(FILES) French comics creator and writer Pierre Christin poses during a photo session in Paris on June 12, 2017. French comic scenarist Pierre Christin, creator of the science-fiction character Valerian, died on October 3, 2024 at the age of 86, according to the publisher Dargaud. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)