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L'expédition maudite

L'expédition maudite

Certainly, Bob de Moor is best known as Hergé’s closest collaborator, but that designation pays insufficient homage to his own work as an author, which includes “Barelli”, his masterpiece of ligne claire style, “Monsieur Tric” a madcap fantasy, and, especially, “Cori le Moussaillon.” Bob de Moor had a strong affinity for the sea, coming as he did from the maritime city of Antwerp, and he accompanied Hergé aboard a cargo-ship as part of his research for “Coke en stock.” Champaka made contact with Bob de Moor with a view to publishing, as a screen-print, a hitherto unpublished drawing of his. He had just reached 65 years, and this was the first time that he had received such a proposal. The publisher could sense the gentleman-artist’s genuine excitement at the prospect, which seemed to affect him more deeply than it might affect many younger, less experienced artists. It was a moment of pure pleasure…

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