Mœbius
French comic book writer and artist. Best known for his work on Blueberry and Incal, and being one of the founders of Metal Hurlant and Humanoids Publishing.
Name:
Mœbius
Aliases:
- Jean Giraud
- Moebius
- Jean Henri Gaston Giraud
Birth date:
May 8th, 1938
Death date:
March 10th, 2012
Home town:
Paris
Country:
France
Career
Comic Books
In 1962, Moebius teamed up with writer, Jean-Michel Charlier and started up a comic strip called Fort Navajo for Pilote magazine. It was greatly acclaimed and continued uninterrupted for the next 12 years. Lieutenant Blueberry became its most popular character, and his adventures in the spin-off, Blueberry are Moebius' best known work in France. In Europe, comics are considered high art and France has even issued postage stamps in his honor.
Moebius did strips from 1963 to 1964 in a magazine called Hara-Kiri and then disappeared for many years. Then in 1975, he co-created a magazine entitled Metal Hurlant In 1981, he started his immensely popular Incal series with Alejandro Jodorowsky. Arzach and the serial, Airtight Garage, also had their origins in Metal Hurlant.
In 1988 Moebius drew a two-part The Silver Surfer limited series with writer, Stan Lee.
In 2003 Moebius collaborated with the mangaka, Jiro Taniguchi, on Icaro.
| Series | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
 (AS) Comics | 1989 | ||
| (Catalogues) Expositions | 1987 | ||
| (Catalogues) Ventes aux enchères - Millon | 2007 | ||
| Aliens (Wetta) | 2018 | ||
| Altor | 1992 | 2003 | |
| Arzach | 1976 | ||
| Arzak | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Au secours ! | 1994 | ||
| Aventures du latex (Les) | 1991 | ||
| Ballades (Moebius) | 1995 | ||
| Bandard fou (Le) | 1974 | ||
| Bd fait sa cuisine (La) | 1999 | ||
| Beautiful life | 2004 | ||
| Canal Choc | 1990 | ||
| Carnets (Les) (Moebius) | 2011 | 2018 | |
| Carnets volés du Major (Les) | 1983 | ||
| Cartier | 2007 | ||
| Caste des Méta-Barons (La) | 2001 | ||
| Cauchemar blanc | 1977 | 2006 | |
| Chaos (Moebius) | 1991 | ||
| Chroniques métalliques | 1992 | ||
| Citadelle aveugle (La) | 1989 | ||
| Comics 130 | 1971 | ||
| Corto Maltese (Divers) | 1985 | ||
| Cœur couronné (Le) | 1992 | 1998 | |
| Dessine-moi l'UNESCO... | 1996 | ||
| Double évasion | 1981 | ||
| Désert est plus beau que tout... (Le) | 1987 | ||
| Déviation (La) | 1980 | ||
| Edge II | 2007 | ||
| Enquêtes de Lord Darcy | 1983 | ||
| Escale sur Pharagonescia | 1989 | ||
| Evénement du Je dis (L') | 1991 | ||
| Folies furieuses | 1992 | ||
| Fusions | 1995 | ||
| Griffes d'ange | 1994 | ||
| Halo graphic novel | 2007 | ||
| Histoire d'une idée | 2007 | ||
| Homme est-il bon ? (L') | 1977 | ||
| Icare | 2005 | ||
| Incal (Après l') | 2000 | ||
| Incal (L') - Une aventure de John Difool | 1981 | 2014 | |
| Inside Moebius | 2004 | 2010 | |
| Jimi Hendrix - Emotions électriques | 2003 | ||
| John Watercolor et sa redingote qui tue!! | 1976 | ||
| Lavilliers | 2000 | ||
| Lazlo Parker : Œuvres Monumentales Miniatures | 2020 | ||
| Little Nemo (Moebius/Marchand) | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Little Nemo in Slumberland | 2005 | ||
| Long Tomorrow (The) | 1989 | ||
| Made in L.A. | 1988 | ||
| Major Fatal - Le garage hermétique | 1979 | 2012 | |
| Maîtres du temps (Les) | 1982 | ||
| Mockba | 1990 | ||
| Moebius œuvres complètes | 1980 | 1985 | |
| Monde d'Edena (Le) | 1983 | 2001 | |
| Monde du Garage Hermétique (Le) | 1990 | 1992 | |
| Mœbius œuvres | 2010 | 2019 | |
| Nuit de l'étoile (La) | 1986 | ||
| Ode à l'X | 1996 | ||
| Opéra bouffe (L') | 1980 | ||
| Petit Prince (Le) - Les Nouvelles Aventures | 2011 | 2016 | |
| Polnareff | 2007 | ||
| Quatre-vingt huit | 1990 | ||
| Raymond Devos | 2017 | ||
| Rire contre le racisme | 2006 | ||
| Silence, on rêve | 1991 | ||
| Souffle coupé, regards sur la filature de Ligugé (Le) | 2010 | ||
| Starwatcher | 1986 | ||
| Super Héros 1983 - 1993 | 1993 | ||
| SuperDupont | 1977 | ||
| Trajectoire (Bati) | 2019 | ||
| Tueur de Monde | 1979 | 1984 | |
| Une jeunesse heureuse | 1999 | ||
| Venise céleste | 1984 | ||
| Yeux du chat (Les) | 1978 | 1981 | |
| Yeux du chat (version jaune) (Les) | 2020 | ||
 A1 (Atomeka press, 1989) | 1990 | ||
| Aliens: Havoc (1997) | 1997 | ||
 Après le Mur... | 1990 | ||
| Arzach (en anglais) | 1977 | ||
| Blueberry (en anglais, Egmont/Methuen) | 1977 | ||
| Blueberry (en anglais, Marvel Comics) | 1991 | ||
| Blueberry (Marshal) (en anglais) | 1991 | ||
| Blueberry (Young) | 1990 | ||
| Buzz Buzz Comics Magazine (1996) | 1996 | ||
 Cidadela cega (A) | 1993 | ||
 Classici del fumetto di Repubblica (I) | 1975 | ||
| Concrete (1987) | 1990 | ||
| Dark Horse Presents (1986) | 1992 | 1993 | |
| Escala em Pharagonescia | 1991 | ||
| Exotics (1996) | 1997 | ||
| Eyes of the Cat (The) | 2013 | ||
| Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated (1998) | 1998 | ||
| Halo (2006) | 2006 | ||
| Halo (en portugais) | 2007 | ||
| Homem é bom? (O) | 1984 | ||
| Incal (O) - Uma aventura de John Difool | 1983 | 1990 | |
| Incal (The) | 1988 | ||
| Is Man Good? | 1978 | ||
| Legends of Arzach (1992) | 1992 | ||
| Louca do Sacré-Cœur (A) | 2015 | ||
| Major Fatal - Le garage hermétique (en portugais) | 1988 | 1996 | |
| Marvel Age (Marvel Comics - 1983) | 1989 | ||
| Moebius (en anglais) | 1987 | 2000 | |
| Moebius ashcan comics | 1995 | 1999 | |
| Moebius' Airtight Garage (1993) | 1993 | ||
| Moebius' Airtight Garage: The Elsewhere Prince (1990) | 1990 | ||
| Mundo de Edena (O) | 1989 | 1994 | |
| Muro antes e depois... (O) | 1990 | ||
| Olhos do gato (Os) | 2021 | ||
| Onyx Overlord (1992) | 1992 | 1993 | |
| Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams (The) (1994) | 1994 | ||
| Silver Surfer: Parable (1988) | 1988 | ||
| Superman (One shots - Graphic novels) | 1993 | ||
| Superman Vol.1 (DC comics - 1939) | 1984 | ||
| Surfista Prateado | 1989 | 2013 | |
 Universum der Wunder | 1990 | 1991 |
| Séries principales (Jean Giraud) | de | à | Rôle |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Catalogues) Ventes aux enchères - Coutau-Bégarie | 2014 | ||
| (Recueil) Bédémix | 1989 | ||
| (Recueil) Pilote (Super Pocket) | 1968 | 1970 | |
| Blueberry | 1965 | 2017 | |
| Blueberry (France Loisirs) | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Blueberry (La Jeunesse de) | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Blueberry (Lieutenant) (pocket) | 1983 | ||
| Blueberry (Marshal) | 1991 | 2000 | |
| Blueberry (Rombaldi-Dargaud) | 2010 | ||
| Bonux-Boy (Les histoires de) | 1960 | 1961 | |
| Buddy Longway | 1983 | ||
| Ferme des animaux (La) (Giraud/Bati) | 1985 | ||
| Gir | 1974 | ||
| Gir œuvres | 1981 | 1983 | |
| Grands hommes de l'Ouest (Les) | 1968 | ||
| Jason Muller | 1975 | ||
| Jim Cutlass (Une aventure de) | 1979 | 1991 | |
| Magiciens d'eau (Les) | 1987 | ||
| Souvenirs du vingtième siècle | 1983 | ||
| Voyages | 1977 | ||
| XIII | 2007 | ||
| XIII (Le Soir Belgique) | 2012 | ||
| Albi ardimento | 1970 | ||
| Altor (en portugais) | 1991 | 1994 | |
| Blueberry (en italien) | 1978 | 1988 | |
 Blueberry (en néerlandais) | 1991 | ||
| Blueberry (en portugais) (Uma aventura do Tenente) | 1969 | 2006 | |
| Blueberry (Juventude) (en portugais) | 1987 | ||
| Blueberry (Marshal) (en portugais) | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Blueberry (Público - Edições ASA, 2e série) | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Blueberry (strip-pocket) (en néerlandais) | 1982 | ||
| Classici del Fumetto di Repubblica (I) - Serie Oro | 2005 | ||
 Grandes héroes del cómic | 2003 | ||
| Jim Cutlass (en allemand) | 1981 | ||
| Jim Cutlass (Las aventuras de) | 1980 | 1994 | |
| Jim Cutlass (Uma aventura de) | 1983 | ||
| Kirk (Sargento) | 1982 | ||
| Triunfo dos Porcos (O) | 1986 | ||
| XIII (Público/ASA - Album duplo) | 2015 |
Movies/TV Shows
Moebius’ vision of The Surfer was ridiculed in the film Crimson Tide by the character of Lt. Commander Ron Hunter, played by Denzel Washington, in a scene written by a then unknown, Quentin Tarantino. In contrast, Moebius achieved a monumental screen triumph with his design work on the 1997 film, The Fifth Element.
Awards
- Winner 1975 Yellow Kid Best Foreign Artist
- Winner 1979 Adamson Award for Blueberry
- Winner 1980 Yellow Kid Best Foreign Author
- Winner 1981 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême
- Winner 1985 Grand Prix for the Graphic Arts
- Winner 1988 Harvey Award Best Foreign Material for Moebius
- Winner 1989 Eisner Award Best Finite/Limited Series for The Silver Surfer
- Winner 1989 Harvey Award Best Foreign Material for The Incal
- Winner 1991 Eisner Award Best Single Issue for Concrete Celebrates Earth Day
- Winner 1991 Harvey Award Best American Edition of Foreign Material for Blueberry
- Winner 1997 Harvey Award The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame
- Winner 1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Artist
- Winner 1998 Eisner Award's Hall of Fame
- Winner 2000 Max & Moritz Prize Special Prize for Outstanding Life’s Work
- Winner 2001 Haxtur Award Best Long Comic Strip for The Crowned Heart
