{"id":919,"date":"2018-03-21T17:19:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T16:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caurette.com\/artists-editions\/valerian-chatelet-station-direction-cassiopeia\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:11:27","slug":"valerian-chatelet-station-direction-cassiopeia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caurette.com\/en\/artists-editions\/valerian-chatelet-station-direction-cassiopeia\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerian – Ch\u00e2telet Station, Direction Cassiopeia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CH\u00c2TELET STATION, DIRECTION CASSIOPEIA\u00a0– ARTIST’S EDITION<\/strong><\/h1><\/h1><\/span>
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Valerian & Laureline, spatiotemporal\u00a0agents<\/h1>\n

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Valerian… is back!<\/h2><\/h2><\/span>
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After the success of the\u00a0Birds of the Master<\/strong><\/em>, Caurette Editions are continuing to publish giant-sized new editions of the legendary\u00a0Valerian<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>books, printed using a\u00a0facsimile\u00a0<\/strong>of the original pages.<\/p>\n

Released in 1980,\u00a0Ch\u00e2telet Station, Direction Cassiopeia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is another turning point in the Valerian and Laureline adventure series. As Laureline is exploring the cosmos, Valerian is confronted with the end of the 80’s on Earth… Meaning the everyday life of readers when this volume came out!!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ORDER<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Some context…<\/h2><\/span>
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Ch\u00e2telet Station, Direction Cassiopeia<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is the 9th volume of the adventures of Valerian. Published in the French magazine\u00a0Pilote Mensuel<\/em> in 1980, it’s the beginning of a somptuous diptych where Pierre Christin will deploy all of his talent as a scriptwriter to take us from the Earth\u00a0to the Moon<\/del>\u00a0to Cassiopeia through a complex and delightful plot. It’s also the first volume of the series where the action is taking place exactly at the same period as it was written: the 80’s; this allows us to all the more\u00a0appreciate Jean-Claude M\u00e9zi\u00e8res’ incredible talent for the art of narration and drawing. Halfway between the end of the 30-year post-war boom and the problems on planet Zomuk, the Adventure is back, for our greatest pleasure!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Widescreen Adventure!<\/h2><\/span>
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The goal of Caurette Editions, with its collection\u00a0Retour aux Sources,<\/em>\u00a0is to give readers an opportunity to discover the mysteries behind the inspiration and creation of legendary comic books, such as the magnificent Valerian!<\/p>\n

Thanks to the precious help of Jean-Claude M\u00e9zi\u00e8res, Pierre Christin and the diligent efforts of dedicated collectors from all over Europe, we were able to find\u00a0almost 90% of the original pages\u00a0<\/strong>more than 40 years after their creation! These pages were then scanned and digitalized in 1-4 colours by Dargaud Editions (with many thanks to them too!), in order to preserve the full integrity of the details that usually disappear during the printing process: pencil strokes, correction fluid…<\/p>\n

The pages that we were unable to find were reproduced from black and white films of the printed book then layered on the same paper the artist used at the time. We really want to thank Philippe POIRIER for his incredible work. He took care of the layout, and so many other things, surpassing all expectations, ultimately achieving the wonderful result we have today!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Exclusive Extras<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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We had the distinct privilege and pleasure to\u00a0interview<\/strong>\u00a0the authors. This rare opportunity has allowed us to add twelve pages describing the historical context of the story and provided many personal anecdotes regarding the creation process!<\/p>\n

We also integrated amazing original documents (photographs, sketches, and more). Most of them are rare and have never been published before!<\/p>\n

Finally, as the unexpected\u00a0icing on the cake<\/strong>,\u00a0Jean-Claude M\u00e9zi\u00e8res and Pierre Christin accepted to\u00a0sign this exceptional work\u00a0<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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An exquisite separate print<\/h2><\/span>
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In addition, there is an exceptional separate print within the book:\u00a0a facsimile of a page<\/strong>, 1-4 colours printed (40 x 50 cm) and drawn by Jean-Claude M\u00e9zi\u00e8res.<\/p>\n

This print is the closest reproduction of the original work, composed of two half-pages taped by the illustrator.<\/p>\n

But which pages?<\/p>\n

That’s a surprise..!<\/p>\n<\/div>

LAST MINUTE BONUS!<\/p>\n

Jean-Claude M\u00e9zi\u00e8res managed to find the original script of\u00a0Ch\u00e2telet Station, Direction Cassiopeia and we published it<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Availability<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Ch\u00e2telet Station, Direction Cassiopeia<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is available on our online platform or at your favorite bookstore!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Caracteristics<\/h2>\n<\/div>

\/\/ THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH \/\/<\/strong><\/p>\n