Valérian et Laureline influenced Star Wars

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I was used to read this french comics when I was kid, I didn't even notice the striking similarities till I saw this video:

"Valérian et Laureline" started in 1969, years before Star Wars.

Have you ever read Jack Kirby's Fourth World comics from the late 60s/early 70s? The characters drew power from something called The Source, and there was a character named Mark Moonrider.

No, I didn't , access to American comics was limited back in time - I used to read these in the 90s : http://i26.tinypic.com/35k3o5d.jpg

Plus the French-beligum comics like Valerian, Tintin...etc


Are you saying Lucas took the idea of Jedis from the Fourth World?

I think so. There are several similarities. Here is a blog entry about it, if you're interested: http://russpayne.blogspot.com/2014/04/was-star-wars-based-on-jack-kirbys.html

That's a great cover you linked to.