One of France’s best-known cartoonist and comic book creators, Jean Giraud, has died aged-73 in Paris after a long-illness. Giraud, also known under the names Moebius and Gir, was the creator of the hugely popular character Lieutenant Blueberry for a Western series of the same name.

RFI: French comic book illustrator Moebius dies in Paris

(news story via Abe, Moebius self-portrait via ENKI)

See also:

In Search of Moebius, a BBC documentary on Giraud.

Quenched Consciousness – A Moebius art blog/tumblr by Popjellyfish, including a Moebius Career Chronology in honor of his passing.

Jodorowsky’s Dune, which included designs by Moebius.