Bob De Moor illustrates Charles Kleinberg’s poetry recital ‘La Lune Violée’
From 3 to 8 December 1985 the Belgian French speaking poet Charles Kleinberg presented a…
Read MoreThe very last drawing Bob De Moor ever made was for the cult car Citroen traction avant 22 model (part 2)
[caption id="attachment_799" align="alignleft" width="212"] In the bottom left corner you can see the date 08-1992[/caption] On June 14th we posted an article about the very last drawing Bob De Moor ever made. Some doubted this was the case and we received various emails asking if this was really the last drawing. It was, not only did confirm Johan De Moor
Read MoreThe very last drawing Bob De Moor ever made was for the cult car Citroen traction avant 22 model (part 1)
Update: Part 2 of this story can be read right here. In 1994 the French publisher Rétroviseur published the book "La 22, Enquête sur une mystérieuse Citroën" by Hervé Laronde and Fabien Sabatès. The 179 page book was about the legendary 'Citroen traction avant 22' and had a cover created by Bob De Moor. Very special about this drawing is
Read More“Destination Moon” in 1985 by Bob De Moor
[caption id="attachment_777" align="alignleft" width="300"] Poster from Comic Reddition 15 and the original - Copyright © Hergé / Moulinsart[/caption] In issue 15 of the German comic info magazine Comic Reddition released in November 1989, the publisher added a 2 colour poster of a cover by Bob De Moor for a Danish and American edition of the double album collectors' edition of
Read MoreBob De Moor’s most expensive album available now? A first edition from ‘Bloske en Zwik, detectives’ from 1949.
[caption id="attachment_771" align="alignleft" width="233"] Front cover 1949 album "Bloske en Zwik, detectives"[/caption] In 1949, publisher Sansen in Poperinge released a comic by Bob De Moor called "Bloske en Zwik, detectives". The story itself had been pre-published in ’t Kapoentje, in colour, from December 6th, 1948, until April 28, 1949. Today, 65 years later, this first and only edition is yours for
Read MoreTour de France 1952 with Bob De Moor
[caption id="attachment_766" align="alignleft" width="206"] Click to enlarge[/caption] On June 25th, 1952 the Tintin weekly presented a cover by Bob De Moor for the article "Dans les coulisses du Tour de France" (2 pages) which itself would be illustrated by 12 more drawings by Bob De Moor. In De Moor's cover you see the sportsmen passing over sets (also known as Belgian blocks), passing Paris (you'd
Read MoreHaribo France goes exploring the moon with Tintin
[caption id="attachment_763" align="alignleft" width="180"] Copyright © Hergé / Moulinsart[/caption] In 1985 the Studio Hergé was approached by the French publicity agency APM to complete a project for candy producer Haribo, just for the French market we assume. The theme for the Haribo-publicity had to be "Explorers on the Moon" and the design was meant to be on small candy bags.
Read MoreInside joking with Bob De Moor and Karel Driesen
[caption id="attachment_756" align="alignleft" width="291"] Karel Driesen as Napoleon[/caption] In the 70s a series of supporters of the Flemish comic world started organizing events and publishing magazines. The eccentric comic fanatic Karel Driesen (often misspelled with double 's') was one of those (colorful) people. Driesen, a close friend of Willy Vandersteen, started 'Stripcentrum Karel Driesen' through which he published several magazines
Read MoreBob De Moor pays tribute to Edgar P. Jacobs with a wink to the ‘Atlantis Mystery’ album
[caption id="attachment_744" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cover included in CISO SF issue 5-6 (01.09.1971)[/caption] On June 4th, we published the article Bob De Moor goes SF with "War in the universe", about the Bob De Moor science fiction story - "War in the universe" (Original Dutch title: "Oorlog in het heelal") - which ran in issue 34 1949 of the weekly youth
Read More8 covers of “The Black Island” by Bob De Moor
[caption id="attachment_734" align="alignleft" width="112"] Copyright © Hergé / Moulinsart[/caption] "The Black Island" is the 7th volume of The Adventures of Tintin and was published in its original version in Le Petit Vingtième weekly from April to November 1937. In 1943, "The Black Island" was coloured and re-drawn in Hergé's distinctive ligne-claire style for republication. In the early 1960s however, Hergé's
Read MoreMonsieur Tric wants to become a filmstar together with James Dean, Fernandel and Yul Brynner
[caption id="attachment_722" align="alignleft" width="250"] Monsieur Tric dreams of becoming a famous filmstar.[/caption] In 1957, in issue 36 of the Tintin journal, you could find the Meester Mus / Monsieur Tric story "Vedette de cinema"/"Filmster", a story by Bob De Moor on a scenario by René Goscinny. In the story he meets film director Lecri, a self-proclaimed cinema celebrity, who says that Tric
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