French comic-book artist "Moebius" dies

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Post by mikecane » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 8:45 PM UTC

French comic-book artist "Moebius" dies
uk.reuters.com

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Post by bornon5 » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 9:37 PM UTC

When I was in school, one of my illustration professors said to us, "None of you will ever be as creative as Moebius."

To hear this was not a letdown. Moebius was incredibly prolific and unbelievably talented, and his work represents the upper bound of what is creatively possible.

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Post by wazoox » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 9:54 PM UTC

I'm pretty sure he painted the glass sets of the Death Star for "Empire strikes back", too.

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Post by masklinn » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:14 PM UTC

wazoox wrote: post #3

I'm pretty sure he painted the glass sets of the Death Star for "Empire strikes back", too.

According to wikipedia, Lucas used one of his designs for ESB's Imperial Probe Droid, but that's it (although later features draw from his style and works e.g. Coruscant)

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Post by SolarUpNote » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:17 PM UTC

I heard about him from his work on the original Tron.

http://www.google.com/search?q=moebius+tron&hl=en&pr...

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Post by novalis » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:18 PM UTC

I joined the French Institute in my home town because they had a lot of his work and he was the reason why I got pulled into art at that young age. The work was so vast and different, so fantastic, I couldn't imagine the things he gave life to, on my own. I understood that then as I do now. It was greatness and he shared it through art. By that process he made me a rich man. Rich of thought. A true treasure. I have no words that can express how saddened I am by the news of his passing. It simply makes me cry and hurt. This is an irreparable loss.

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Post by rbanffy » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:27 PM UTC

This is very sad. His visions of the future, that seeded so much of our collective imagination, will be missed. Our distant future will not be the same.

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Post by mladenkovacevic » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:32 PM UTC

I loved Moebius. And not just his sci-fi bizarro stuff. Blueberry is one of the best American Western graphic novels. His books were full of art and stories that you could simply get lost in, completely taken to a different world.

Some other books worthwhile checking out that are most likely available in English: Airtight Garage, The Incal, The Metabarons.

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Post by nicolas314 » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:37 PM UTC

I was lucky enough to know some of his relatives and got to meet Moebius a few times in the 90s. He was not just a genius, he was also profoundly human and simple. He will live forever in our culture.

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Post by shareme » Sat, Mar 10, 2012, 10:53 PM UTC

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #8

I loved Moebius. And not just his sci-fi bizarro stuff. Blueberry is one of the best American Western graphic novels. His books were full of art and stories that you could simply get lost in, completely taken to a different world. Some other books worthwhile checking out that are most likely available in English: Airtight Garage, The Incal, The Metabarons.

not just comics and books go watch Aliens or Tron again..the effects were more than just inspired by him..