Moebius – Clarion Alley, Mission District, San Francisco, California

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (8 May 1938-10 March 2012) was a French comics artist who earned worldwide fame, predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius, and to a lesser extent Gir (used for the Blueberry series). He has been described as the most influential bandes dessinées artist after Hergé. (Hergé is known to most in the U.S. as the author of TinTin). Moebius created a wide range of science fiction and fantasy comics in a highly imaginative and surreal – almost abstract – style.

This mural recreates the iconic "Starwatcher" illustration. The mural was painted by artists Mark Bode, Stan 153, and CUBA. Mark Bode, son of Vaughn Bode comes by his comic style of art honestly, this tribute is heartfelt. CUBA is the name of one of the city’s earliest known graffiti artists, still operating today. The 46-year-old Baltimore transplant moved to the Mission in 1985, when he was 21 years old. STAN153 started in 1970 in Harlem on 153rd street and 8th Avenue. He was one of the original 3 Yard Boys and one of the founding members of Master Works Productions. He has collaborated with almost every top aerosol artist in New York City. From the seventies to the nineties he has been involved in the graff movement and has done 40 shows in the U.S. and Europe. He has been documented in the first graff book ever, The Faith of Graffiti by Norman Mailer, back in 1974 as well as in Getting Up 1984 by Craig Castleman. His clothing has been featured in Fresh the book of Hip Hop by Susan Finkler.