I stumbled across this series while going through the Moebius art-book Chaos. Only info given is that it´s a series of commercial illustrations for Europe-Assistance. I did a little research and found out that it´s a travel insurance company based in Belgium. Further research revealed that the series was printed as a limited album, titled Europ Assistance : Une belle Aventure, for internal use at Europe-Assistance, as an exclusive gift. Nowadays it is a rare collectors item, sometimes sold privately for around 100€.
Beautiful 20-page album presenting Europ Assistance, its history and results, etc. The kind of (in-house) promotional document that will no longer be produced at this level: more than just illustrations, Moebius has created a real universe to accompany this presentation. Exceptional!
This reminds of Sur l’étoile, the exclusive short comic Mœbius did for the company anniversary of Citroën in 1983, which introduced the characters Stel and Atan and later became the basis for the beloved The World of Edena series.
Wow, I never would have guessed those two came out of a Citroën partnership. oO
Anyway, nice research!
Some months back I'd posted a different version of this poster over at Mindoki, and I enjoy the color differences between the two. This one having more earthy colors, and the other one being a lot more reddish.
Btw, I'm just kind of gathering myself up today after some days of exertion, followed by some potent wine to celebrate! Will catch up on messages soon enough..
I usually hate advertisements. Whatever Mœbius does turns out well though. It´s a sign of his ingenuity imo.
Take your time, buddy.