Footage of a proposed television series based on Moebius and Dan O’Bannon’s The Long Tomorrow, narrated by James Coburn.

I’ve found virtually no information about this, except for this resume page for producer Hillard Elkins(at the very bottom):

“Elkins is also in development with Phillipe Rivier and Tri-Star Television on a one-hour series, written by Dan O’Bannon (Alien, Total Recall) and designed by the acclaimed artist Mobius, presently called THE LONG TOMORROW”.”

Thanks so much to one of my twitter followers for sending this to me.

An interview(in French) with Moebius, conducted in his office in 2010. Of note, at 1:26 you can see the interviewer flipping through a sketchbook that contains his originals for La faune de Mars. They’re gorgeous, and mind-bogglingly small.

(Source: facebook.com)

Minuscule: L’artiste

Minuscule is a series of short animated films about the lives of bugs, co-created by Moebius’ daughter, Hélène Giraud. She wrote and directed this episode, called L’artiste, which stars her father and a goofy spider, and it is pretty adorable.

Mr. Gir & Mike S. Blueberry (in French, no subtitles)

An hour long doucmentary from 2000, focusing on Moebius’ Gir persona and his Blueberry work. It comes as a second disc of the Metamoebius DVD release, and is not subtitled in English. Which is sad, because it’s full of wonderful candid moments at home with his family and working in his studio. I enjoyed watching it knowing no French at all.

An 18 minute documentary on the conceptual work for Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element, focusing on Moebius and Jean-Claude Mézières. It’s got some great footage and interviews(and some impressively cheesy narration), but I think the real motivation behind making this was to prove that all old French cartoonists are genetically predisposed to being adorable.

I found this really wonderful half hour interview with Moebius, from what looks to have been filmed around 1987-88. There’s a pretty monotone translator, but it’s otherwise a very hearty piece. He talks at length about his philosophies behind art, about styles and improvisation, and his lengthy partnership with Alejandro Jodorowsky. I especially like the part where he talks about the formation of Metal Hurlant and how he links that to the May ‘68 protests in France.

The company that put it out is called The Roland Collection, and their “Great Artists in the World of Comics” series has an impressive assortment, including Howard Chaykin, Alan Moore, Enki Bilal, and Milo Manara. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s impossible to obtain any of these anymore. Aside from this Moebius episode, the only other I’ve found available to watch is one featuring the great Alberto Breccia.

Moebius, featured in Ken Viola’s 1987 documentary The Masters of Comic Book Art, hosted by Harlan Ellison. It’s one of Moebius’ few on-camera interviews in English, and certainly the earliest one that I’ve seen.

March 10, 2011

One year to the day before Moebius’ death, he took part in a live concert drawing session for the attendees of his Trans-forme exhibition at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. He draws for about a half hour to the tune of a brass band, looking happy and healthy as ever.

I’ve heard people say this may be the last footage ever filmed of the man at work, though I can’t confirm that.

(Source: actuabd.com)

An evening with “Moebius”

“An evening with “Moebius”, moderated by Animation Director John Musker was an exclusive special event held at the CTN animation eXpo Nov 20, 2010”

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures. directed by Hasko Baumann(2007)

Reposting this because it feels appropriate, and it’s all in one video this time. If you haven’t watched this yet, especially if you are new to Moebius, I highly recommend you do.

The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987)

Meet the superheroes behind the superheroes as award winning Harlan Ellison introduces ten of the worlds greatest comic book artists. Exclusive interviews and samples of their sensational art reveal the philosophy and creative process behind their finest characters, stories, and series. Trace the evolution of comics - from the “Golden Age” beginning in the ‘30 to today’s best selling graphic novels - with the MASTERS OF COMIC BOOK ART.

Interviews with:
- Will Eisner
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Jack Kurby
- Steve Ditko
- Neal Adams
- Berni Wrightson
- Moebius
- Frank Miller
- David Sim
- Art Spiegelman

This is probably my favorite documentary about comics creators, sorta the red-headed stepchild of Comic Book Confidential, which came out a year later but has a few similar interviews. It’s wonderful in just so many ways. I check every month or so to see if I can find the Moebius segment on youtube to post here, and last night I was remnded of it after finding that Moebius: Redux had been put up online. I searched and found that some gorgeous individual uploaded the entire thing just two weeks ago. If you have the time, watch the whole thing, because it’s amazing.

If not, fast forward to 37:33 for the Moebius segment. It’s one of the rare video interviews I’ve seen where he speaks English.

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

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