Tintin is a young reporter detective who travels around the world with his pet dog named snowy. Herge never explained why he chose tintin as the characters name. Apr 11, 2020 in honor of the passing of the great juan gimenez, artist on the french comic book series, metabarons, lets teamup or mashup american comic book characters with european comic book characters, like the metabarons, incal, blueberry, blacksad, tintin, etc. Tintin in the new world by frederic tuten goodreads. Chaland wrote five freddie lombard graphic novels in the 1980s and died an untimely death in 1990. Though back in the 1950s tintin is too young to have girlfriends and also the culture back then was very different. Tintin and snowymy siblings and i love the tintin comic books. Belgian comic books are like belgian culture distilled to ink and paper. All 23 tintin albums follow the globetrotting boy reporter and his companions, chiefly his dog snowy and his tipsy, shorttempered sailor friend captain haddock. The character was created in 1929 and introduced in le petit vingtieme, a weekly youth supplement to the belgian. Technically, i guess you could suggest more asterix suggestions, but id prefer you to. The main character in the world famous comic book series the adventures of tintin, tintin is the creation of belgian cartoonist georges remi, alias herge.
Tintin made his first appearance in tintin in the land of the soviets 19291930 as a journalist reporting on the bolsheviks of soviet russia with his loyal dog. Spacexs new bfr spaceship iteration now looks a lot like the vehicle the beloved comicbook character tintin uses in the 1954 adventure explorers on the moon. Overall, both are great and two timeless classics, but i prefer. Dec 06, 2011 and it isnt that i hate nonnorth american comic books because i quite enjoy asterix, dylan dog, and lone wolf and cub. Tintin is a girl and probably asexual, french philosopher. Created in 1929 by belgian cartoonist georges remi aka herge, the original comic strips were black and white and cranked out for a childrens newspaper supplement that remi edited which may explain the rambling nature of some of the tales. Aug 24, 2019 bande dessinee francobelgian comics and related art. Belgian comic heroes like lucky luke and the smurfs enjoy. Tintin is the ultimate comic hero as he has adventures with various. See more ideas about tintin, cartoon and comic books. Tintin as james bond tin tin cartoon, caricatures, blake et mortimer, herge tintin. Tintin appeared in an independent comic book that sold more than 200 million copies. They visualize the belgian way of thinking and the countrys view on foreign countries throughout history. As with all the other comics, the site has sample pages.
Tintin and the figure of mysterious inspiration the independent. Fox terriers wire fox terrier tin tin cartoon herge tintin comic art comic books. Tintins adventures were first published in le petit vingtieme a weekly supplement for kids in the belgian newspaper le vingtieme siecle on january 10th 1929. This is a comic book culture very different from the american one, which is often symbolized by the comic book guy character in the simpsons. And it isnt that i hate nonnorth american comic books because i quite enjoy asterix, dylan dog, and lone wolf and cub. Tintin has been around for decades as a cartoon character, but only through the new steven spielberg movie has he been widely introduced to.
Tintin, cartoon character, an intrepid young investigative reporter who stars in a. Spacexs new bfr spaceship really does look like tintin s. Herge has stressed the fact that he raised tintin, protected him, fed him just like a father would numa sadoul, tintin et moi, casterman, p. Pictured standing gingerly in a doorway at the office of the danish newspaper politiken over 80 years ago, palle huld looks more like a timid and very junior character in a bertie wooster novel. George figure causes uproar the restoration done by an amateur ended up looking a lot like a famous comic book character. May 12, 2014 10 gifts that comic book readers will love in 2019 by steve foxe december 5, 2019 12. Spacexs new bfr spaceship really does look like tintins.
Tintin comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. Undercover police nabbed about 650 copies of a comic book called tintin in thailand. Jan 11, 2019 peter jackson set to direct tintin movie as comic book character turns 90 director peter jackson at the world premiere of his film they shall not grow old during the bfi london film festival in. Herge tintin, comic art, comic books, literary characters. Babar is a civilized elephant with human qualities. Tintin made his first appearance in tintin in the land of the soviets 19291930 as a journalist reporting on the bolsheviks of soviet russia with his loyal dog snowy and.
The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Sep 22, 2017 a french philosopher has claimed that beloved comic book character tintin was in fact a girl, and probably asexual. Peter jackson set to direct tintin movie as comicbook character turns 90 director peter jackson at the world premiere of his film they shall not grow old during the bfi london film festival in. Huge tintin leads comic book character parade youtube. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Sep 19, 2018 spacexs new bfr spaceship iteration now looks a lot like the vehicle the beloved comic book character tintin uses in the 1954 adventure explorers on the moon. Spacexs new bfr spaceship iteration now looks a lot like the vehicle the beloved comic book character tintin uses in the 1954 adventure explorers on the moon. Tintin, cartoon character, an intrepid young investigative reporter who stars in a series of popular belgian comic book albums. The adventures of tintin, originally titled the adventures of tintin and snowy, is a seminal belgian comic series and has had considerable influence on the development of graphic narratives in europe and around the world. In his debut story, tintin in the land of the soviets. Tintin as james bond tin tin cartoon, caricatures, blake et mortimer, herge.
The globetrotting adventures of the man who inspired the. Dissatisfied with this, herge wanted to write and draw his own cartoon strip. Im pretty sure its a great adventure comic for kids. Tintin was the first comic book series in belgium and. Peter jackson set to direct tintin movie as comicbook. What are some popular comics similar to tintin and asterix. Tintin was the belgian magazine for realistic comics during the second half of the century. List of the adventures of tintin characters wikipedia. Readers love this comic because in contrast to tintin and spirou, the yellow, blackspotted creature is more imaginative, making it more amusing. I have read all the sequels of the cartoon starting from the blue lotus to.
By 2007, a century after herges birth in 1907, tintin had been. There are several series in european comics that share some of the characteristics of tintin and asterix a meshing of comedy and adventure, selfcontained stories within a larger series, stories that work on many levels appealing to both children. He is a reporter and adventurer who travels around the world with his dog snowy. Briefly, tintin was invented by georges remi aka herge, from his initials backwards, r. Star of ready or not samara weaving has a soft spot for tintin comics and, were she to join a comic book adaptation, thinks shes more likely to join an adaptation of that character over anything. This rant also got me thinking on no matter what, as with all art forms, enjoyment of comic books is quite subjective. So herge never bothered to draw tintin a girlfriend and besides girls back then did not read comic books like boys did. What are some things someone just getting into comic books should know. Great deals on tintin comic book hero action figures. Dec 07, 2010 pictured standing gingerly in a doorway at the office of the danish newspaper politiken over 80 years ago, palle huld looks more like a timid and very junior character in a bertie wooster novel. Georges poujouly belvision series, philippe ogouz 1969s temple of the sun, jacques careuil lake of sharks. I dont really remember ever reading a papyrus comic, it looks familiar though. Comic book characters, comic character, comic books, quick et flupke, tin tin cartoon, herge tintin, little brothers, ligne claire, thinking day so many little snowys. There are a number of reasons, from a comic book perspective, why tintin books are important.
Ill be surprised to see if the tintin movie can make the characters and stories appealing. In his debut story, tintin in the land of the soviets, which began as a serial in. Similar to tintin and spirou, its stories are filled with action and adventure. This is the list of fictional characters in the adventures of tintin, the comics series by belgian cartoonist herge. It has had different artists working on it, and the ones by franquin are the most like tintin comics.
The series was one of the most popular european comics of the 20th century. Vincent cespedes, who is also a painter, pianist and composer, is the author. Tintin is a new breed of comicbook hero for most americans the. Before the list, there is an index of characters for each of the 24 albums. Imo, tintin got better once characters like captain haddock and the deaf professorno idea what his name in english is were introduced, but the early tintin books are pretty good as well. The city of brussels was taken over by giant comic figures over the weekend.
The brussels comic strip festival took place and to celebrate a large balloon parade was held. The freddy lombard series, by yves chaland, is very good. Comic art values surge as tintin flies past superman, batman. Tintin is the titular protagonist of the adventures of tintin, the comics series by belgian. The character was created in 1929 and introduced in le petit vingtieme, a weekly youth supplement to the belgian newspaper le vingtieme siecle. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Sep 08, 2014 the city of brussels was taken over by giant comic figures over the weekend. Based on the comic book prisoners of the sun, where tintin and haddock head to south america to find a cure for their friend professor calculus. Aug 26, 2019 star of ready or not samara weaving has a soft spot for tintin comics and, were she to join a comic book adaptation, thinks shes more likely to join an adaptation of that character over anything. Tintin was the first comic book series in belgium and led directly to the beginning of the comic book.
The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. Nov 21, 2012 belgians also debuted the weekly comic stripmagazine format with titles like spirou and tintin selling, at one point, as many as 250,000 copies each a week. Haddock has never been and will never be in love, like he says he is in the book, and this is a book. Tintin is a reporter, adventurer, traveler, and the protagonist of the popular comic book series the adventures of tintin, which was written by the belgian cartoonist georges remi, better known as herge 19071983.
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