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When it came to writing this post, I said to myself that I was going to start by listing all the drawn, written or filmed works that have particularly touched me and therefore strongly influenced me. By doing so, I would be able to associate them with particular events or moments in my life. Before I knew it, I found myself compiling a very impressive list of titles.<\/p>\n

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My first memories date back to reading books by Jules Verne<\/strong>, including \u2018Journey to the Centre of the Earth\u2019, \u2018From the Earth to the Moon\u2019, \u2018Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea\u2019 and \u2018The Mysterious Island\u2019<\/strong>. Verne was one of the precursors of the \u201csteampunk*\u201d movement, which I discovered much later through the \u2018Wild Wild West\u2019 series.<\/p>\n

During my summer holidays in the early ’70s, which I spent with my maternal grandparents, I watched the British series \u2018Space: 1999′<\/strong> with Martin Landau and Barbara Bain on TF1 every Saturday. I also remember the black-and-white series \u2018The Twilight Zone\u2019<\/strong>, a real goldmine of fantastic, bizarre, and enigmatic stories, covering most of the themes exploited and later developed by many subsequent SF authors.<\/p>\n

I rewatched this series a few years ago and, apart from the slightly outdated side of the sets and costumes, I still enjoyed watching these episodes. During the same period (1970\u20131975), I saw Kubrick\u2019s<\/strong> \u20182001: A Space Odyssey’ at the cinema<\/strong>, and on the TV I enjoyed Franklin Schaffner\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Planet of the Apes\u2019<\/strong>, with the fabulous Charlton Heston<\/strong> playing the leading role. These were all so revolutionary to me, triggering my eventual love of SF.<\/p>\n

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Then, in 1977, came an important crossing of paths with Jean-Paul Thaulez<\/strong>, who had a small bookshop not far from my parents\u2019 house. Through my mother, I was introduced to this multi-talented individual (graphic designer, draughtsman, musician, writer), who was passionate about comics and, crucially… science fiction. I bought my first SF comic books from him, including \u2018Les Naufrag\u00e9s du Temps\u2019<\/strong> by Jean-Claude Forest <\/strong>and Paul Gillon<\/strong> in the two-colour version published by BD Hachette, and \u2018Le Vagabond des Limbes\u2019 <\/strong>by Godard <\/strong>and Ribera<\/strong>, which saw Axle Munshine, with his depressing character, haunted by Chimeer, an attractive woman who appears regularly in his dreams. I also acquired \u2018Le Dieu Vivant\u2019<\/strong>, the version edited by Rossel with its pink cover, drawn and scripted by the young Com\u00e8s<\/strong>, as well as the first \u2018Valerian\u2019<\/strong> by Jean-Claude M\u00e9zi\u00e8res <\/strong>and Pierre Christin<\/strong>. Then came my discovery of the quarterly \u2018M\u00e9tal Hurlant\u2019<\/strong>, published by Humano\u00efdes Associ\u00e9s, and its extraordinary artists Philippe Druillet, Moebius<\/strong> (alias \u201cGIR\u201d or \u201cGiraud\u201d)<\/strong> with his fantastic \u2018Arzach\u2019, Richard Corben, Enki Bilal, Luc & Fran\u00e7ois Schuiten, Forest, Gaza,<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n

Jean-Paul quickly understood my interest in drawing and comics and asked me to lend him a hand, before I began supporting him in his professional work. This is how I ended up doing my first graphic experiments, participating in the creation of layouts for the magazine \u2018Spatial\u2019<\/strong>, edited by Michel Deligne<\/strong>, and in the colouring of the erotic-spatial comic book \u2018Slot Barr\u2019<\/strong> by Francisco Solano L\u00f3pez. At that time I was having fun reproducing large format illustrations of Philippe Druillet\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Yraga\u00ebl\u2019<\/strong>. Inspired by this artist, I used the same graphic style to design the poster for the Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e Provincial de La Louvi\u00e8re’s annual senior ball. It was 1978\u2026<\/p>\n

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* A literary movement combining the technology and aesthetics of the Victorian era of the 19th century with futuristic elements based on the development of the steam engine at the expense of electricity.
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Interview with Olivier Ledroit and Philippe Druillet (in French)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Gl\u00e9nat – Entretien men\u00e9 par Laurent Duroche – Mad Movies<\/em><\/p>\n

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