Sci-Fi/Fantasy Artist Jean 'Moebius' Giraud Dies At 73 64
Dr Herbert West writes:
"According to io9, 'Today is an incredibly sad day for fans of comic books, concept art, and downright anything science fiction. Artist Jean 'Moebius' Giraud, who provided some of the most stunning scifi and fantasy art ever to grace a page, has succumbed to illness at the age of 73.' It's pretty hard to overstate the impact he had on film, comic books, and illustration in general. You can name most any fantasy or science fiction related piece of culture from the last 30 or 40 years, and chances are he provided concept art for it or was involved in some way. Alien, Dune, Heavy Metal, Tron (original AND the new one), The Abyss, Masters of the Universe, The Fifth Element, Willow... the list goes on. With the recent passing of Ralph McQuarrie, it's been a tough week for scifi and fantasy artists."
Re:End of an era (Score:5, Insightful)
Regardless, it is pretty clear that many culture and social icons are entering their later years.
Or maybe we're just getting older and the people we've come to know over the years are dying off. Damn mortality.
Re:I Will Kill Him! (Score:3, Insightful)
The reference is incorrect. He did not have involvement with the produced Dune films. Credit where it's due, he did a lot of great stuff. Just not Dune.
he did work for _A_ Dune film. Sadly just not one that ever got shot.
the drawing referred to above is this one:
http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/ourdailyred.cgi?f=2008-11-17-190227-01378882 [bigredandshiny.com]
Forrest? (Score:4, Insightful)
Who's Forrest? Do you mean Jean-Claude Forest? Now that's a hidden treasure. I always had the impression he was completely forgotton apart from Barbarella - which again was known only because of the movie.