JEAN GIRAUD
''MOEBIUS''
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (8 May 1938 - 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer, who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées tradition.
Giraud earned worldwide fame, predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius, and to a lesser extent Gir, which he used for the Blueberry series and his paintings.
Watch this documentary on Giraud/Mœbius (YouTube):
Giraud earned worldwide fame, predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius, and to a lesser extent Gir, which he used for the Blueberry series and his paintings.
Watch this documentary on Giraud/Mœbius (YouTube):
- In Search Of Moebius (2007).
“When I am in the skin of Moebius, I draw in a state of trance,
I try to escape from my ‘ego.’”
— Jean “Moebius” Giraud
I try to escape from my ‘ego.’”
— Jean “Moebius” Giraud
Among the most ubiquitous of Moebius‘ many, many famous science fiction illustrations is “The Starwatcher,” a hypnotically beautiful piece that, in the simplest terms, depicts a pretty girl sitting on a bench. Naturally, the painting includes much more, like an otherworldly setting, dramatic architecture, sci-fi accoutrements, a mysterious box and a glowing object within.
Blueberry
In 1962, Giraud and writer Jean-Michel Charlier started the comic strip Fort Navajo for Pilote magazine. The Lieutenant Blueberry character, whose facial features were based on those of the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, was created in 1963 by Charlier (scenario) and Giraud (drawings) and quickly became its most popular figure. His adventures featured in the spin-off Western serial Blueberry may be Giraud's work best known in his native France, before later collaborations with Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Under the pseudonym Moebius he created a wide range of science fiction and fantasy comics in a highly imaginative and surreal almost abstract style, the most famous of which are Arzach, The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius, and The Incal.
Moebius contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science fiction and fantasy films, including Alien, Willow, Tron (1982), and The Fifth Element.
The Long Tomorrow came to the attention of Ridley Scott and was a key visual reference for Blade Runner.
Silver Surfer
A two-issue Silver Surfer miniseries (later collected as Silver Surfer: Parable), scripted by Lee and drawn by Moebius, was published through Marvel's Epic Comics imprint in 1988 and 1989.
It won the Eisner Award for best finite/limited series in 1989.
It won the Eisner Award for best finite/limited series in 1989.