Each comic author has his/her very own way of drawing. When an author takes over an existing character(s) you'll often notice this through the 'signature' way of drawing. In many cases the overall style changes quite suddenly (see for example the changes that happened to Willy Vandersteen's Spike and Suzy each time a new comic author started working on the main
Read MoreOn February 14th 1951 the Tintin Journal had a frontcover created by Bob De Moor which acted as an invitation for an afternoon organized at the Royal Circus on Thursday February 22nd 1951. You will recognize the same drawing style Bob De Moor would use in Barelli's first adventure (which had debuted a few weeks earlier in the Tintin Journal).
Read MoreIn 1987 and 1988 the Belgian publisher Brain Factory International released a 4 volume counting book series holding interpretations of Jacques Brel songs by comic authors. The 297 x 215 x 50 mm big books counted over 85 pages each and came as very well layouted deluxe editions and as a normal edition. We'll talk about the deluxe edition which
Read MoreBob De Moor would create several watercolor paintings throughout his career. For many amongst you that won't be such a surprise as this side-hobby was also documented in the must-have-but-now-deleted Bob De Moor biography "Bob De Moor. 40 ans de bandes dessinées, 35 ans aux côtés d'Hergé" which Le Lombard released in 1986. In the De Moor archives we found
Read MoreIn June you could read an article on the site about “Histoire de mon pays: histoire de Belgique. Degré moyen”, a book published by the French publisher Editions de l’Ecole in 1960. The book counted 64 pages and all featured drawings made by Bob De Moor. Back then I assumed that the cover was not by Bob De Moor and
Read MoreWhen "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks" (French: "Tintin et le lac aux requins") animation film was released in December 1972 by Belvision on a scenario by Greg (Michel Regnier), Belvision put a lot of effort in promoting the film the best they could. Apart from the well known film poster (also designed by Bob De Moor) several other promotional
Read MoreIn 1980 the team at the non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace were looking out for a second boat to supplement the Rainbow Warrior. A scoping team was across all European ports in order to find a ship. When they returned to the headquarters they recommended an old North Sea pilot boat called the Sirius, a ship originally owned by the Royal
Read MoreIn 1991 the Antwerp based book fair called Boekenbeurs in collaboration with the Belgian Post launched an envelope and stamp holding 'Cori Le Moussaillon', and this to promote the youth philately. Whereas the stamp is widely known, the drawing on the envelope is less known (to some extent). [caption id="attachment_1137" align="alignleft" width="212"] The detail on the envelope, the print quality
Read MoreThat Bob De Moor had an immense admiration for Hergé is an understatement. Both ended up being so symbiotic that in the end you couldn't read Tintin without thinking of both. There are a lot of drawings around where Bob De Moor pays tribute to Hergé (including this "De la planche aux planches" in a one-page Barelli story from 1986)
Read MoreIn 1989 Haarlem born Rob Harren (Lombard Nederland) was asked to put Le Lombard back on the rails and especially make sure that their comic authors got pre-publications, something which until today is key to get a (new) comic series off the ground. He contacted Bob De Moor and Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist André-Paul Duchâteau to join Le Lombard
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