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"Moebius, the legendary French comics artist, has died at the age of 73. Jean Giraud passed away in Paris after a long illness, bringing to the end a career spanning over 50 years, reports the BBC. Best known in France for his work on Fort Navajo and its spin-off Blueberry, Moebius also famously teamed with Stan Lee on Silver Surfer: Parable in 1988.  He was also active in the movie industry, producing concept artwork and storyboards for sci-fi classics including Alien, Tron, The Abyss and The Fifth Element. &amp;quot;When anyone challenges the worth of comics as an art, you can always bash them with Moebius,&amp;quot; said Jeff Parker on his blog. &amp;quot;Almost everything I write has some attempt to create a new world inspired by Moebius,&amp;quot; said Uncanny X-Force writer Rick Remender on Twitter. &amp;quot;A mind without limits and rare talent to realise it.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;One of the big joys of my life was meeting Moebius in Barcelona, and he knew my name,&amp;quot; said Terry Moore (Rachel Rising) on Twitter. &amp;quot;Another hero gone.&amp;quot; Jonathan Hickman wrote on his account: &amp;quot;He rests on Saturday, because he could create a world in five days. RIP Moebius.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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