Podcast

352. A Continuing Legacy for Legendary French Artist Moebius

Discover the visionary world of Jean Henri Gaston Giraud—also known as Gir but better known as Moebius, a master of cosmic comics—in this podcast episode. Join us for an interview with his children, Nausicaa and Raphael, as they discuss the enduring legacy of their father, a trailblazer whose surreal artistry reshaped science fiction. We met at the France Pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair and recorded at the Galaxy Press booth discussing his legacy as well as their own stories with their father.

Moebius co-founded Heavy Metal Magazine and served as a founding judge for Illustrators of the Future, even illustrating Jo Beverly’s story in Writers of the Future Vol. 4. His seminal The Long Tomorrow ignited Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, with Scott later confessing, “You see it everywhere … you can’t get away from it.” George Lucas hailed Moebius’s “sheer beauty” in designs for Willow, while Hayao Miyazaki, a lifelong friend, credits Arzach’s “awesome sense of space” for inspiring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind—echoed in the name of Giraud’s own daughter.

Learn more at www.moebius.fr.