Maybe it's because I grew up with Valerian, but to me French Sci-Fi has always had stronger political aspects, and more impressive and creative visuals. Click to expand.While it's not true of all Frenchmen, the stereotypical 'French' qualities (at least related to fiction and art) are in my mind a combination of greater creativity, more philosophical focused, more offbeat, but also more 'artsy' and 'pretentious'.
