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1. • • While Lucas has cited Akira Kurosawa and Flash Gordon as inspirations behind the Star Wars universe, many have pointed out the striking similarities between Lucas's vision and the French comic. From Darth Vader's unmasking to Princess Leia's famous bikini, it appears that Valérian definitely set a precedent for Lucas's world.
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   Is there a connection between Valérian & Star Wars?

   • This may be the first claim of a Valérian - Star Wars connection where there's actually some real-world evidence - however insignificant - to back up the claim with. The creature on the left is known as a Shingouz; they first appear in Valerian 's 1975 publication Ambassador of the Shadows.

   Star Wars: 10 Things It Took From The Valerian Series - Screen Rant

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   Does Valerian have similarities to Star Wars?

   • Valerian, published before Star Wars, may have 'inspired' it in many ways and could look like a 'weird pastiche' of the two. Some similarities between the two include 'Star Wars' possibly taking inspiration from Valerian to the point of 'strip mining,' such as the Slave Leia outfit.

   Here's What 'Star Wars' Took From 'Valerian' - Popular Mechanics

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   Why does Valerian wear a bikini in Empire Strikes Back?

   • In the comic 'The World Without Stars', Valerian rescues Laureline from an overweight criminal emperor who forces her to wear a metal bikini. At one point in the comic 'Valerian and Laureline', Valerian himself becomes encased in a hard resin, which might remind Empire Strikes Back fans of Han Solo's carbonite prison.

   Was Valerian a Star Wars Inspiration? How the Franchise Copied Comics

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   What are Valerian and Laureline?

   • Valerian and Laureline is a long-running French comic. It is usually serialized, like the comics in 2000 AD or Heavy Metal, with installments coming month-by-month before being collected into 21 trade paperbacks. Valerian and Laureline have had hard-to-come-by translations and have only recently appeared.

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   Is Valérian frozen in the Empire of a Thousand Planets?

   • In the 1971 Valérian and Laureline compliation Empire of a Thousand Planets, Valérian is frozen is a substance that bears an uncanny resemblance to Carbonite, the substance Han Solo was frozen in nearly a decade later in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back.

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   Who is Laureline in the Valerian comic?

   • In 1969, a French comic book named Valerian and Laureline took readers to the stars. In it, Laureline is Valerian's partner. Their ship looks a little like the Millennium Falcon, the spacecraft introduced in the original 1977 Star Wars.

   Was Valerian a Star Wars Inspiration? How the Franchise Copied Comics

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3. screenrant.com › star-wars-valerian-seriesStar Wars: 10 Things It Took From The Valerian Series

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   Apr 9, 2020 · Star Wars took a lot from the Valerian series, for better or for worse. Here, the similarities are examined...

4. www.thrillist.com › entertainment › nationWas Valerian a Star Wars Inspiration? How the Franchise ...

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   Jul 20, 2017 · Eight years later, Star Wars took everyone else on the same ride. That book was Valerian and Laureline. In it, "temporal agent" Valerian and his partner Laureline travel in a ship that looks...

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6. www.popularmechanics.com › culture › moviesHere's What 'Star Wars' Took From 'Valerian' - Popular Mechanics

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   May 13, 2015 · With a space opera involving huge starships and strange space aliens, comparisons to Star Wars are inevitable. But it won't be Valerian's fault. We already know that George...

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7. www.forcematerial.com › home › 2016/10/3Six ways Valerian (might have) influenced Star Wars

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   Oct 5, 2016 · Spatio-temporal agents and galactic empires are straight out of the work of Isaac Asimov, and the relationship between seasoned time traveller Valerian and his companion Laureline might even put you in mind of Doctor Who, but it's the impact of Mézières' art on Star Wars that has assured the strip's continued notoriety.

8. www.wired.com › 2016 › 01The French Sci-Fi Comics That May Have Influenced Star Wars

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   Jan 14, 2016 · Slave Leia, the Millennium Falcon, Han in carbonite, Watto, and the unmasked Darth Vader all appear to have been influenced in some way by Valérian and Laureline. Check out the comparison above.

9. me.ign.com › en › tv-shows-1Did the Valérian Comics Really Influence Star Wars? - IGN

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   Jul 30, 2017 · One of the biggest visual similarities between Star Wars and Valérian is in design philosophy: both have lived-in worlds, which act as a stark contrast to the clean view of the future...

10. www.dw.com › en › why-luc-bessons-megaproductionWhy Luc Besson's 'Valerian' doesn't copy Star Wars

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    Jul 20, 2017 · "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" does remind of several other forerunners, such as "Star Wars," "Blade Runner," "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings," as well as Besson's...