In 1986 Editorial Juventud, S.A. published the album "El diccionario de Tintín", an 80 page counting 'dictionary' holding an explanation on the Tintin characters and the places they had been, in Spanish of course. The frontpage has been the talk of the Tintin town as it was auctioned via Sotheby's where it reached a nice 20.000 Euros. But close to
Read MoreLast 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
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