Tintin comic book art breaks auction record at €2.6m

Tintin comic book art breaks auction record at €2.6m

(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

A Tintin drawing by Belgian artist Herge has sold in Paris for €2.6 million, breaking the record for the most expensive comic book art.

The 1936 work in Chinese ink, gouache and watercolour was destined as a cover for The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of the adventures of Tintin, the young reporter created by Herge.

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