In 1979 and 1980 the Stripcentrum Karel Driesen, aka SDK, released a series of postcards including work by Franquin, Willy Vandersteen, Marc Sleen and also Bob De Moor. The postcards nowadays fetches up to 35 Euros, depending on the comic author featured, nevertheless they are not that widely known, at least not to the big public. [caption id="attachment_1463" align="alignleft" width="300"] The cartoon as
Read MoreBob De Moor has drawn a lot before he started publishing in magazines and newspapers. We were lucky to lay our hands on a lot of this early material via access to various private collections and of course thanks to the families De Moor and Van Looveren who have provided us with a lot of material, which we will release
Read MoreIn 1971 Bob De Moor was asked to create the cover artwork for a special issue of 'Les cahiers de la bande dessinée' on Hergé. He decided to give them a 'Tintin gone Hergé'. A shocking exercise that leaves Snowy shocked (to the point of loosing the bone he so much cherishes). [caption id="attachment_1454" align="alignleft" width="259"] The 1971 drawing by
Read MoreIn 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 MoreJohannes Stawowy's personal archives of Bob De Moor‘s visit to Mülheim, Germany back in 1986 keep on revealing their secrets. Today we received some further material which Bob De Moor drew during the Q&A session in March 1986. As you might remember, In this article we showed you a photograph of Bob De Moor explaining how he worked on the "Lake of
Read MoreUnlike what many might thing, there are a lot of drawings being made by comic artists which risk to never see the light of day, especially if they have been giving to a relative who is not into selling these treasures. Today I reveal you such a small treasure which I spotted when I visited Annemie De Moor and Luc
Read MoreIn the past few months we dedicated 2 articles to the cover drawing which Bob De Moor completed in August 1992 for the 1994 publication "La 22, Enquête sur une mystérieuse Citroën". The book, written by Hervé Laronde and Fabien Sabatès and published via the French publisher Rétroviseur, features the very last drawing Bob De Moor would complete before succumbing
Read MoreIn November 2014 we presented you 2 articles based on Johannes Stawowy's archives of Bob De Moor's visit to Mülheim, Germany back in 1986, and more precisely the Q&A session which took place on March 14 & 15 of 1986. There is a lot more that can be told from this visit to Germany, so today we bring you part
Read MoreGood news reaches us from the Brabant Strip headquarters. The team behind Brabant Strip have been able to find the original newspaper clippings of the 1954 Snoe and Snolleke story "De zwarte draak" ("The black dragon") during a foray at the Vossenplein in Brussels. [caption id="attachment_1424" align="alignleft" width="300"] Notice the difference in language in both versions.[/caption] This re-edition is important for
Read MoreIn the archives of the family De Moor we stumbled on a drawing Bob De Moor made for the Studios Hergé (Publiart to be precise) and it shows Captain Haddock, Tintin and Snowy on a boat. Tintin is pointing to a star on the horizon - which is in reality a pint of beer from the Stella Artois brand -
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