characters continue to either exhibit sexist behavior or the authors self indulge with the male lead carrying on with women outside the other protagonist.
I like how the publisher made fine hardcovers of these editions, they're all especially nice with really good print and paper quality and uniform to the prior volumes. As for the contents inside, the stories were not as interesting and the art less like sequential storytelling at times. I do not think any of the stories inside work for modern day audiences because the main characters continue to either exhibit sexist behavior or the authors self indulge with the male lead carrying on with women outside the other protagonist.
September 2, 2019
This volume is a terrifically fun sci-fi read. It pretty much has lost the shackles of institutionalised sexism found in the earlier volumes yet doesn't suffer from any political correctness. It is just full of wonderful and colourful characters of various genders, ages and species - both from Earth and otherwise. The characters are engaged, and engaging, in interesting intergalactic plots. Enjoy.
May 30, 2022
The next 4 albums in Valerian and Laureline's adventures in space and time in this volume is two two part stories! Albums 11 - 14.
Chatelet Station, Destination Cassiopeia - 1980
Brooklyn Line, Terminus Cosmos - 1981
The Ghost Of Inverloch - 1984
The Wrath Of Hypsis - 1985
Also contains the non-Valerian short story "Space Grunts"
Chatelet Station, Destination Cassiopeia - 1980
Brooklyn Line, Terminus Cosmos - 1981
The Ghost Of Inverloch - 1984
The Wrath Of Hypsis - 1985
Also contains the non-Valerian short story "Space Grunts"
December 25, 2018
Masterful art again, and this time with a four part series. But this time it’s strictly adult fare. There’s more violence and some nudity. And to wrap it all up the author’s metaphysical worldview comes in and makes a mockery of the Trinity in order to devalue all religion.
May 25, 2020
They’re not good enough for me to recommend that you have to read them. They’re not bad enough for me to warn you not to bother. They’re different enough that I shall continue to read their further adventures
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June 4, 2023Metro Chatelet, retning Cassiopeia: 5 stjerner
Brooklyn Station, endestation Kosmos: 5 stjerner
Spøgelset fra Inverloch: 3 stjerner
Tordenkilen fra Hypsis: 4 stjerner
Samlet vurdering: 4 stjerner (“I really liked it” på Goodreads-skalaen)
Brooklyn Station, endestation Kosmos: 5 stjerner
Spøgelset fra Inverloch: 3 stjerner
Tordenkilen fra Hypsis: 4 stjerner
Samlet vurdering: 4 stjerner (“I really liked it” på Goodreads-skalaen)
May 31, 2024
Come prima, più di prima, belle storie, bei disegni. E questa doppia doppia storia in 4 volumi, qui raccolti, decisamente rappresenta un momento elevato della serie, come ricordato da più analisi di esperti del fumetto. Anzi, probabilmente il più elevato.
March 7, 2025
Eye read 2025
9/10 a bit over wordy for what needed to be said, but otherwise kept me interested in the mystery. This full volume are four parts of one long story arc. Several times the coloured art i noticed was good enough to have framed, great work.
9/10 a bit over wordy for what needed to be said, but otherwise kept me interested in the mystery. This full volume are four parts of one long story arc. Several times the coloured art i noticed was good enough to have framed, great work.
October 31, 2025
I like the art style of these comic books. The vision of the future is very surreal. Some good tableaus. Communication across time and space. Difficult recruitment. Conspiracy meets folk tales. Similar to Moebius.
February 2, 2019
Brilliant time travelling! :D Review to come! :D
April 23, 2019
AMAZING! As per usual.
August 6, 2019
Fun read continuing the adventures of Laureline and Valerian with beautiful artwork by Jean-Claude Mezieres!
January 17, 2021
3-3½ stars.
April 10, 2019
This volume seems to me to be one of the lynchpins of the whole series of Valerian. It's two two-parters, in which the main characters travel back to the 1980s, and alter the course of history drastically. In one of the early books, they had gone back to 1986, where there had been a nuclear war and resulting apocalypse, and the authors realized that date was approaching too quickly. In one of these, they avert the nuclear apocalypse (and then Chernobyl actually happened in 1986, after the publication of these - it was later added into the alternative timeline as what happened instead of the nuclear war!), but in doing so, they cause the inadvertent destruction of the timeline that Valerian actually comes from, including Galaxity, his hitherto employer.
Christin and Mézières always played the time travel elements of their stories loosely, but at this point it became outright confusing for me, and I had to look up a plot summary online to realize what was actually going on. That's my main concern with this one - in fact, the whole volume was a bit like that. Despite that, I've definitely gotten into the series now and I'm enjoying it a lot.
Christin and Mézières always played the time travel elements of their stories loosely, but at this point it became outright confusing for me, and I had to look up a plot summary online to realize what was actually going on. That's my main concern with this one - in fact, the whole volume was a bit like that. Despite that, I've definitely gotten into the series now and I'm enjoying it a lot.
January 1, 2018
The charm of these sci-fi comics is in their incongruous atmosphere: A curious blend of humour, melancholy, joy and bitter satire. The poetic imagination of Christin and Mézières cannot be faulted and they put an enormous amount of plotting and storytelling in the confines of one album. Their skill at wrapping up these convoluted storylines is sometimes wanting, but that is a small price to pay.
August 14, 2012
These album play on the time travel aspect and less on the galactic ones. Essential to the overall story but weaker ones.
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