Planètes

From 2002 to 2005, Panini France released this four-issue comics series, a French edition of Makoto Yukimura's acclaimed space saga. Written and co-illustrated by Yukimura, with additional art by Jesse Fernley, the story follows a crew of debris collectors in a near-future solar system, grounding its grand science-fiction premise in deeply human character work. This series matters as an early, influential work from a creator who would later achieve massive renown, offering a thoughtful, grounded take on space exploration that resonates beyond its genre.