Blistering barnacles! Tintin drawing could set auction record for comic book art

A 1988 polychrome resin sculpture of the comic character Tintin and his dog Snowy (Michel Euler/AP)

Comic book lovers and tourists alike can catch a socially distanced glimpse of a Tintin drawing by Herge in Paris before it goes under the hammer on Thursday.

The artwork is estimated to sell between two and three million euros and possibly break the record for the most expensive comic book art in history.