Continuing our thematic look at line drawing from our inaugural blog post and subsequent articles today we examine a series from French illustrator Jean Giraud aka Moebius. Born in 1938 and from the Parisian suburbs, he has an influential career as graphic artist and illustrator.
This particular Moebius “story” – 40 Jours Dans le Désert B from 1999 has no words, so buy the French version. The 65-year-old Frenchman’s reputation in the world of comics is undisputed.
If you notice the comparison to H.R Geiger, the two contributed together on the film Alien and an unmade version of Dune. Giraud has contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous other science fiction films.
Most of his own series are related to fantastical science fiction. Several contain poetic elements, and some are also related to metaphysics. He was one of the most influential artists in France who contributed to the emergence of comics for an adult public.
Moebius used to draw a lot on notebooks, several of which are displayed on occasion at exhibitions. Besides the jewels of the notebooks, numerous original drawings, and comic strips have also been on display. Moebius draws very quickly, his narrative techniques, his work for films and responses to his work in the world of architecture make him an important and unique artist.
