Tintin rules

[wca140]

Strangely enough all the major pieces at last month's auction were bought by Belgian collectors.

Some wealthy collectors we have here, in this small country, don't you think?

 

 

The beauty and quality of the museum devoted to Herge speaks volumes about the money invested in his work, obviously he is a national treasure.

 

I have always loved his work on Tintin, really great art.

[tth2]

To answer your question, there are many collectors of American OA not from the US, UK, or Canada. Mostly from Europe (France, Germany/Austria, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Scandanavia) and I would consider many of them to be major collectors.

Really? I guess it boils down to how one defines a "major collector".

 

One way to look at this issue is what major pieces sit outside the US? I'd guess that easily over 90% of the known top pieces in the hobby sit in America.

 

Put another way, if some unbelievable OA grails ever surfaced, like the Action 1 cover, Tec 27 cover, AF 15 cover, etc., and came to auction, what would be the likelihood that an American would win? I would put it at over 90%.

 

There are also collectors spread out in other parts of the world (Australia and Singapore come to mind).

There are collectors everywhere, no doubt, but I just don't think many of them are in the very top echelons of the hobby.

[Nexus]

To answer your question, there are many collectors of American OA not from the US, UK, or Canada. Mostly from Europe (France, Germany/Austria, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Scandanavia) and I would consider many of them to be major collectors.

Really? I guess it boils down to how one defines a "major collector".

 

I consider these guys to be "major collectors":

 

FRANCE:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=6258

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=3456

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=2895

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=33830

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=36046

 

ITALY:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=6114'>http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=6114

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=8904

 

SPAIN:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=61

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=10237

 

NETHERLANDS:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=2928

 

SCANDANAVIA:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=11420

 

SINGAPORE:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=47330

 

Some of these galleries may seem small, but keep in mind that a lot of these guys only show parts of their collections. There are also those who have no CAF presence at all, but are known to have nice collections (the German/Austrian contingent, for example). Anyhow, these guys are off the top of my head, I'm sure there are others. Anyone who wants to add to this list, feel free to do so.

[tth2]

Thanks Felix, interesting stuff. I agree there are some impressive pieces sitting outside the US.

[alxjhnsn]

Those are some amazing collections. Thanks for the links.

[Scrooge]

For those interested, the catalog to an upcoming auction:

 

http://www.petitspapiers.be/auctions/catalogues/millon_20062010.pdf

 

Check out the estimates for Franquin, Uderzo, and Pratt. Also noteworthy are the impressive Moebius and Manara offerings along with the inclusion of American OA. Lots of cool stuff, enjoy!

 

Thanks for the link. Some nice pieces in the auction. I like the jam piece in memoriam to Jijé among others. (thumbs u

[tb]

Herge is my favorite graphic novel artist but is virtually unknown in the USA. His Tintin TPBs continue to be sold worldwide and one of the best recognized comic charcters. Great detailed line work and storytelling. It's like an animated version of National Geographic.

 

Herge's Tintin art has always been sought after with record prices being paid. It is a case of supply and demand as the "Estate" probably has in their posession about 90%, (if not more), of all his original art pertaining to the strip and graphic novels. It's rare for any artist to retain that much art.

 

It's no different than Watterson keeping the majority of his Calvin N Hobbes art.

 

With high prices, there are a lot of forgeries. If in doubt, contact the Estate and they will be happy to verify if it's real or a fake.

 

btw - Spielberg had optioned the movie rights for Tintin at one point.

 

Cheers!

N.

 

I visited Musée Hergé in december , simply stunning !

for nearly 3 hours , i was back in my childhood

a must do if anyone comes around Brussels

 

Musée Hergé

 

I got to visit Musée Hergé last month and just had to echo what's said above. Entering the beautiful building was like walking into a completely different quality dimension compared to any place I'd ever been before. It was not just the fact that they had early originals, which in itself would have been amazing, but the quality of them was beyond words. To see the first page from "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets", the painted cover to the first version of "The Blue Lotus", and one breathtaking splash panel after the other from albums like "Destination Moon", "Tintin in America" and so many others was an experience I'll never forget.

 

Since I grew up in Scandinavia (I have lived in the US for the past 20 years), Tintin was always a far more important and influential character than the superheroes. If you're ever anywhere near Brussels, I can't recommend a visit to Louvain la Neuve enough (it's very easy to get there by train). A visit to the Strip Museum inside Brussels is the perfect complement. Together, they show just how much the Belgians care about "the 9th art". If you come from America it is quite a culture shock in a very positive way. I'd always thought comics were considered art further up North, but I was still blown away by these museums.

 

 

[adamstrange]

I would love to visit the Herge museum based on the pictures I've seen of it. This Spring my nephew and I enjoyed visiting the Charles Schulz museum in Santa Rosa. We ate at his typical spot in the ice skating rink restaurant that he owned, and probably subsidized, because of his love of hockey and ice skating.

 

The Tintin movie trailer is now out. It's animated using the human-acting-based computer animation so I'm not sure what the quality is going to be like.

 

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/theadventuresoftintin/