A quick round up of some news items to send you scurrying elsewhere on the web
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Original, unused Tintin cover expected to sell for over €2 million
Expect this Hergé art to sell for a small fortune…
Rare early British Tintin album offered in latest Compalcomics auction, Batman, Eagle art and Thunderbirds, too
Compalcomics recently launched its May/June 2020 auction catalogue, which comes crammed with some great collectible British comics, artwork, and US vintage comics, too. Bidding closes on Sunday 7th June 2020. In 1952, due to the popularity of that dauntless reporter,… Read More ›
New Eagle Times highlights Tintin’s lunar adventure and rare British custom comic, The Shell
The latest edition of EAGLE Times, the magazine of the Eagle Society, devoted to Eagle comic and its many creators, is out now
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets cover art sells for $1.12 million
The very first original cover art featuring the beloved comic character Tintin, Hergé’s The Adventures of Tintin Volume 1: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, sold for more than $1.12 million by Heritage Auctions on Saturday, 8th June, in… Read More ›
French “Summer Adventures” comics campaign highlights plight of abandoned pets
Art director Nicolas Amiard has taken a creative approach to highlight the plight of abandoned animals in his native France, borrowing some globally-recognised comic characters for awareness-raising non-profit project he’s called “Summer Adventures“. It’s estimated more than 100,000 pets are… Read More ›
First ever Tintin cover looks set for one million dollar plus sale in June
The first cover appearance of Hergé‘s Tintin, arguably the most popular comic character worldwide, as well as a pair of lots by Osama Tezuka, the artist who has been called “the Japanese equivalent of Walt Disney” and a group of… Read More ›
As Tintin’s lunar adventures get set to be re-published we say Happy Birthday, Hergé!
Let’s celebrate the birthday of birth of Belgian author Hergé, born this day 22nd May 1907, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin, with a little tour of just some of his work – and news on a new collection… Read More ›
Battle Picture Weekly related art items offers on eBay
Two Battle Picture Weekly related artworks are being offered on eBay by seller d.g100, spotted on eBay by downthetubes contributor Richard Sheaf.
BBC Local Radio celebrates 90th anniversary of Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin today
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of The Adventures of Tintin, Simon Doyle, an expert on the character, will be appearing on 13 (possibly 15) BBC radio stations, from 10.00am onwards today, to talk about Tintin’s creator Hergé and the the start of… Read More ›