Last week you were able to see some pictures Bob De Moor took when Johannes Stawowy stayed at the Studios Hergé back in 1986. On two of these pictures you were able to see the not so well known poster and sticker created for the Belgian pavilion at the Vancouver Expo of 1986. Today we'll take a close look at that
Read MoreA few days ago we offered you an insight into Bob De Moor's trip to Mülheim in 1986 to represent the Studios Hergé and to explain how he worked. This was possible thanks to the archives of Johannes Stawowy. Today these archives take us to Brussels in 1986, more precisely to the Studios Hergé based at the Avenue Louise 162
Read MoreA week ago we presented a watercolor painted landscape by Bob De Moor. Today we present you a still life, also from 1947. The watercolor painting comes from the private collection of the family De Moor and it's the first time that it is being presented to a larger public. [caption id="attachment_1197" align="alignleft" width="300"] Bob De Moor still life painting from 1947.[/caption]
Read MoreIn 1979 Campingaz, a producer of stoves, barbecues, coolers, etc. decided to advertise it's coolers using Tintin. It appeared to be a succes because a year later they decided to use Asterix to promote their thermos bottle range, Obelix for their portable stove sets and even Walt Disney characters to promote their lanterns. [caption id="attachment_1194" align="alignleft" width="300"] Left the original
Read MoreIn early July we published an article on issue 15 of the German comic info magazine Reddition released in November 1989. A few weeks later we received an email from Johannes Stawowy, the man behind the 'Hergés Universum' magazine which was part of the 'Reddition' magazine. More precisely, from June 1987 to March 1992 he was the editor in chief
Read MoreEach 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
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