This week we are considering other traditions of the comics, especially the work of European artists.  The American magazine,Heavy Metal, was instrumental in bringing a number of European artists, especially fantasy illustrators, to the attention of the American audience. These artists had a great influence on the development of graphic science fiction and fantasy worldwide which has been especially apparent in movies. 

This week i read tales from Heavy Metal by Jean Guirad Moebius and this is not my first time reading this collection of non linear comics, I thoroughly enjoy Moebius' work his legacy and art should be something all student illustrators should at least familiarize themselves with him, he has become such an influential figure in the comics world and the conceptual art world that his vision has spanned across multiple mediums and platforms propelling his work into the mainstream locally and internationally.
I personally am attached to Jean Guirad's work for the lifelike characteristic he maintains in his images the range of techniques he masters from the minimal line work and natural color palettes he so masterfully commands to the more textured and involved works. 
In some of the interviews ive seen of him he talks of his work as not so much of an escape but and journey of pleasure and excitements that are marinating in the misty gaze of normality with a twist of science fiction and fantasy aspects.