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Category Archives: Life
Smurfy Chocolate Goodness
Continuing on the comics-related candy theme, here’s a wonderful new box of Smurfs-shaped chocolates by Belgian chocolatier Neuhaus. They had been making these chocolates for a while, but now they have repackaged them in a beautiful gift tin in the … Continue reading
Comic sweets
I’m on some kind of a diet for the moment. So I’m not at all surprised (even though I’m a bit miffed about it) that I see comics-branded sweets all over town now. But I still take pictures of them.
First class stamps (1)
As regular readers of this here little blog will probably know by now, one of the more geeky aspects of my obsession with comics is the fact that I collect comics-themed post stamps. If you are too young to know … Continue reading
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Tintin au Congo (for real)
My friend Kris Berwouts lives in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo. He recentely posted these pictures, taken at a quite picturesque café called Chez Tintin. Judging from reviews on Geckogo, it’s not really the place-to-go for food, but the view … Continue reading
Vader is a good dad!
The lovely Jeffrey Brown has a new book out from Chronicle, a picture book about Darth Vader’s attempts at being a good dad. It’s a sweet book, thoroughly clashing with the Star Wars canon, but all the more recognizable for … Continue reading
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Copyright ? Yeah, right !
In the above screenshot (click for a larger version), compare the text in the left screen (taken from a blogpost about Flemish illustrator Ray Gilles that I wrote in 2008) and the one in the right screen (taken from this … Continue reading
It’s not Barbie
Herbert Chavez from the Philippines wants to be Superman. For the last 16 years, he’s been having plastic surgery procedure to more closely resemble the Man of Steel. Well, at least it’s not Barbie. Oh, and it turns out there’s … Continue reading
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Issues
Sometimes you come across a T-shirt that really makes sense, such as this one from Threadless. (Thanks, Barbara)
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Corto in Vernaza
When my parents were on holiday in Italy earlier this month, they spotted this wooden plaque outside a bar in Vernaza (Liguria). In my opinion, this looks too much like Hugo Pratt’s Corto Maltese to be a coincidence. Which only … Continue reading
More comics in Shanghai
As I said in my previous post, at the Belgian Pavillion at the World Expo in Shanghai, comics are presented as one of the key parts of Belgian culture and Belgium’s contribution to the world. Hergé is listed among the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Bob De Moor, Exhibition, Hergé, Jean Graton, Michel Vaillant, Nero, Suske En Wiske, Tintin
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