From 1 February 1954 until 25 May 1954 the newspapers De Nieuwe Gids, De Antwerpse and ’t Vrije Volksblad published the Snoe & Snolleke story "Het geheim van Vulcania". The album has since the publication in 1954 never been published in album format, at least not in its original form, black and white that is. In 1993 the album saw
Read MoreHere's a detail from the career of Bob De Moor which is not that well known. Online for instance there is no single website mentioning this. But here you have all the details. We expect this story to develop further so a follow-up story will most probably happen. [caption id="attachment_877" align="alignleft" width="219"] The cover as drawn by Willy Vandersteen[/caption] All
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 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 MoreAs promised, here's a first interview in a series which will handle artists that have been influenced by Bob de Moor. The first is flemish artist Dirk Stallaert. In the past Le Lombard often could rely on Bob de Moor whenever there was a need for drawings holding most if not all of the heroes in the editor's portfolio. Bob
Read MoreHere's a Ric Hochet anniversary cartoon on which Bob de Moor collaborated with that other flemish multi-talented artist Dirk Stallaert. The cartoon features scenarist A.-P. Duchâteau and Tibet next to a whole string of cartoon characters all drawn by Stallaert (who with Nino already has shown he is perfectly able to complete the Alph-Art album in a perfect Hergé/de Moor
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