Jean Giraud
Birth name	Jean Henri Gaston Giraud
Born	May 8, 1938 (1938-05-08) (age 69) Nogent-sur-Marne, Paris
Nationality	French
Area(s)	penciller, inker, writer
Pseudonym(s)	Moebius, Gir
Notable works	Blueberry Arzach John Difool The Incal
Awards	full list

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the volumes' covers. is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A comic book artist at work. ... A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ...

Biography

Blueberry is one of Moebius' most famous creations.

Jean Giraud was born in Nogent-sur-Marne, in the suburbs of Paris. At age 16, he began his only technical training at the Arts Appliqués.^[1] At 18, he was drawing his own comic strip, "Frank et Jeremie" for the magazine Far West. In 1961, Giraud became an apprentice of Jijé, one of the leading comic artists in Europe of the time, and collaborated on an album of Jerry Spring.^[1] In 1962 Giraud and writer Jean-Michel Charlier started the comic strip Fort Navajo for Pilote. It was a great hit and continued uninterrupted until 1974. The Lieutenant Blueberry character, created by Giraud and Charlier for Fort Navajo, quickly became its most popular character, and his adventures as told in the spin-off Western serial Blueberry, are possibly Giraud's best known work in his native France. Giraud's prestige in France — where comics tend to be held in higher artistic regard than in the United States — is enormous; France has even issued postage stamps to commemorate him. Under the names Giraud and Gir, he also wrote numerous comics for other comic artists like Auclair and Tardi. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 251 × 300 pixelsFull resolution (251 × 300 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/gif) This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 251 × 300 pixelsFull resolution (251 × 300 pixel, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/gif) This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it... Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Jijé (January 13, 1914 - June 19, 1980) was a Belgian comics artist. ... hi, i love runescape, yet i know nothing about Jean-Michel Charlier. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Blueberry Blueberry is a French language comic strip created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean MÅ“bius Giraud. ... Auclair may refer to: Michel Auclair, a French actor Amanda Auclair, an alias for Shyla Stylez, a Canadian pornographic actress Categories: | ... Jacques Tardi is a French comic strip artist, born August 30, 1946 in Valence. ...

One of the Starwatcher series of paintings.

The Moebius pseudonym, which Giraud came to use for his science fiction and fantasy work, was born in 1963.^[1] In a satire magazine called Hara-Kiri, Moebius did 21 strips in 1963-64 and then disappeared for almost a decade. In 1975 Métal Hurlant (a magazine which he co-created) brought it back and in 1981 he started his famous L'Incal series in collaboration with Alejandro Jodorowsky. Moebius' famous serial The Airtight Garage and his groundbreaking Arzach also began in Métal Hurlant. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Smaug in his lair: an illustration for the fantasy The Hobbit Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... In 1960, Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès created satirical journal Hara-Kiri. ... Métal Hurlant is the name of a French magazine of science fiction comics, created in December 1974 by Jean Giraud (aka MÅ“bius), Jean-Pierre Dionnet and Philippe Druillet. ... John Difool 32,Itomi Bhaa after Moebius The Incal is a science fiction comic book saga written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Moebius. ... Alejandro (or Alexandro) Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky or Alexandro Jodorowsky (IPA: ) (born February 7, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile) is an actor, playwright, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents of Russian origin. ... The Airtight Garage Original Title Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius Series Title Major Fatal Writer(s) Moebius Artist(s) Moebius Publisher Les Humanoïdes Associés Humanoids Publishing First published 1976 Pages 128 ISBN 2 7316 14145 The Airtight Garage Of Jerry Cornelius (Le Garage Hermétique de... The opening panel of Arzach Originally published in the French sci-fi/fantasy magazine Métal Hurlant, Arzach consists of four wordless short stories by artist/author Jean Moebius Giraud which follow Arzach, a silent warrior who rides a pterodactyl-like creature. ...

Moebius has contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science fiction films. In 1982 he collaborated with director René Laloux to create the science fiction feature-length animated movie Les Maîtres du temps (released in English as The Time Masters) based on a novel by Stefan Wul. In 1988 Moebius worked on the American comic character The Silver Surfer with Stan Lee for a special two-part limited series. Moebius' take on the character was unfavorably alluded to in the film Crimson Tide by Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (played by Denzel Washington) in deference to that of Silver Surfer co-creator Jack Kirby (in a scene written by an uncredited Quentin Tarantino). Moebius/Giraud is also known to be a friend of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. From December 2004 to March 2005, the two of them shared an exhibition at La Monnaie in Paris which showcased work by both artists. This is a list of science fiction films organised chronologically. ... René Laloux (July 13, 1929 - March 13, 2004 in Paris) was a French animator. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Les Maîtres du temps is a French animated short film (78 minutes) from 1982. ... Stefan Wul was the nom de plume of the French science fiction writer Pierre Pairault (27 March 1922 - 26 November 2003). ... The Silver Surfer is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ... Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1921[1]) is an American writer, editor, was the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. ... Crimson Tide is a 1995 Hollywood submarine film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman and directed by Tony Scott. ... Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. ... Hayao Miyazaki ) (Born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is a director of animated films and a co-founder of the animation studio and production company Studio Ghibli. ... The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) or, more administratively speaking, the Direction of Coins and Medals, is an administration of the French government charged with issuing coins as well as producing medals and other similar items. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

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Major works

Cover for Silver Surfer: Parable.

• Blueberry (1963-)
• Arzach (1976)
• The Airtight Garage (1976-1980)
• The Incal (1981-1988)
• Le Monde d'Edena (1985-2001)
• Silver Surfer: Parable (1988-1989)
• Halo Graphic Novel (2006)

• The Collected Fantasies of Jean Giraud (1987-1994):
• Moebius 0 - The Horny Goof & Other Underground Stories (Dark Horse, 1990)
• Moebius ½ - The Early Moebius & Other Humorous Stories (Graphitti Designs, 1991)
• Moebius 1 - Upon A Star (Marvel/Epic, 1987)
• Moebius 2 – Arzach & Other Fantasy Stories (Marvel/Epic, 1987)
• Moebius 3 - The Airtight Garage (Marvel/Epic, 1987)
• Moebius 4 - The Long Tomorrow & Other Stories (Marvel/Epic, 1987)
• Moebius 5 - The Gardens of Aedena (Marvel/Epic, 1988)
• Moebius 6 - Pharagonesia & Other Strange Stories (Marvel/Epic, 1988)
• Moebius 7 - The Goddess (Marvel/Epic, 1990)
• Moebius 8 - Mississippi River (Epic, 1991)
• Moebius 9 - Stel (Marvel/Epic, 1994)

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Film work

• Alien (1979)
• The Time Masters (1982)
• Tron (1982)
• Masters of the Universe (1987)
• Willow (1988)
• The Abyss (1989)
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Mister Gir & Mike S. Blueberry (1999) - A documentary portrait by Canadian filmmaker Damian Pettigrew produced by the Centre National de la Bande Dessinée in Angoulême, France. Giraud does numerous sketches and watercolors of his most famous creation, Blueberry, travels to Saint Malo for the celebrated comic-book festival, visits his Paris editor Dargaud, and in the film's last sequence, does a spontaneous life-size portrait in real time of Geronimo on a huge sheet of glass using a felt-tipped pen.

• Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002) Giraud conceived the poster for the documentary's 2003 North American release and appears in the bonus extras of the French version.

• Thru the Moebius Strip (2005)
• Giraud worked on Alejandro Jodorowsky's film adaptation of Dune which was never completed.

• Giraud's artwork for the Dan O'Bannon short story comic "The Long Tomorrow" was a key visual reference for Blade Runner.

• George Lucas used one of Giraud's designs for the Imperial Probe Droid in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Lucas' later Star Wars films also share many visual characteristics with Giraud's work, particularly the depiction of the city-planet Coruscant.

• Giraud also shared "Story by" credit on the animated film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
• Strange frame (2009)

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Video game work

• Panzer Dragoon (1995)
• Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon (1998)
• An arcade and bar based on Giraud's work, called The Airtight Garage, was one of the original main attractions at the Metreon in San Francisco when the complex opened in 1999. It included three original games: Quaternia, a first-person shooter networked between terminals and based on the concept of "junctors" from Major Fatal and The Airtight Garage; a virtual reality bumper cars game about mining asteroids; and Hyperbowl, an obstacle course bowling game incorporating very little overtly Moebius imagery. The arcade was closed and reopened as "Portal One", retaining much of the Moebius-based decor and Hyperbowl but eliminating the other originals in favor of more common arcade games.

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Awards

• 1973: Shazam Award, Best Foreign Comic Series, for Lieutenant Blueberry
• 1975: Yellow Kid Award, Lucca, Italy, Best Foreign Artist ^[3]
• 1977: Angoulême International Comics Festival Best French Artist
• 1979: Adamson Award, for Lieutenant Blueberry etc.
• 1980: Yellow Kid Award, Lucca, Italy, Best Foreign Author ^[4]
• 1980: Grand Prix de la Science Fiction Française, Special Prize, for Major Fatal ^[5]
• 1981: Angoulême International Comics Festival Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême
• 1985: Angoulême International Comics Festival Grand Prix for the graphic arts
• 1986: Inkpot Award
• 1988: Harvey Award, Best American Edition of Foreign Material, for Moebius album series
• 1989: Eisner Award, Best Finite Series, for Silver Surfer
• 1989: Harvey Award, Best American Edition of Foreign Material, for Incal
• 1991: Eisner Award, Best Single Issue, for Concrete
• 1991: Harvey Award, Best American Edition of Foreign Material, for Lieutenant Blueberry
• 1997: Designated finalist for induction into the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1989, inducted in 1997
• 1998: Included in the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
• 2000: Max & Moritz Prizes, Special Prize for outstanding life’s work
• 2001: Haxtur Award Best Long Comic Strip, for The Crowned Heart

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Further reading

• Erik Svane, Martin Surmann, Alain Ledoux, Martin Jurgeit, Gerhard Förster, Horst Berner: Blueberry und der europäische Western-Comic (2003, Zack-Dossier 1; Berlin: Mosaik, ISBN 3-932667-59-X)

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Trivia

In the Twisted Toyfare Theater comic "These Boots were Made for Daywalkin'!" Jean Giraud is killed by Blade due to him getting the names Moebius and Morbius mixed up. Blade simply says afterward "Eh, at least he was French." Cover to the first collected volume of TTT. Twisted Toyfare Theater is the most popular feature in the monthly magazine Toyfare. ... Blade (Eric Brooks) is a fictional superhero. ... Adventure into Fear #20 (February, 1974). ...

References

External links

• Jean Giraud/Moebius biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Jean Giraud profile on Artfacts
• Moebius IMDb profile