Bob de Moor

Bob de Moor
Born Robert Frans Marie De Moor
20 December 1925
Antwerp, Belgium
Died 26 August 1992 (aged 66)
Brussels, Belgium
Nationality Belgian
Area(s) artist, writer
Notable works
The Adventures of Tintin
Barelli
Johan et Stephan
Awards full list

Bob de Moor is the pen name of Robert Frans Marie De Moor (20 December 1925 – 26 August 1992), a Belgian comics creator. Chiefly noted as an artist, he is considered an early master of the Ligne claire style.[1] He wrote and drew several comics series on his own, but also collaborated with Hergé on several volumes of The Adventures of Tintin. He completed the unfinished story Professor Sató's Three Formulae, Volume 2: Mortimer vs. Mortimer of the Blake and Mortimer series, after the death of the author Edgar P. Jacobs.

Biography

Bob de Moor started drawing with pencil at three or four. Living in a port town, he developed a strong interest for drawing sailing ships which carried into his professional career with his Cori series and other work.[2] Following studies at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, De Moor started his career at the Afim animations studios.[1] His first album was written in 1944 for "De Kleine Zondagsvriend".[3]

Beginning in March 1951, starting with Destination Moon, he began a collaboration with Hergé on Tintin albums and Tintin-related material which included extensive work on sketch studies, backgrounds, layout, and ultimately animated films.

His co-worker Jacques Martin is quoted as saying that de Moor had an extraordinary facility to adapt himself to the style of others.[4] This manifested in a seamless integration with Hergé's style, as well as in him being asked on occasion to complete the work of other artists.

Bibliography

Cover of L'enigmatique monsieur Barelli (1956) one of de Moor's most notable solo projects
Series Remarks
Johan en Stefan / Johan et Stephan 9 volumes
De raadselachtige meneer Barelli / L'énigmatique monsieur Barelli 8 volumes
Cori de Scheepsjongen / Cori le Moussaillon 6 volumes
Professeur Troc / Monsieur Tric 3 volumes
De avonturen van Nonkel Zigomar / Les aventures d'Oncle Zigomar 6 volumes

Sources

Footnotes
  1. 1.0 1.1 Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Bob de Moor".
  2. Bourdil, Pierre-Yves and Tordeur, Bernard: "Bob de Moor. 40 ans de bande dessineée, 35 ans au côtés d'Hergé", pp. 14-5, Editions du Lombard, 1986
  3. Coup de chapeau a Bob de Moor, Tintin magazine, 1978
  4. Bourdil, Pierre-Yves and Tordeur, Bernard: "Bob de Moor. 40 ans de bande dessineée, 35 ans au côtés d'Hergé", pp. 91, Editions du Lombard, 1986
  5. Titles cited in Bob de Moor biography in "Coup de chapeau a Bob de Moor", Tintin magazine, supplement to Issue 171, 1979.

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