▁Le ▁Myst ère ▁des ▁ab î mes ▁( The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁the ▁A by ss ). ▁It ▁introduced ▁his ▁rec urr ing ▁hero ▁L one ▁Slo ane ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁science - f iction ▁them es ▁partially ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁favour ite ▁writers , ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft ▁and ▁A . E . ▁van ▁Vog t . ▁Later ▁Dru illet ▁created ▁book ▁covers ▁for ▁republic ations ▁of ▁Love craft ' s ▁work , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁movie ▁post ers . ▁ ▁After ▁Dru illet ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁Franco - Bel g ian ▁com ics ▁magazine ▁Pil ote ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁his ▁L one ▁Slo ane ▁s aga ▁grew ▁stead ily ▁more ▁fl am boy ant , ▁as ▁he ▁purs ued ▁innov ations ▁including ▁bold ▁page ▁designs ▁and ▁computer - generated ▁images . ▁His ▁back dro ps ▁of ▁gig antic ▁structures ▁inspired ▁by ▁Art ▁N ouve au , ▁Indian ▁tem ples ▁and ▁Goth ic ▁c athed r als ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁" space ▁architect ". ▁Six ▁tales ▁about ▁Slo ane ' s ▁explo its ▁were ▁collected ▁in ▁Les ▁six ▁voy ages ▁de ▁L one ▁Slo ane ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ha iled ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁his ▁master pie ce , ▁and ▁Slo ane ▁was ▁again ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁graph ic ▁novel ▁Dé li ri us ▁( 1 9 7 3 ), ▁written ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Lob . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Dru illet