Who Is Valérian? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Valérian is a Dargaud comic book character, with over 280 comic issue appearances. Time-traveling protagonist of French science fiction comics.

Who is Valérian?

In comics Valerian is the creation of Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin, first appearing in Pilote in 1967. In the year 2720, Valerian is an agent of the Spatio-Temporal Service, protecting the planets of the Terran Empire from various threats created through time-travel. He meets Laureline in 1000 A.D. and takes her back to his own time, where she joins him on missions for the Spatio-Temporal Service. The two appear together in both Pilote and their own title, Valérian et Laureline. Other media From 2007-2008, Valérian et Laureline (a.k.a. Time Jam: Valerian and Laureline ) aired in France. While the French-Japanese production only lasted one season, it did last for forty episodes.

Key facts

Valérian is of human origin. The character is published by Dargaud. With 280 recorded issue appearances, Valérian ranks among the most featured characters in comics.