In 1970 the Journal Tintin started with the pre-publication of the Lefranc album "Le repaire du loup". As you all know, this album was drawn by Bob De Moor under guidance of Jacques Martin. The 4th album in the Lefranc series would surprisingly only be released some 4 years later by Casterman. [caption id="attachment_1449" align="alignleft" width="209"] The sketch as made
Read More"Le Repaire du loup" was the 4th volume in the Lefranc series by Jacques Martin, but unlike the first 3, this 4th volume was drawn by Bob De Moor. Pre-published in the Belgian Journal Tintin between April 21st 1970 and 8 September 1970 it was finally published in album format in 1974 by the Belgian editor Casterman. This year, 41
Read MoreIn 1965 while Hergé was on holiday Jacques Martin and Bob de Moor made a fake Tintin page (the so called famous 'planche bidon') which the Swiss Lausanne based magazine L'illustré took for a real genuine Hergé page. When Hergé got to see the article he wasn't too pleased, but afterwards asked on numerous occasions to buy the page from
Read MoreBob de Moor and Jacques Martin were close friends. Here's a tribute from de Moor to Martin. Mark the reference to the Lefranc album "Le repaire du loup" which they completed together. If someone has a better quality scan, please let us know!
Read MoreIn this 9 minute interview from 2009 the late Jacques Martin talks about the work Bob de Moor did on the Lefranc album "Repaire du Loup" and how their collaboration started. We posted it on our Facebook page for easier sharing. This 4th Lefranc album got published in Tintin magazine from 1969 on and was only published in album format
Read MoreAfter Jacques Martin left the Hergé Studios he also took with him the material from the uncompleted Jo et Zette story "La main noire" he collaborated on with Bob de Moor. The lot ended up in an auction last year. Included in the set were 4 crayon drawn pages, 2 pages in red pen and the synopsis itself. The lot
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