By Solo Wing
The French comic artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius, has passed away at age 73. Moebius was an inspiration for the Panzer Dragoon series, with members of Team Andromeda being big fans of his work. Sega commissioned Moebius to create some illustrative art for the original Panzer Dragoon game, which ended up being used for the front and back covers of the Japanese game case.
Besides his involvement with Panzer Dragoon, Moebius’ work included Arzach, a comic that shared many themes with the Panzer Dragoon series. Lance Way wrote an article about Azarch for The Will of the Ancients’ Parallels section, comparing the Azarch stories to Panzer Dragoon.