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Medieval Guy	RIP Jean Giraud (Moebius)	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4836 Mar 10 12 8:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Jean Giraud, R.I.P. Last Edited By: Medieval Guy Mar 10 12 11:31 AM. Edited 1 time.
hadrathus		#1	[-]
Posts: 546 Mar 10 12 8:40 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wow, that's a hard one to swallow.
AussieStu		#2	[-]
Posts: 11787 Mar 10 12 9:41 AM Golden Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	... No!!! The Negative Zone Stan Lee, 1968: " ... And we talk it out. Lately, I've had Roy Thomas come in, and he sits and makes notes while we discuss it. Then he types them up which gives us a written synopsis. Originally-I have a little tape recorder-I had tried taping it, but then I found no one on staff has time to listen to the tape again later. But this way he makes notes, types it quickly, I get a carbon, the artist gets a carbon...so we don't have to worry that we'll forget what we've said. Then the artist goes home...or wherever he goes...and he draws the thing out, brings it back, and I put the copy in after he's drawn the story based on the plot I've given him. Now this varies with the different artists. Some artists, of course, need a more detailed plot than others. Some artists, such as Jack Kirby, need no plot at all. I mean I'll just say to Jack, 'Let's make the next villain be Dr. Doom'... or I may not even say that. He may tell me. And then he goes home and does it. He's good at plots. I'm sure he's a thousand times better than I. He just about makes up the plots for these stories. All I do is a little editing... I may tell him he's gone too far in one direction or another. Of course, occasionally I'll give him a plot, but we're practically both the writers on the things. "
Medieval Guy		#3	[-]
Posts: 4836 Mar 10 12 9:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	More: Bande-dessinée : Jean Giraud, alias Mœbius, est mort Artist and comics writer Jean Giraud died this Saturday morning at 73 years following a long illness. Known under the pseudonyms Moebius and Gir, he was in particular the founder of the Blueberry series. He was considered “Best artist in the graphic arts” by Jack Lang, then French Minister for the Culture, and in 1985 was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by François Mitterrand. A French postal stamp honoring him and reproducing one of his creations was issued in 1988. More information to come on RTL.fr… Last Edited By: Medieval Guy Mar 10 12 11:32 AM. Edited 2 times.
fubarthepanda		#4	[-]
Posts: 8805 Mar 10 12 10:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wow, indeed (and tragic). RIP, Moebius.
Raro		#5	[-]
Posts: 2962 Mar 10 12 10:09 AM Registered Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I can't believe it. Sad, very sad !
bem		#6	[-]
Posts: 235 Mar 10 12 10:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have not seen nearly enough Moebius lately, but I came across him as I was getting bored with American superheroes. He is one of the artists who showed me how much potential there was in comics and what types of stories could be told. He was an influence on me and helped me appreciate comics when I was ready to walk away from them. I am sorry to hear about his passing away.
Shakma420		#7	[-]
Posts: 1140 Mar 10 12 11:01 AM Golden Age Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Michael Oeming posted on Facebook that he was shocked by this because he just assumed that Moebius would live forever. I feel the same way. I am stunned, simply because the thought never even occured to me that Moebius was older. Moebius was the artist that lead me into the European world of art and story. Because of his work, I also found Bilal, Jodorowsky, Druillet, and many others. He truly was one of the greatest. Sad day, very sad. Shakma
Medieval Guy		#8	[-]
Posts: 4836 Mar 10 12 11:30 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Remembering Moebius Through His Art Legendary Artist Jean Giraud, Alias Moebius, Passes Away Last Edited By: Medieval Guy Mar 10 12 11:32 AM. Edited 1 times.
leveret1		#9	[-]
Posts: 8479 Mar 10 12 11:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's hoping that his work gets re-introduced via new English reprints someday.
wpbooks		#10	[-]
Posts: 1539 Mar 10 12 2:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Depressing news! If it wasn't for my exposure to his Arzach in Heavy Metal during my formative years, I might still be treading in the waters of the big 2! A black day, to be sure! RIP MOEBIUS!!!!!
psykomyko		#11	[-]
Posts: 2334 Mar 10 12 2:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jean Giraud's imagination made the world a much richer place. When I look at all of his accomplishments, I'm humbled and inspired: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud May the next world Moebius loops into become as interesting and amazing thanks to his presence as the one he left. Mike Hansen All Day Comics alldaycomics.com
Medieval Guy		#12	[-]
Posts: 4836 Mar 10 12 2:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Neil Gaiman, Remembering Moebius Irene Gallo, Jean Giraud “Moebius,” 1938-2012
MakeMineMarvel	Comic book artist Moebius dies	#13	[-]
Posts: 7772 Mar 10 12 3:22 PM Registered Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	hFrench comic-book artist and designer Jean Giraud, known as Moebius, died Saturday aged 74 after a long illness, an associate and work colleague said. Jean Henri Gaston Giraud was one of France's leading cartoonists who also found fame in Japan and the United States. Born at Nogent-sur-Marne east of Paris on May 8, 1938, he began after art school training as an illustrator for advertisers and the fashion industry before turning to comic strips. He found fame when he created the Lieutenant Blueberry western character and adopted the pseudonym Moebius for illustrations of science fiction books and magazines. As well as being published in top French magazines, he worked with Japanese manga artists and co-produced an adventure of US comic-book superhero The Silver Surfer with Stan Lee. Giraud also contributed to a number of blockbuster movies, and in 2010 France's Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art staged a major retrospective of his work.
MakeMineMarvel	Re: Comic book artist Moebius dies	#14	[-]
Posts: 7772 Mar 10 12 3:24 PM Registered Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For some reason I can't get links to post here,so it's a chop job copy/paste Another artist gone. They sure are going fast!
leveret1		#15	[-]
Posts: 8479 Mar 10 12 4:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Older Moebius documentary: http://www.paleofuture.com/nofuture/2012/3/10/moebius-1938-2012.html
profh0011		#16	[-]
Posts: 4730 Mar 10 12 6:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	He was in the very first issue of HEAVY METAL I picked up (which, admittedly, I got because of the full-color painted Richard Corben art-- *HOT* stuff). Later, I got to like "The Long Tomorrow", slowly collected a pile of reprint books, including probably far too many "Blueberry" stories (they all seem to go on FOREVER with an infinity of plot twists that make "THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY" seem like a kiddie cartoon by comparison). And a bunch of other books, mostly sci-fi in nature. But what will always stand out most in my mind was THE FIFTH ELEMENT. First time I saw that in a theatre, I kept thinking, "This looks like a Moebius comic." Turns out-- it was. Sort of. The press madse a big deal about the guy who designed the fashions. idiots. Moebius designed EVERYTHING ELSE on that film. Watching it later on TV, several times, I was astonished at the plot structure, the pacing, the editing, the timing, the dialogue, everything. One of the most "perfect" films I've ever seen in my life, and a real work of art. And-- though I know at least one person who really DID NOT like this part-- the 2nd half is FUNNY AS HELL. (I get real sick of "SF" fans who insist their "SF" must be DEADLY SERIOUS, DOWNBEAT AND GLOOMY all the time. F*** that.) I wish Jack Kirby had managed to do something like that. Hollywood missed a HUGE opportunity. (And sadly, most of his work for Ruby-Spears was "development" for shows that never got made. Which is why RS eventually went bankrupt.) You'll just have to pardon me, but I really wish people would not mention Moebius & Stan Lee in the same sentence. http://professorhswaybackmachine.blogspot.com/
gryphon		#17	[-]
Posts: 927 Mar 10 12 9:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Baruch Dayin Emet. Im gonna go re read the incal in his memory.
Pimp My Shelf	Giraud with Eisner, Adams, Kubert, Kurtzman, Elder and (Jack) Davis	#18	[-]
Posts: 1312 Mar 10 12 9:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts
Pimp My Shelf	A Moebius-t Proposal: An Open Letter to Marvel Comics	#19	[-]
Posts: 1312 Mar 11 12 12:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/19502/A-Moebius-t-Proposal-An-Open-Letter-to-Marvel-Comics
Medieval Guy		#20	[-]
Posts: 4836 Mar 11 12 8:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Pimp My Shelf wrote: http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/19502/A-Moebius-t-Proposal-An-Open-Letter-to-Marvel-Comics Seems more like a satirical attack on Marvel than a sincere offer...especially given the "Modest Proposal" allusion!

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