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Valerian Vishnevsky
Valerian may refer to: Arts and entertainment * A fictional character in ''Valérian and Laureline'', a comics series ** ''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'', a film adaptation of the comic series * An early pseudonym for Gary Numan (b. 1958), a musician * A fictional race in "Dramatis Personae" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') * An arms manufacturer in ''On the Frontier'', a play published in 1938 People * Valerian (name), including a list of people with the given name and surname * Valerian (emperor), Roman emperor from 253 to 260 Plants * Valerian (herb), ''Valeriana officinalis'', a medicinal plant, and the namesake for other valerians. ** other plants in the genus ''Valeriana'' * ''Centranthus'', a genus containing plants closely related to ''Valeriana'' Ships * HMS ''Valerian'' (1916) See also * * Valeria (other) * Valerianus (other) * Valérien (other) * Valyrian languages, in the fiction of George R. R. Martin * ''Sweet Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérian And Laureline
''Valérian and Laureline'' (), originally titled ''Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent'' () and also commonly known as ''Valérian'', is a French science fiction comics series, created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. It was first published in ''Pilote'' magazine in 1967; the final installment was published in 2010. All of the ''Valérian'' stories have been collected in comics album, comic album format, comprising some twenty-one volumes plus a short story collection and an encyclopædia. The series focuses on the adventures of the dark-haired Valérian, a Spacetime, spatio-temporal agent, and his redheaded female colleague, Laureline, as they travel the universe through space and time. Valérian is a classical hero, kind, strong and brave, who follows the orders of his superiors even if he feels, deep down, that it is the wrong thing to do. On the other hand, his partner Laureline combines her superior intelligence, determination and independence with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |