‘Tron’ and ‘Alien’ Concept Artist Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud Passes Away

Just last weekend, the world lost the fine creative mind of Ralph McQuarrie, the concept artist behind films like Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, and now here we are losing another fine artist in the world of film and more. Reuters reports that French comic book and concept artist Jean “Moebius” Giraud has died at the age of 73 after fighting with cancer for some time. Though overseas Moebius might best be know for creating the Wild West character Blueberry, a comic creation that gained cult status and became almost as beloved as Tintin, he also contributed to seminal sci-films like Tron and Alien. More below. Moebius is responsible for the worlds from Tron and Alien, two sci-fi films which have shaped the genre in style for decades, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. In addition, Moebius also contributed his visionary mind to films …