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Moebius Drawing

Artw — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:15:05 -0800

In preparation for his then upcoming retrospective Transe Forme, Fondation Cartier recorded Moebius doing a series of digital drawings. Recorded in late 2010, these are some of, if not, the last recordings of Moebius drawing that we are likely to see. - Moebius Drawing

Moebius est mort

fearfulsymmetry — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:30:29 -0800

RIP Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, French comics and conceptual artist. Moebius Interview - Jean Giraud - The eternal traveler. (autoplay video) Clip from Moebius Redux Moebius On The 'Monstrous' Role Of Comic Book Letterers Moebius Visions of American Superheroes and Comic Book Icons Jean 'Moebius' Giraud: Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Artist Jean Giraud / Moebius illustre Télérama, 2010 (Making-of) (French)

They Never Managed To Get Jean Giraud, Moebius, and Gir Together To Do One

Alvy Ampersand — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:12:36 -0800

Du Tac au Tac was a 1970s French television programme which brought cartoonists together to create improvised jam drawings based on specific themes, building upon one another's illustrations. Some highlights: Neal Adams (Batman), Joe Kubert (Sgt. Rock), and Jean Giraud (Blueberry) open Pandora's Box and in another segment, create a bestiary and draw their favorite comic-book heroes. Jean Giraud and Hugo Pratt (Corto Maltese) create a 3-panel strip using four onomatopoeia provided by Jean Claude Forest (Barbarella) and Jije (Spirou and Fantasio). Goscinny and Uderzo (Asterix) play a game of equisite corpse with Greg (Achille Talon) and Davy (Olivier Rameau). A few more highlights: Philippe Druillet (Metal Hurlant), Forest, Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing), and Mike Kaluta (The Shadow) create the Tower of Babel. Jim Steranko (Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD), Robert Gigi (Pilote), and Forest depict New York in the year 3000 and bring their science-fiction characters and super-heroes together while floating on the Hudson. Guido Crepax (Valentina), Esteban Maroto (Red Sonja), and Thé Tjong-Khing (Arman & Ilva) draw a story about a woman and a monster. Franquin (Gaston), Jean Roba (Boule et Bill), Peyo (The Smurfs), and Morris (Lucky Luke) draw a chase scene and tell a story that begins with a horseshoe. Jean Giraud and Jije get silly with a cowboy strip. There are tons more in the INA's archive!

The Sunset Perspective

Lovecraft In Brooklyn — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:20:01 -0800

The Airtight Garage (some images may be NSFW) is a blog that explores the artwork of Moebius (Jean Giraud), France's most acclaimed comic book artist. It is named after The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius, a comic loosely based on Micheal Moorcock's protean hero. Moebius was recently the subject of an appreciation in Comics Alliance.

Nonplayer: From Concept to Comic

fairytale of los angeles — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:33:12 -0800

Illustrator Nate Simpson was a longtime veteran of the video game and concept art industries. Back in 2009, he opted to take a year off from work to work on Gordon and the Stareater, his first attempt at sequential art.This week, Simpson's first major-publisher creator-owned comics project, Nonplayer, hit the stands courtesy of the folks at Image. How'd the experiment work out? Well, Nonplayer's fantasy MMO premise and stylish execution has already received roaring critical praise from creators like Jean "Moebius" Giraud, who stole the preview copy from a friend of Simpson's at the Angouleme comics festival earlier this year. More interesting to read than just the previews and interviews, though, is the process Simpson went through to reinvent himself as a comics creator-- documented in full at his blog, Project Waldo.

Que Bello Dia Maestro!

The Whelk — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:15:50 -0800

"Fabulas Panicas" (Panic Fables). Filmmaker and frequent Moebius collaborator Alexandro Jodorwsky, had his own trippy newspaper comic in the 60s .(previous Jodorwsky and Moebius).

Tell me of your homeworld, Usul

Artw — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:19 -0800

Chris Foss concept art for Dune, with bonus Nostromo. The images were produced for Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1974 attempt at filming the story, with other artists involved including Moebius and HR Giger. Though the project failed Jodorowsky collaborated further with Moebius to lay the groundwork for his own Dune-like comicbook universe (and a trailer for an animated version of it was even created). More visions of Arrakis can be seen on this page of Dune cover artwork through the ages, with bonus midi Toto.