About the Biographix (Paperback) Moebius

The first English-language volume to explore the career of the comics artist who inspired Blade Runner, Akira, and Hayao Miyazaki, this seventh volume in the Biographix Series features Jean Giraud (1938-2012) started drawing comics in the late 1950s for a variety of French comics magazines. Under his real name, he found success in 1963 with the western series Blueberry, written by Jean-Michel Charlier and published in Pilote magazine. In the 1970s, he started producing science fiction works under the name of Moebius, which brought him international success, and which included works such as Arzach. He died in 2012, as a global celebrity in the comics world and a major influence across visual media.