Only the prince's favourites and ambassadors accredited by imperial authority ever enter the heavily guarded palace. The people, often gathered at the doorstep of the building, hear but the echoes of mysterious celebrations...”
-- Narrator (One paragraph Frame three)

Importance: This is an introductory page, explaining about Sytre and its people. This is also the first clue that things are not right inside the palace.

Yes … Strange … I've seen similar ones at the Pre-Atomic Museum of Galaxity.
-- Valerian (One paragraph Frame eight)

Importance: Laureline has just found the watch in the marketplace on Sytre. Valerian's words are a foreshadowing that the person who had that watch originally came from Earth. The comment is significant because he believes the people of Sytre have had no contact outside their galaxy.

The strange thing is that everything seems to be abandoned. Look at these devices … No one's touched them for years … Maybe even centuries.”
-- Valerian (One paragraph Frame nine)

Importance: Valerian and Laureline have found one of the abandoned science labs. The...