In Search of Moebius (BBC 4 Documentary)
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- Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time and also one of the genre's best kept secrets. He achieved his greatest fame under the pseudonym/alter ego Moebius, and his artistic influence extends beyond Europe to the USA and Japan. Features interviews with Giraud himself, Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, American comic book artists Jim Lee and Mike Mignolla and many others.
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i can't believe Moebius was alive during my lifetime and I didn't even know he existed until a few years ago. RIP Legend. Forever my favorite illustrator and so inspiring.
We all saw the fifth element, that was so totally moebius, even the action of the characters, it looked like the Incal
MOEBIUS WAS THE NUMBER ONE. Nobody like him.
@@JSTNtheWZRD I saw it in the cinema without knowing anything about it except Bruce Willis SciFi. I straight away was thinking where did this come from? Hollywood must have actually given someone creative control for once and it must be influenced by something I'd missed.
@@steveanton763 He did the whole film on paper probably and I think also that they modeled it after his style because of how popular he was in Europe, but they mention him once in the credits for a second. Hollyweird.....
Fifth Element took from the Incal. The Matrix took from the Invisibles. At least the former paid Moebius. The Wachowskis ripped off Grant Morrison and got away with it.
I'm 72 now and was in my 20's when HM came out here in the US. Needles to say I bought every issue. Moebius elevated the comic genre from soap-opera conflicts to philosophical questions set amidst crumbling yet vibrant backdrops. Despite interactions the protagonist dwells within his own mind..as do we all. I Salute this fine mind whose work has enriched my life.
Did you ever buy any moebius shirts back in the day?
@@Danchodan47 hi Daniel.. I don't recall Moebius t-shirts being available in the 70s.
O come on Mr. Moon, night is calm, mind silent , no one particular ,all Or nothing at all, let me listen laying down, sinking more ,dissolving, being moonlight here and there, in and around everything.
I met Jean in 1986 and he signed several pieces of his work for me. He's one of the nicest people I've met.
"I did nothing for a whole year. It was fabulous" -Moebius
@Hal Jordan Thanks for the compliment... I feel culturally enriched.
@Hal Jordan Dickhead lol, go back to your cave
Hal Jordan lazy bastards gave you Camembert, baguette, wine and croissant. Go get your Wendy’s shitery.
@Hal Jordan Yes that's why we have/had the best painters/drawners/writers/philosophes, why we had revolution, art revolution, les lumières, la nouvelle vague, human rights... Because we are able to stop doing things to start thinking about them. And all around the world, people, artists who know and need that came in France. Airhead like you cant understand, it's not your fault. To finish, we fought against Italy, Spain, England, Germany for centuries at 2vs1 or more and we are still here.
@@berengerlefort8612 French never fell for the Protestant Sucker Ethic.
I can still pick any moebius picture and still get totally lost in the details… and I've seen them over and over again. He was just so good.Epic.
Even the "simple" stuff has depths you discover with each viewing.
You really can look at so much of his work over & over again. Finding something new each time.
I cannot imagine Nausicaa without Jean, I cannot imagine Nausicaa, Blade Runner, Akira or Alien either to be honest. What a wonderful guy. Such an amazing designer/ creator. You made such a footprint on me, especially in my darkest moments on an hospital bed 22 years ago. It's maybe because I have spent a good chunk of my life by the waves and the Atlantic but I love the Silver Surfer. Such a unique take on super heroes.
Love you sir, rest in peace.
The Long Tomorrow was a game changer. Short comic but great masterpiece. Thanks Moebius, you are part of us all now. You achieved inmortality my friend.
Agreed...
I was obsessed with the underground city, shapeshifting woman, quiver shivs,etc...
It came out in Heavy Metal mag when I was around 13 and I wasn’t allowed to own those...
Hahahaha
Helped to create Druuna... I advise you to read it, fantastic!
Thank you so much for uploading this. It's insane to think about how much of a cultural impact this man had by simply drawing lines.
By simply making art, you mean ;)
There is a video on youtube where Hayao Miyazaki embarrassingly admitted being so influenced by Moebius' works that it showed up in Nasicaa (confirming what many had noticed the similarities between the movie and Moebius's works) ..
Moebius' style and ideas are so incomparable even great directors like Miyazaki and Ridley Scott look to him for inspirations ..
A lot of great artist tend to look at others for inspiration and shapes their influence.
It's no secret that a lot of mangakas were fascinated by Moebius work. This whole mix of organic and technology can be found in things like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Evangelion, Gunnm... The whole dark sci-fi stuff of the 70s and 80s with Alien, Blade Runner, and Moebius work deeply influenced Japanese artists. To Miyazaki's credit, he invented a much more optimistic atmosphere, poetic and childish, innocent, rather than tortured, colorful and sexual which was Moebius' style. Miyazaki is deep, but cute, dreamy. It's the optimistic nation that followed the horrors of WW2. Moebius seems like a much more disturbed individual, with flaws and dark thoughts, a bit like William Burroughs, without the drugs. Miyazaki is pure and childlike, he only took Moebius as an inspiration.
+Nicolas Bertin
I agree that Moebius is comparatively more adult-themed and frequently suggests sophisticated ethereal thoughtfulness (I think he dabbled in buddhism?) where Miyazaki alludes to a more innocent view of the world .. There is no shame in Miyazaki admitting to taking sometings from Moebius because all artists find inspirations from other artists and external sources. .. any artist who says he is completely original is simply lying out of pure unfounded arrogance ..
"good artist copy, great artists steal"
+slitor
umm... so ?
Lol Love What Mike Mignola said "If you love my work why don't you just print my work" XD
Because they make their but off their intellectual property. That's why the big two have been sued by Siegel and Shuster, and Kirby, Steve Gerber, peter b. Gillis, etc. They want to use you up and move on...
He was so bitter! You can make great things no matter the medium. Very disappointed of Mignola.
@@vagabundo1600 but you cant be fully fulfilled and reach your potential if you are doing others people stuff.
@@vagabundo1600 Sure, you can make great things, but creators deserve to be PAID for their work and have control over it. Mignola is talking about control, respect and being fairly compensated.
The team that put this documentary together did a fantastic job
Me and my team did the opening sequence, so thanks for the kind words!
Bart Simpson is one of the producers 0:13
and a member of Kraftwerk composing the music this is the best documentary ever !
@@HenryDeMedina Aye caramba!
I've never seen anyone do distance so correctly, from buildings to people, his drawings had the same perfect angles and proportions as a photograph.
You’re absolutely right! Maybe that’s one of the 100 reasons I like his art
I've been captivated by Moebius' artwork for decades. Whilst the man was yet amongst us, I purchased some signed prints and books, wishing only that I had purchased more. RIP Mr. Giraud
His work was very, very French.
I really think he's my all time favorite!
Nah. He was more french than the French. Still French though, just more so, not only conceptually but also deliberately, and he knew it.
Recently just discovered this amazing man Moebius and I am so pleasantly surprised that he has been a part of my whole life with all my favorites such as the fifth element, alien, dune, etc. As an aspiring artist looking towards to to do comics Moebius is truly one of the masters I look up to.
I met him in NYC at Comicon in the 90's, what an honor!🙏 My absolute favorite graphic artist ever.
I am just trying to return to doing comics, and I've blown the last few weeks trying to get back into the whole mainstream, superhero idiom. And I'm stinking up my sketchbooks. Watching this has brought back to me how important it is to do what you love, and make that your life, and not try to shoehorn yourself into whatever "sells." Considering the current state of comics, I might as well do what I want, and find a way to help the "right" audience find it. Thank you for this post!
I watch this at least once a month. I don't know french but I know exactly where the documentary is at just by listening to auditory cues while I'm drawing on my desk.
The very last drawing they show is meaningful, you see Giraud flying saying "I feel like a superhuman" "I want it to never stop" and I feel that summarize very well Giraud with his overgrown super ego when it comes to drawing but also I think this is exactly what happens in the head of many graphics artists, especially when they were drawing during their teenage years and their minds were blooming.
For me the Moebius-Stan Lee's "Silver Surfer" is a remarkable comic in US industry, very underrated, the rest of Marvel is just like a "soap opera" with a lot of cliché. Jodorowsky explained it well!!
Only a true Frenchman can draw a multipage spread while smoking a cigarette
+RoboBoddicker And eat a baguette with his left hand.
Lol, true
Only English man can have such a narrow and stereotypical point of view . Did you see the paradox ? I am French .
yes, I have a little overreacted
im french but this guy got no sense of humor that's terrible
Moebius documentary followed by Tron, a good night's viewing.
Jean Moebius Giraud was actually a great master in drawing and comic book art. First off he was really great in drawing whatever things he had to, great knowledge of drawing , history of art and history of comic books so that he could also study the art of other great comic books masters which are classics, like Alex Raymond, Milton Caniff, Hal Foster, Winsor Mc Cay, Herriman, and many others.
Giraud was great technically and alot of great art you can find also in his Blueberry western series. They are so good it seems to read a John Ford or Sergio Leone or Sam Peckimpah movie on paper.
From that and the interest in science fiction, Maya art, and many other references, comes Moebius.
Moebius is all what the work as Gir cannot be, that is to say, alot of experimentation, both in style and things he drew, dream, imagination, surrealism, in one word freedom he couldn't have while doing more classic western strips.
The great thing about Moebius is great technical skills coupled together with great imagination, this is what makes an actually complete artist.
I really laugh at that scene in Crimson Tide where a fight breaks out between two sailors, about who drew the best Silver Surfer - Jack "King" Kirby, or Moebius. Denzel Washington breaks up the fracas, and asks what the hell was the problem. Denzel's character says, "Anyone who has who knows anything about comic books knows the Jack Kirby Silver Surfer is the only true Silver Surfer!"
I think that line was probably (duh) written by Quentin Tarantino, as he did a script polish on the whole film.
Woah...Moebius ..
Artistic Existential.. spilling love, passion, truth and blood in every scribble of the pen..
My heart literally breaks as I breathe in his Expression of Life.
Each panel is perfection as high winds change the landscape
A brilliant star .His art changed me forever.
R.i.p one of the very few gods of art Moebius
my entire childhood was filled with Moebius artwork
the childhood of most today still have moebius but they don t even know 😀
I wish mine was, but I didn’t read many comics sadly, I want to start now :))
@@jh5kl i also discovered him nww, as an artist I'm blown away with his workk
I love his art, and I'm happy to learn how cool and nice a guy he was.
Riveting documentary. I particularly liked the Metal Hurlant and Alien segments. I did find it a bit odd that near the end Moebius was summarized as so enigmatic and almost akin to absentminded savant (particularly by Jodorowsky), when in fact Moebius comes off as rather sound and grounded in all of his comments.
@@rudedragens7397 That's like something Don Trump would say if you quit on him.
Being sound and grounded doesn't mean he knows how to deepen his relationships. What I read from what he said about his feelings of abandonment from his father, and loneliness from his mother, he has some kind of hyper independence response to trauma, which could also explain the need to show himself as an egocentric/unreachable person as a defense.
A master, a legend! ALL respect for Moebius!
Amazing documentary of a brilliant artist, Moebius deserves to be watched in a better resolution, I recommend you guys to search for this doc on dailymotion, there's a 480p version there
This is just gold, thanks for uploading, cheers!
Beautiful. Thanks for posting. Always loved Moebius, and just recently discovered his work as Jean Giraud on "Blueberry." The man was a genius of drawing. Thanks Moebius for the dream of the pure artist!
Probably my fave youtube video ever... 7th time watching : ) If heaven is half as good as his imagination he'll be in a happy place right now
Excellent documentary! Thank you!!!
my god its a xenoblade chronicles 3 reference!!!!?!!!!! 😱😱😱
Bellissimo. Avevo visto la mostra alla fondazione Cartier di Parigi nel 2011, e avevo capito la profondità culturale che si manifesta nei suoi disegni. Sì è inaugurata in questi giorni una grande mostra a Napoli. Spero di poter andare a visitarla e rinnovare così le emozioni già provate.
Fantastic documentary! Only regret is I didnt hear more about L'Incal, from both Jodorovsky & Moebius.
Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing this.
I think they should do something similiar with Druillet,he would absolutely deserve it
According to Lewis Trondheim Moebius used to make compliments to cartoonists so that they would feel happy about their work. The goal was for them to not go and try to out-do him.
Giraud talks about Mexico and the desert (7:20), but he skips his life changing experience with mushrooms.
«Moebius kept his hallucinogens consumption during the 70s, which coincidentally were the most experimental years of his career. He also was a marihuana smoker his entire life. He never denied this consumption. He recognised that psychoactive drugs were an evident an desirable influence for his artwork. Titles as "The Hermetic Garage", “The Incal" (made hand by hand with Jodorowsky) or "Arzak" were remarkably influenced by the effects of different substances. In fact, these works derived from his psychedelic trips began to be his most recognizable works.»
haha, good to know
I don't think that's what was being said at all. He's relating the fact that Moebius' drug use had a dramatic impact on him and his art. Nobody said an artist needs drugs to be great.
It looks to me as if someone has edited that part out of the section on Mexico. I think the section where Moebius started following some mystic named Appel-Guery.
perhaps he mentioned it but the beeb cut it out. you never know what's on the editing room floor.
Such a great influence. Moebius is out of this world!
Thanks for uploading this
Great documentary, thank you very much for sharing.
He was very inspiring to me as a kid. Also, look it is drawing with traditional media. While forums argue which is better, Maya, 3ds Max, Blender etc etc, we still have traditional that can make amazing and humanistic work. As I always say traditional drawing is cutting edge!....
His art has always been a great influence upon me, I am glad he has been on others also, the future needs it.
Thanks for posting.. this is great!
In the US Jean Giraud is most known for his Moebius work. But his European audience of a certain age is probably most familiar with his art on the Lt. Blueberry strip serialized in the comic anthology “Pilote”. Sometimes I don't know which of his work I love more. I love the elegant, beautifully drawn work of his Moebius style, but it's his use of light and shadow in Blueberry, the gritty quality to his vision of the western genre and his breathtaking vistas of the American Southwest that I find absolutely thrilling (I suspect he was most influenced by Sergio Leoni’s films). Here’s the test: If I were offered any page of his original art, I think I would probably take a Lt. Blueberry page.
Same here.
geez, how many legends can you have in one doc? wow. so glad to see them before they pass away or passed away. giraud is a cool guy with a good sense of humor and a great sense of what he is doing. he really expressed himself well, i loved it. and in this new medium for him lol. great work very informative and enjoyable summary of his fantastic career.
I remember discovering this comics back in 1998 when I was doing my military service. I may have spent a whole minute on each page. Reminded me of the time I visited the "Musée d'Orsay" impressionists' gallery 4 four year earlier during my oral admission examinations to engineering schools. And a couple of months later, when I was in an hospital bed after a nasty accident, Bilal, Jodo, Gimenez and Moebius to name a few, were the ones to help me during the hardest time of my life.
Still remember when I discovered the "Heavy metal" movie during a festival in a local theater back in 1996 alongside Macros, Akira and Ghost in the shell to name a few, what a thing!
How could I have missed this docu ?
Been a fan of moebius for ever ...smoking weed and reading the incal series/world of edena while being a teenager ....those were great times
R.I.P . jean giraud
Its amazing that all the material things that I have loved and artist that I love all had this connection . The comics I loved and those who created them , Heavy Metal , Dune , Blueberry , Alien , Moebius , Geiger , Stan Lee , RIdley Scott, all have these wonderful connections that I grew up knowing nothing about . How wonderful !!!
Moebius was a genius.
An understatement at best. There was and is just no one like him. You almost have to invent a wholly new classification for Moebius.
Moebius’ art is enchanting
I wish he had the opportunity to make his own films like Miyazaki had, and not just work on someone else's ideas.
no comment about 240p.
So people are really here for content
Awesome Documentary! Thanks for sharing.
good to hear all this great artists. vive Moebius !
Thanks for this vid, made my day today. Love it
1974 I discovered Moebius I was an instant fan
ya, one of the greats . . . thanks for upload . . .
great artist,been a fan for over 20 years.first time ive seen him
Bravo to the all people involved in this doc movie!
This is THE thing that i am the most proud of as a french man although WE don't deserve that credibility. They were just ahead of everything.
I’ve not seen this before, thanks for sharing!
The music pushed this documentary on to whole another level. Love it. 🖤 Such a pity it's not on Spotify.
who is the music by?
@@linoeleven The soundtrack was composed by "Kraftwerk" legend Karl Bartos.
Morbius
its moebin time
Loving the Bartos soundtrack to this docu!
and the background music is amazing
amazing documentary, fantastic, and great music by legendary Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos
I love kraftwerk, but the music drove me nuts.
I thought it sounded familliar.. love it.
No spoiler warning for Xenoblade 3 🙄
So Jodorowsky's failed Dune became Alien. Then he had a hand in Blade Runner, Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal, Marvel comics, what a great artistic reach.
Jodorowskys failed Dune became Alien, The fifth element, David Lynchs Dune and so so so many other films too..
Incorrect perspective. "Jodorowsky's Dune" (no failed), became comics: Metabarons, La Incal, which were all borrowed by creators of Alien, Blade Runner, Fifth Element. Metal Hurlant was Moebius's thing. Moebius inspired comics Jodorowsky inspired movies. Although yes if you include the "Grey Area" factor those two creators were the catalyst for what we have today.
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not really... just look up the documentary about it (jodorowsky's dune)
The Jabba the Hutt Barón Harkonnen connection
Blueberry is amazing Magnifique I will come to tears cuz of this part right here because I very much love westerns as boy
I have been an admirer of Moebius' art for a very long time, but I didn't know much about him other then he was French lol. Enlightening! I enjoyed this documentary very much.
I misspelled the morbius movie and clicked on this
Heard the name for YEARS,but didn't look into him until about 10 years ago. I was floored! That's BEFORE I discovered Blueberry! Absolutely mind boggling and exquisite and so much DETAIL!!
Brilliant, thanks for sharing.
This was an excellent doc! Now I know why I was so captivated by "Arzach" and "The long Tomorrow"!
Hvala Karlo :)
They didn't go into Edena, which is a shame, I really wanted to hear more about that.
One of my favorite artists. He influenced the color palette of US comics and movies (7 colors of the rainbow).
Thank you for this
Moebius is one of the greatest artists of ALL TIME, an inspiration to me!!! He doesn't know how important He is in ART!!! I thanks GOD for artists like him!!! LONG LIVE MOEBIUS!!! Thank you(Karlo) for this. Cheers.
I hope you mean that metaphorically, because he passed away , a number of years ago...
Sean Bell He did passed away in 2012 .
Konstantin Janev Thanks for the correction....sorry it took me 3 years to reply...just re watching this, such an amazing man and artist.
absolutely true
The soundtrack on this documentary is just as awesome as the artwork. I wish there was a playlist of it
Do you know who the music was made by?
@@linoeleven I wish. The only song I was able to find is Karl Bartos - Blueberry . Awesome song
@@strider6425 Thanks! I'm looking for that opening track and it seems like Karl Bartos did it just for the documentary, as I've stumbled across a few comments saying that track is unreleased and stuff like that. Thanks for replying, you never know now with the power of the internet and social media, perhaps all of it could get released digitally.
@@linoeleven yeah I hope so. It is a great set of tracks. Here's to hoping
Fantastic. Thank you.
May God rest your soul. Such an amazing artist.
Thanx for video!
Let's imagine something written by Alan Moore with the art of Moebius...
+Felipe M why did that never happen ;(
+wood fox Fucking epic right?
wood fox because moore is a douchenozzle
Brits and French work together only when they both fear Germans...😅
Magnique documentaire ! Awesome documentary !
Incredible artist.
イマジネーションとインスピレーションの塊ですね。
Wow , I’ve never heard of this guy yet I’ve been a fan of his for so long , glad I’m finally caught up !
my favorite illustrator!
Thanks for sharing.
Moebius is an awesome artist, the best inspiring EVER.....RIP
a magnificent artist, probably a great human being and a major influence for many other great artists... I wish he had lived 200 years.
Jodo at 41:37 speaks some hilarious truths
Jodorowsky is great
+John Smith yep man, I am with the pair of you :)
Heh, as a DC guy I feel a bit of insulted...
But DC is great in facing their heroes with their own frailty.
Was that what he meant? (I mean they die and come back again so often)
Agreed
@Mourning Star calm down.
Years ago, I bought HEAVYMETAL magazines. I would draw all the
Images that I liked most. Really helped me.
This was very enlightening as to the inter-relationships of these artists. I recommend this to any fans.
Someday, I hope they release his entire catalog in English. There's stuff i would truly like to see and read again.
One of my favorite comic artists. I'm really inspired by the great perspective in all his scenes.
What others u like? :))
@@J_H_Rahbek Mostly classic artists such as Hal Foster. As far as modern artists, Kim Jung Gi.