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This article is about the French comic book artist. For the French mathematician, see Jean Giraud (mathematician). There is another famous Jean Giraud, Comics author Jean Giraud is a French Mathematician.
Jean Giraud
Birth name Jean Henri Gaston Giraud
Born May 8, 1938 (1938-05-08) (age 70)
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. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A comic book creator is any one of a number of people working to create a Comic book or Graphic novel. 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. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias)

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Biography

Blueberry is one of Moebius' most famous creations.
Blueberry is one of Moebius' most famous creations.

Jean Giraud was born in Nogent-sur-Marne, in the suburbs of Paris. Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city 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. Jijé ( January 13, 1914 - June 20, 1980) was a Belgian comics artist, best known for Spirou et Fantasio Jerry Spring is a Franco-Belgian Western Comics series created by the Belgian comics creator Jijé. [1] In 1962 Giraud and writer Jean-Michel Charlier started the comic strip Fort Navajo for Pilote. Jean-Michel Charlier ( October 30, 1924 - July 10, 1989) was a Belgian Scriptwriter best known as a writer of realistic 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. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Blueberry is a Franco-Belgian comics western series created by the Belgian Scriptwriter Jean-Michel Charlier and French Giraud's prestige in France – where comics are held in high artistic regard – 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. Auclair is a surname and may refer to Michel Auclair (1922-1988 French actor Vincent Auclair (1965- Canadian politician Jacques Tardi is a French Comic strip artist born August 30, 1946 in Valence.

One of the Starwatcher series of paintings.
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. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting [1] In a satire magazine called Hara-Kiri, Moebius did 21 strips in 1963–64 and then disappeared for almost a decade. In 1960 Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès created the monthly satirical magazine Hara-Kiri. 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. Métal Hurlant is a French magazine of Science fiction and horror Comics, created in December 1974 by Comics artists The Incal is a Science fiction Comic book saga written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Moebius. Alejandro Jodorowsky (ɑːlɛˈxɑːndrɒ jɒdɒˈrɒvskiː (born February 7 1929 in Tocopilla, Chile, of a Jewish Russian (Ukranian immigrant family Moebius' famous serial The Airtight Garage and his groundbreaking Arzach also began in Métal Hurlant. The Airtight Garage Of Jerry Cornelius ( Le Garage Hermétique de Jerry Cornelius) is a lengthy Comic strip work by the artist and writer Arzach is a comic book collection of four wordless short stories by artist/author Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, which were originally published in the French

Moebius has contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science fiction films. This is a list of science fiction films organised chronologically 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 Time Masters) based on a novel by Stefan Wul. René Laloux ( July 13, 1929 – March 13, 2004) was a French animator and film director The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Les Maîtres du temps (lit The Masters of Time, aka Time Masters, Az idő urai in Hungarian is an animated French / Hungarian Stefan Wul was the nom de plume of French Science fiction Writer Pierre Pairault ( 27 March 1922 – In 1988 Moebius worked on the American comic character The Silver Surfer with Stan Lee for a special two-part limited series. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the } The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics Superhero created by Jack Kirby. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Moebius' take on the character was unfavourably alluded to in the film Crimson Tide by Lt. Crimson Tide is a 1995 Hollywood Submarine film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, produced by Don Simpson 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). Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Moebius/Giraud is also known to be a friend of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. is a From December 2004 to March 2005, the two of them shared an exhibition at La Monnaie in Paris which showcased work by both artists. The Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) or more administratively speaking the "Direction of Coins and Medals" is an administration of the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He even named his daughter Nausicaä from Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. is a 1984 film by Japanese Writer, Illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his Manga of the same [2][3]

Jean Giraud drew the first of the two-part last volume of the XIII series titled La Version Irlandaise (The Irish Version) from a script by Jean Van Hamme, to accompany the second part by the regular team Jean Van Hamme-William Vance, Le dernier round (The Last Round). Jean Van Hamme (born January 16, 1939) is a Belgian Novelist and scenario Writer of Comic books He has written scenarios Jean Van Hamme (born January 16, 1939) is a Belgian Novelist and scenario Writer of Comic books He has written scenarios William Vance, the pen name of William van Cutsem, born August 9, 1935, is a Belgian Comics artist  widely known throughout a long Both parts were published on the same date (13 November 2007). [4]

Works

Cover for Silver Surfer: Parable.
Cover for Silver Surfer: Parable. } The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics Superhero created by Jack Kirby.

Jean Giraud has been active in the comics scene since the 1960s. Those works for which English translations have been published are noted as such; their respective pages describe this further.

As Jean Giraud

As Moebius

Collections

Film work

Video game work

Awards

Further reading

Sources

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c Lambiek. Every year the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême is awarded during the Angoulême International Comics Festival to an author for his body of work and/or for his achievement A number of awards was only presented at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for a short time The Inkpot Award, bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International, is given to professionals in Comic book, Comic strip, Animation, The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993 and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics are given for achievement in Comic books The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993 and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics are given for achievement in Comic books The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner Concrete is a Comic book series created and written by Paul Chadwick and published by Dark Horse Comics. The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993 and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics are given for achievement in Comic books The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for Comic books Comic strips and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows The Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for Comic books Comic strips and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows The Haxtur Award ( Premios Haxtur) is a Spanish award for Comics published in Spain. The Haxtur Award ( Premios Haxtur) is a Spanish award for Comics published in Spain. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Mosaik is a German Comic book. First published in December 1955, it is the longest running German (and European monthly comic book Jean Giraud.
  2. ^ Bordenave, Julie, Miyazaki Moebius : coup d'envoi, AnimeLand. com, <http://www.animeland.com/index.php?rub=articles&id=618>. Retrieved on 18 May 2008 
  3. ^ Ghibli Museum, ed. , Musium diary 2002-08-01, Tokuma Memorial Cultural Foundation for Animation, <http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/diary/004624.html>. Retrieved on 18 May 2008 
  4. ^ Libiot, Eric (January 4, 2007). Giraud s'aventure dans XIII. L'Express. (French)
  5. ^ immaginecentrostudi. org. 11° SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL COMICS, DEL FILM DI ANIMAZIONE E DELL'ILLUSTRAZIONE. (Italian)
  6. ^ immaginecentrostudi. org. 14° SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL COMICS, DEL FILM DI ANIMAZIONE E DELL'ILLUSTRAZIONE. (Italian)
  7. ^ noosfere. org. List of the winners of the Grand Prix de la SF Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. (French)

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