Jean Giraud (Moebius) Le Bandard Fou Story Page 12 Original Art (Les Editions du Fromage, 1975)....

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Jean Giraud (Moebius) Le Bandard Fou Story Page 12 Original Art (Les Editions du Fromage, 1975).

A pivotal early Moebius page from the album that announced his fully formed, "second-skin" style to the world. Drawn for Le Bandard Fou, the first full-length graphic novel by Moebius.

This page captures the book's heady mix of satirical sci-fi and delirious slapstick-- executed in hatch-rich, black-and-white linework that became a signature of his 1970s breakthrough.

In Panel 2, take note of the playful nod to Uderzo's Asterix & Obelix -- where every fateful run-in with the hapless pirates inevitably ends with their ship at the bottom of the sea. A subtle wink as well to Géricault's Raft of the Medusa, seamlessly blending comic mischief with high art.

Le Bandard Fou stands at the hinge of his career: the year he co-founded Les Humanoïdes Associés/Métal Hurlant, paving the way for Arzach and the universe of The Airtight Garage -- a cosmos many critics trace back to ideas and characters seeded in Le Bandard Fou.

Few works better represent the moment Moebius liberated European comics into adult, visionary territory.

Ink on Bristol board with an image area of 12.25 x 17.25". Signed and in Excellent condition.


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