Here's a rarity which not many will know/remember. In 1987 the french written Belgian weekly Vlan added an article under the heading "La dynastie de Moor dans la B.D." (English: The dynasty De Moor in the comic world"). The article was accompanied by this drawing. Interesting about this drawing is that Cori (as well as the head of Bob De Moor)
Read More[caption id="attachment_702" align="alignleft" width="212"] Issue 1 of Jet, published in January 1990[/caption] In January 1990 Lombard launched a brand new comic talent seeking magazine for the french speaking and dutch speaking market: Jet. The plan was to release 10 issues every year. The issues were sold separately for more or less € 3,40 or for € 28,20 if you chose
Read More[caption id="attachment_685" align="alignleft" width="220"] Cover of "Histoire de mon pays: histoire de Belgique" (1960)[/caption] In 1960, the French publisher Editions de l'Ecole published the book "Histoire de mon pays: histoire de Belgique. Degré moyen". The book, written by E. Billebault and A.-M. de Villers was written for Belgian students of the 'Degré Moyen', the intermediate level in the education which
Read More[caption id="attachment_681" align="alignleft" width="218"] Test drawing by Bob De Moor for "The lake of sharks"[/caption] In 1973 Casterman released the album "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks" based on the Belvision produced animation film with the same title. The album held still images from the film as illustrations for the decors in the album with redrawn characters by Bob De
Read More[caption id="attachment_677" align="alignleft" width="300"] Monsieur Tric in the desert...[/caption] In 1978 Tibet's Chick Bill celebrated its 25th anniversary. On that occasion issue 39 of the Tintin Journal of that year was dedicated to Chick Bill with tributes from Bob De Moor and his colleagues Walthéry, Peyo, Derib, Franquin, Paape, Greg, Craenhals, Denayer, Morris, Dany, Leloup, Géri, Roba and Reding. Bob
Read More[caption id="attachment_671" align="alignleft" width="215"] Tribute by Bob De Moor[/caption] In 1991 the French publisher Groupe Graphique released the album "Fétiches" as a tribute to Hergé in its Variations collection. Among the comic authors who participated we find Moébius, Mézières, Enki Bilal, Bob De Moor, Johan De Moor, Ted Benoit, Yves Chamand, Juilliard, Loustal, Margerin, Nicollet, Pétillon, Martin Veyron and Serge
Read More[caption id="attachment_664" align="alignleft" width="300"] SGM booklet page 49. Decor by Bob De Moor, and probably Snowy and Tintin (in jeans!) too.[/caption] In 1969 Belvision was asked to create a small Tintin promotional animation film for Société Générale, a French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris, and more precisely for the Société Générale des Minerais (SGM). This company
Read More[caption id="attachment_654" align="alignleft" width="300"] The German frontpanel of the board game.[/caption] The Studios Hergé were quite active in all kinds of merchandise and most (if not all) of the drawings used for these were made by Bob De Moor. But sometimes a client would handle things a bit too freely as you will notice. In 1987 Ravensburger released a board
Read More[caption id="attachment_645" align="alignleft" width="237"] The copy of "Le Mystère du Vieux Château Fort" I bought for 1,25 Euro when I was young.[/caption] In 1947, the Brussels-based editor Editions Campéador published the album "Le Mystère du Vieux Château Fort" by R. De Moor and J. Van Looveren. R(obert) De Moor being Bob De Moor and J. Van Looveren his brother-in-law John Van
Read More[caption id="attachment_638" align="alignleft" width="300"] Barelli and Moreau in 2 different shapes.[/caption] When a drawing needs to be adjusted today, needs to be re-used for another purpose, or extra characters need to be added, the graphic artists simply turn on their Macbook, fire up Photoshop and render a new image. How different this is compared to the hard labour comic authors had
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