Not nearly as well known as his compatriot Tintin, but infinitely cooler, private detective Gil Jourdan was created in the 1950s by Belgian writer Maurice Tillieux, a man who evidently knew his cars. Gil Jourdan was notable for its refusal to stretch the bounds of credulity in typical comic book fashion, and carefully drawn, real-life cars featured throughout its run. Several of those have since been immortalised in resin, metal and wood by model-maker Michel Aroutcheff, including Gil’s red Renault Dauphine, an example of which will be offered by Sotheby’s at its comic book sale in Paris on 24 October – estimated at an appropriately realistic €400-500.…
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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015