This blog began in 1997 as a single news page called Nucelus. In 2005, during a long wait to move into a new house, I decided to learn some php and MySQL and write my own blogging system, which became inkyBlog and which now powers this, my own Webbledegook blog.
Thank you to my brother, Murray Ewing, for help with some of the more challenging aspects!
The characters first appeared in Pilote in 1967, eventually seeing their adventures in 24 albums. Some of the designs had an influence on Star Wars, and Mézières also worked as a concept artist on Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, plus, of course, Valerian and Laureline had their own film outing in 2017, again by Besson.
Here's a quick tribute to him and his fantastic creation.
