The influence of Moebius on Parlov’s art in Starlight

This week saw the release of Mark Millar and Goran Parlov’s Starlight. I was reading over a review of it on CA, and I noticed something very familiar about the way Parlov depicted the alien landscapes. To me, they look heavily influenced by the work of Jean Giraud, aka Moebius.

The coloring of the images, and the specific heavy use pyramids, geometric designs, and soaring architecture seems to be a direct homage to the legendary French artist, specifically from his Aedena cycle.

Please note, I’m not saying Parlov in any way plagiarized the images—he’s a fantastic artist. Check out his run on Nick Fury: My War Gone By. Really phenomenal.

Here are some images from Starlight #1, and some of Moebius’ work that seem to bear a bit of a resemblance.

(Parlov)

(Moebius)

(Moebius)

(Parlov)

(Parlov)

(Moebius)

(Moebius)

(Moebius)

(Moebius)