That being said, I am in no way in overstating things when I write that today one of the most influential visionaries in the history of sequential art, and perhaps the greatest cartoonist of all time, has left us.
Jean Giraud is dead at 73. The foremost among a number of legends to pass away in the span of a scant few months, Moebius' passing will undoubtedly turn the comics world on its head - not since Eisner's death in 2005 has such a titanic figure died. Prooker, who is far more knowledgeable than I in all thing Moebius, will soon begin working on a larger retrospective - truly an enormous undertaking. I wish I could articulate my ideas of the artist and his brilliant body of work, but for now my efforts are fruitless. Moebius' illustrations leave me in a sublime awe, and now I find his passing has left me in the same state. Rest in peace, Jean Giraud.
1938-2012
