Valérian #0 - Les Mauvais rêves
(janvier 2000)

Dargaud, 1970 Series
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[none]
Pages
56
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dargaud
Brand
Dargaud [rectangle]
ISBN
2-205-04880-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9782205048803
Printer
Printed in France

Issue Notes

"Les Mauvais rêves" est la première aventure de la série de bande dessinée Valérian et Laureline. Le titre original, lors de la publication hebdomadaire dans le journal Pilote, du 9 novembre 1967 (N° 420) au 15 février 1968 (N° 434), est "Valérian contre les mauvais rêves". En 1983, l'histoire est publiée pour la première fois dans un album Hors-série "Mézières et Christin avec..." dans un format en 30 planches. "Les Mauvais rêves" a ensuite été publié en mars 2000 en tant qu'album n°0 de la série intégrale des aventures de Valérian et Laureline.

"Les Mauvais rêves" is the first adventure of the Valérian et Laureline series. The original title in the weekly magazine Pilote, from 9th November 1967 (#420) to 15th February 1968 (#434), was "Valérian contre les mauvais rêves". In 1983, the story was reprinted for the first time in the special album "Mézières et Christin avec ...". "Les Mauvais rêves" was rereleased in March 2000 as album number 0 in the series of the Valérian et Laureline.

Les Mauvais rêves (Table of Contents)

Valérian / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières (signed as J.C. Mézières)
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières (signed as J.C. Mézières)
Colors
Jean-Claude Mézières (signed as J.C. Mézières)

Genre
historique (historical); science-fiction (science fiction)
Reprints

[endpaper] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières

Indexer Notes

An illustration of a traveling spaceship, covering a two-page spread, reverse page is blank.

[Valérian et Laureline] (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières
Colors
Jean-Claude Mézières

[alternative timelines] (Table of Contents: 3)

Valérian / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Pierre Christin (credited); Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lorsque nous avons raconté en 1967 la première aventure de VALÉRIAN, nous étions - c'est le cas de le dire - à des années-lumière de penser que nous sections toujours en train de suivre les traces de notre héros à l'aube du XXI° siècle.
Genre
science-fiction (science fiction)

Indexer Notes

Description of two alternative timelines for the Valérian stories, illustrated with album covers from the series.

[colophon] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Les Mauvais rêves (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières
Colors
Jean-Claude Mézières
Letters
typeset

Les Mauvais rêves (Table of Contents: 6)

Valérian / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Pierre Christin (credited)
Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Année 2720, Galaxity, capitale de la terre et de l'empire galactique terrien.
Genre
aventure (adventure); humour (humor); fantasy (fantasy-supernatural); historique (historical); science-fiction (science fiction)
Characters
Superintendant des services de l'espace-temps; Valérian; Laureline; Xombul; Albéric le Vieil
Synopsis
The adventure begins in the year 2720 in Galaxity, the capital of the earth and its galactic empire. Most of humanity is only engaged in programmed dreaming. Dissatisfied with Galaxity and the evolution of humanity, technocrat Xombul sabotages the programming of the dream machines and then flees to France in the year 1000. Space-time agent Valérian is sent to capture Xombul and is trapped in an enchanted forest, but is rescued by the medieval girl Laureline. Valérian continues his search for Xombul with assistance from Laureline…
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This first Valérian story is a relatively short and humorous adventure that partly resembles a fairy tale.

Originally published as a serial in the Pilote magazine #420-434.

Les Astéroïdes de Shimballil (Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Les Astéroïdes de Shimballil (Table of Contents: 8)

Valérian / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Pierre Christin (credited)
Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean-Claude Mézières (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shimballil-la-planète-morte.
Genre
science-fiction (science fiction)
Characters
Valérian; Laureline; Balbinuful
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pictures and related text (strictly speaking not a comic story) that were made in 1982 as preparation for an animated TV-series.

[Valérian] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières
Colors
Jean-Claude Mézières

[endpaper] (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières

Indexer Notes

An illustration of a traveling spaceship, covering a two-page spread, preceding page is blank.

[rear cover] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Les Mauvais rêves
    Valérian
  2. 1. [endpaper]
  3. 2. [Valérian et Laureline]
  4. 3. [alternative timelines]
    Valérian
  5. 4. [colophon]
  6. 5. Les Mauvais rêves
  7. 6. Les Mauvais rêves
    Valérian
  8. 7. Les Astéroïdes de Shimballil
  9. 8. Les Astéroïdes de Shimballil
    Valérian
  10. 9. [Valérian]
  11. 10. [endpaper]
  12. 11. [rear cover]
This issue was modified by
  • Wilhelm Dohmeier
  • Martin Gustavsson
  • Jan Roar Hansen