But following his extraterrestrial contact, he began work on a story of cosmic ambition, Les Êtres de Lumière, serialised between 1981 and 1983 by French science-fiction anthology Métal Hurlant. A galaxy-spanning odyssey of ancient astronauts and cosmic pilgrimages, Les Êtres de Lumière is reissued in July as The Children of Light, translated for the first time into English. Panel from Jean Pleyers, The Children of Light, 2026, translated into English by Luke Burns and published by New York Review Comics. Originally published as Les Êtres de Lumière, 1981–83Aliens are certainly in the air right now. And if the aliens truly are here to stay, what matters most might be our insight into the causes they’re enlisted to serve.