In 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 -
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"
Read MoreEach comic author has his/her very own way of drawing. When an author takes over an existing character(s) you'll often notice this through the 'signature' way of drawing. In many cases the overall style changes quite suddenly (see for example the changes that happened to Willy Vandersteen's Spike and Suzy each time a new comic author started working on the main
Read More[caption id="attachment_469" align="alignleft" width="300"] Advert featuring peasant woman - Copyright © Hergé / Moulinsart[/caption] In the series of Fruit d'Or adverts which Bob De Moor completed for Publiart/Studios Hergé, today let's check out one particular advert featuring Professor Calculus hovering in the air with a hamper of poultry in his left hand and a Fruit d'Or margarine/a cooking butter boat in
Read MoreThe drawing by Bob De Moor, the final version, case 9 (page 43) from the 1949 Tintin album "Prisoners of the Sun" - Copyright © Hergé / Moulinsart In late 1979 the Studio Hergé (or better, Publiart) accepted an advert proposal from the dutch raincoat maker AGU. Under the Kangourak Salik brand several of the characters from the Tintin comic books
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