[caption id="attachment_356" align="alignleft" width="205"] Bob de Moor and Barelli on a deserted island[/caption] In 1981 several Tintin Journal cartoonists were asked to create a page depicting their ideal deserted island for a special issue on the aspect of deserted islands. The cover for that issue was created by Ernst, with other contributors (next to that of Bob De Moor) offering drawings or
Read More[caption id="attachment_352" align="alignleft" width="212"] The iglo towers of Bob de Moor for the boy scouts[/caption] In 1984 Bob de Moor was asked to provide a drawing for the Boy Scouts calendar 1985. 2 projects were started, one with igloos and another one with huge wipers which made the window washers redundant. In the end the choice was made to go
Read More[caption id="attachment_348" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Machines - "A World Of Machines" (1982)[/caption] In 1982 the Belgian poppy new wave act The Machines released their debut album "A World Of Machines". The cover artwork was by none else but Bob de Moor, who was actually replacing the late Guy Peelaert (David Bowie has used his artwork on the "Diamond Dogs" album).
Read More[caption id="attachment_343" align="alignleft" width="211"] "Un printemps à Québec"[/caption] In 1988 the Canadian Québec based publisher Réal Fillion issued a book "Un printemps à Québec" holding a portfolio of 14 drawings in color by some of the most famous comic artist from that time. The portfolio we talk about here was published on the occasion of the 1st 'Festival de la BD
Read More[caption id="attachment_339" align="alignleft" width="232"] The original cover drawing[/caption] In 1956 the album "De schele zilvervos" (dutch for"The squint-eyed silver fox") by Bob de Moor was released. This 4th album in the 'Nonkel Zigomar, Snoe en Snolleke' series has a peculiar twist in the original cover artwork if you compare it to later editions. In the very first artwork (which you
Read More[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignleft" width="227"] Televisier magazine issue of June 8 1974 - Copyright © Hergé / Moulinsart[/caption] This morning we received a scan from the dutch Televisier magazine issue of June 8 1974. The cover shows a still from the film "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks" but for the rest the magazine published the same colored version as the
Read More[caption id="attachment_322" align="alignleft" width="215"] Bob de Moor in "De Kastarrally"[/caption] In 1987 flemish cartoonist Jean-Pol saw the Kramikske album "De Kastarrally" released. In that very story, you'll see Bob de Moor doing a cameo on pages 10 (see the page on the left), 11 and 12, and then further on the pages 14, 15, 16 as Bob 'The Moor' also
Read More12 years after he released his last Barelli story, the second part of "Monsieur Barelli à Nusa Penida", in 1964 a brand new Barelli adventure would pop up in the Tintin Journal: "Barelli et les agents secrets" (French for "Barelli and the secret agents"). On the left we show you the original black and what drawing made for the Tintin
Read More[caption id="attachment_309" align="alignleft" width="300"] Hec Leemans[/caption] Hector (Hec) Leemans is a Flemish cartoonist and scenario writer who was 'trained' according to the press (but Hec Leemans says he just visited the studio one day and Bob de Moor gave him some very useful tips) by Bob de Moor as a 15-year old. Debuting with the series Circus Maximus, he hit the
Read MoreUpdate: We have updated the article with a comparison with the black and white version too. And guess what, there are also differences with that version too, which makes 3 different versions of one album, only one was commercially released. [caption id="attachment_288" align="alignleft" width="213"] Copyright © HERGÉ / Moulinsart[/caption] A while back we talked about a black & white version of
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