Arzach

Jean Giraud, who became famous under the pseudonym Moebius, was one of the most important cartoonists of all time. His style of drawing and of narration made an indelible impression on, and profoundly influenced, some of the most innovative creators of European, American and Japanese comics, such as Andrea Pazienza, Otomo, and Frank Miller. Together with the group Les Humanoides Associés, he launched the science fiction magazine Metal Hurlant in the 1970s and it revolutionised the world of the so-called Ninth Art. Moebius’s comics are visionary and dreamlike, and in Arzach (or Harzach, but also Arzak and Harzak) the story is evanescent and surreal. The wordless, timeless stories of the last of the Ptero-Warriors enthral us with his flights over forests and wastelands, in a fantastical world that is at once futuristic and prehistoric, and we have no need for a plot or linear narrative. We can just revel in the flight and dream. Arzach Moebius Mondadori, 2009