Serge Pellé (France, 1969) is a French comic book artist and illustrator specializing in science fiction, best known for the comic series Orbital, created with writer Sylvain Runberg. His work is distinguished by its highly detailed artwork, vast futuristic environments, intricate technology, and a strong cinematic quality.
Enki Bilal (born in 1951 in Belgrade) is a legendary comic artist and visionary filmmaker, known for his dark, dystopian worlds where science fiction, politics, and philosophy collide. His most iconic creation, The Nikopol Trilogy, blends Egyptian mythology, political intrigue, and post-apocalyptic landscapes to create a haunting vision of the future.
This Midjourney V7 style reference looks like a modern revival of retro-futurist European comic illustration:
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There’s something between concept art, dark fantasy and dystopian worldbuilding here, but rendered with a loose, expressive hand that keeps it alive.
Jean-Claude Mézières (1938–2022) was a legendary French comic artist and one of the most influential visionaries in science fiction illustration. His aesthetic helped shape the visual universe of Luc Besson’s 1997 film The Fifth Element, where he worked as a concept artist. Many of the film’s iconic elements���layered megacities, flying traffic lanes, and eccentric extraterrestrial environments—echo the visual language he had developed decades earlier in his comics.
“40 Days in the Desert B” by Moebius (1999) ♾️ @moebiusofficiel
Originally titled “40 jours dans le désert B”, this series of minimalist, surreal ink drawings was created by legendary French artist Jean Giraud (Moebius) in 1999 ✨
Born from a personal and spiritual impulse rather than a commercial project, the drawings reflect a meditative journey through solitude, symbolism, and inner transformation 🧘