In 1989 Casterman and Rijperman released the first color album version of the Johan and Stefan album "De Zondebokken" ("Les Bouts Emissaires" in French, and "De Geitenrijders" in the original Flemish version which was also the very first Snow en Snolleke album ever). For that reedition Bob De Moor would prepare a lot of different versions of the cover artwork.
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In April this year we posted a drawing showcasing the lack of materials the Belgian population was confronted with as the second war continued. During (and especially at the end of) and also after the German occupation of Belgium, people were confronted with a lot of products not being available. The drawing, or rather the cartoon, laughed with the use
Read MoreIn July 1973, Bob De Moor would see his "De Leeuw van Vlaanderen" (after the historical novel written by the Flemish writer Hendrik Conscience in 1838) reissued in the CISO series, namely as CISO 13. For the occasion Bob De Moor completed a different front cover than the one used for the 1952 original and later versions, even post 1973
Read MoreIn June 2014 we published a story on Jet Magazine, which Lombard launched in January 1990 in order to look for brand new comic talent. Today we offer you an original drawing which Bob De Moor made for Jet issue 9 to promote a drawing contest related to the Koksijde Stripfestival aka Strip Koksijde (and Festival BD Coxyde for our
Read MoreUpdate: Also Editions Le Lombard have no clue what the card was used for. In 1987 the Lombard publishing house would release a postcard featuring Barelli, Anne Nannah and what seems to be 4 other colleagues in an office. On the back of the card we can see 'Copyright by Lombard 1987 De Moor' plus the phrase "Pour ta promotion,
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 MoreOn September 22nd 1990, Christiane De Meulenaere & Charly Collin married and especially for the occasion Bob De Moor created a drawing which was used to congratulate the newly wed couple. The connection with the family De Moor is the following, Christiane De Meulenaere is the sister of Luc De Meulenaere, husband of Annemie De Moor, daughter of Bob De
Read MoreTwo weeks ago you could read about a Journal Tintin publicity cartoon created by Bob De Moor. The cartoon presented on our website came from the mold used to print the cartoon in the actual publication. It was Olivier Marin who acquired this rarity and also him who made the print so we were able to show it to you. [caption
Read MoreIn the 60s Bob De Moor created several cartoons which have been published left and right, in bigger and smaller magazines. Most of these publications are close to unknown to most of you today and are often very difficult to trace back. It's also not always easy to find out where a drawing was actually published. In some cases it's
Read MoreTo end the year in beauty, we're offering you a Christmas/New Year's cartoon which Bob De Moor made for Publiart on December 28th 1953. The original drawing comes from the collection of Olivier Marin, which many will know as artist behind the albums / series "Les déesses de la route", "Le mystère de la traction 22", ... [caption id="attachment_1350" align="alignleft"
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