[168], In 1966, Charles de Gaulle said: "Basically, you know, my only international rival is Tintin! "[52] Harry Thompson said Tintin is "almost featureless, ageless, sexless, and did not appear to be burdened with a personality. [67] Hyslop would write his English script on a clear cellophane-like material, aiming to fit within the original speech bubble. [106], The Adventures of Tintin (Les aventures de Tintin) (1991–92) was the more successful Tintin television series. 99 £184.00 £184.00. Assouline asserted that it could not be his surname because he lacked a family. Its hero is Tintin, a courageous young Belgian reporter and adventurer aided by his faithful dog Snowy (Milou in the original French edition). [28], In September 1944, the Allies entered Brussels and Hergé's German employers fled. These were heavily informed by the cultures evident in Hergé's lifetime. [30] Hergé biographer Pierre Assouline noted that in the early Adventures, Tintin showed "little sympathy for humanity". 4.6 out of 5 stars 915. The scripts of the plays are unfortunately lost. Obstacles come at him from right to left, and when he moves in that direction he is usually experiencing a setback." [165] Lichtenstein made paintings based on fragments from Tintin comics, whilst Warhol used ligne claire and even made a series of paintings with Hergé as the subject. Novotel London Blackfriars: Exellent service - terrible beds - See 3,237 traveller reviews, 998 candid photos, and great deals for Novotel London Blackfriars at Tripadvisor. Her speciality is the Jewel Song (Ah! The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin [lez‿avɑ̃tyʁ də tɛ̃tɛ̃]) is a series of 24 bande dessinée albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. [163] Most notably, Hergé's ligne claire style has been influential to creators of other Franco-Belgian comics. [147] Another such example was Tintin in Thailand, in which Tintin, Haddock, and Calculus travel to the East Asian country for a sex holiday. [44], As his adventures continue, Tintin is less often seen reporting and is more often seen as a detective,[45] pursuing his investigative journalism from his flat at No. £2.79 delivery. [73] Belgian author Philippe Goddin has written Hergé et Tintin reporters: Du Petit Vingtième au Journal Tintin (1986, later republished in English as Hergé and Tintin Reporters: From "Le Petit Vingtième" to "Tintin" Magazine in 1987) and Hergé et les Bigotudos (1993) amongst other books on the series. Tintin is the titular protagonist of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. [33] Hergé created Tintin as a White Belgian who was a native of Brussels, aged 14–15 years old with blonde hair. [101], Hergé altered some of the early albums in subsequent editions, usually at the demand of publishers. This change was instigated by publisher Casterman and Hergé's estate managers Moulinsart, who decided to replace localised hand-lettering with a single computerised font for all Tintin titles worldwide. In those early days the merchandise was very limited; greetings cards, postcards, posters, plastic figures and of course the books. They are not very intelligent, I know, and do me no honour: they are 'Belgian' books. His research for the storyline was noted in New Scientist: "The considerable research undertaken by Hergé enabled him to come very close to the type of space suit that would be used in future Moon exploration, although his portrayal of the type of rocket that was actually used was a long way off the mark". Book 10 was the first to be originally published in colour. This young man, whom he named Totor, travelled the globe and righted wrongs, all without ruffling his Scout honour. The series is set during a largely realistic[3] 20th century. Publication dates are for the original French-language versions. At a time when television didn’t exist, the international expeditions undertaken by the young reporter opened young people’s eyes to countries, cultures, landscapes and natural phenomena which were still relatively unheard of. [22], Hergé wrote a string of Adventures of Tintin, sending his character to real locations such as the Belgian Congo, United States, Egypt, India, Tibet, China, and the United Kingdom. [127] I, Tintin (Moi, Tintin) (1976) was produced by Belvision Studios and Pierre Film. This early exhibition displayed many of Hergé's original sketches and inks, as well as some original gouaches. [59], When it came time to translate The Black Island, which is set in Great Britain, the opportunity was taken to redraw the entire book. [13][14][15], A few years after Hergé discovered the joys of Scouting,[16][a] [40] Hergé used the supporting characters to create a realistic world[3] in which to set his protagonists' adventures. Captain Haddock was played by Leo McKern in Series One and Lionel Jeffries in Series Two, Professor Calculus was played by Stephen Moore and Thomson and Thompson were played by Charles Kay. [144], After Hergé's death in 1983, his art began to be honoured at exhibitions around the world, keeping Tintin awareness at a high level. Hergé quickly learned that he no longer had the independence he preferred; he was required to produce two coloured pages a week for Leblanc's magazine, a tall order. Images of Tintin and Snowy first appeared in the youth supplement on 4 January 1929, in an advert for the upcoming series. Tintin has a sharp intellect, can defend himself, and is honest, decent, compassionate, and kind. [83] McCarthy considered the Adventures of Tintin to be "stupendously rich",[84] containing "a mastery of plot and symbol, theme and sub-text"[85] which, influenced by Tisseron's psychoanalytical readings of the work, he believed could be deciphered to reveal a series of recurring themes, ranging from bartering[86] to implicit sexual intercourse[87] that Hergé had featured throughout the series. [7] He later commented that these drawings depicted a brave and adventurous character using his intelligence and ingenuity against opponents, but none of these early drawings survive. In 1983, French author Benoît Peeters released Le Monde d'Hergé, subsequently published in English as Tintin and the World of Hergé in 1988. To celebrate the centenary of Hergé's birth in 2007,[1] Belgian Post issued a sheet of 25 stamps depicting the album covers of all 24 Adventures of Tintin (in 24 languages) plus Hergé's portrait in the center. For example, at the instigation of his American publishers, many of the African characters in Tintin in America were re-coloured to make their race Caucasian or ambiguous. [117], Tintin and I (Tintin et moi) (2003), a documentary film directed by Anders Høgsbro Østergaard and co-produced by companies from Denmark, Belgium, France, and Switzerland, was based on a taped interview with Hergé by Numa Sadoul from 1971. The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, hosted the exhibition The Adventures of Tintin at Sea in 2004, focusing on Tintin's sea exploits, and in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the publication of Tintin's first adventure. In my judgement, he was 14 or 15 when I created him, Boy Scout, and he has practically not moved on. [32] Bob De Moor (who imitated Hergé's style and did half the work),[32] Guy Dessicy (colourist), and Marcel DeHaye (secretary) were the nucleus. Accompanied by his faithful fox terrier, Snowy (Milou in the original French), Tintin travels the world in the service of truth and justice. [23], In May 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium as World War II spread further across Europe. [citation needed] He had previously made use of alliteration with the name of his previous character, Totor. [85] The result was the 2011 motion capture feature film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, which merges plots from several Tintin books. You're not alone", "Drawing room: The Belgian Comic Strip Center: Tintin", "Kuifje maakt opmerkelijke entree op West End", "Les tintinophiles fêtent les 100 ans d'Hergé", "Obituary: Georges Remi, creator of comic figure Tintin", "Obituary: Michael Turner: Tintin translator and publisher", "Paris:"Mille Sabords!" Sometimes Tintin is the one being interviewed, such as when a radio reporter presses him for details, "In your own words. [20], For the third adventure, Tintin in America, serialised from September 1931 to October 1932, Hergé finally got to deal with a scenario of his own choice, and used the work to push an anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist agenda in keeping with the paper's ultraconservative ideology. Comic character by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, "The idea for the character of Tintin and the sort of adventures that would befall him came to me, I believe, in five minutes, the moment I first made a sketch of the figure of this hero: that is to say, he had not haunted my youth nor even my dreams. They were expecting only a handful of readers but instead found themselves mobbed by a whole horde of fans. Unlike more colourful characters that he encounters, Tintin's personality is neutral, which allows the reader not merely to follow the adventures but assume Tintin's position within the story. For me, Hergé was more than a comic strip artist". [143], During Hergé's lifetime, parodies were produced of the Adventures of Tintin, with one of the earliest appearing in Belgian newspaper La Patrie after the liberation of the country from Nazi German occupation in September 1944. [34] Le Soir was shut down and The Adventures of Tintin was put on hold. [82], The first English-language work of literary criticism devoted to the series was Tintin and the Secret of Literature, written by the novelist Tom McCarthy and published in 2006. [24] For political reasons, the Nazi authorities closed down Le Vingtième Siècle, leaving Hergé unemployed. [a][55] It was translated in conjunction with Casterman, Tintin's publishers, and starts by describing Tintin as "a French boy". [112], Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (Tintin et le temple du soleil) (1969), the first traditional animation Tintin film, was adapted from two of Hergé's Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun. [45] Through it all, Tintin finds himself cast in the role of international social crusader, sticking up for the underdog and looking after those less fortunate than himself. ", "Comic lovers remember Hergé, creator of Tintin and Snowy", "Hergè exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, Paris", "Hergé's Adventures of Tintin at the Barbican Theatre", "The Hergé Museum by Christian de Portzamparc", "Musée Hergé Temporary exhibition: Into Tibet with Tintin", "Rufus Norris to direct World Premiere of, "The Twelve Adventures of Tintin Gold Medallion Set", "Tintin in America: One of a set of 12 gold medals featuring the most famous Belgian", "Visitez l'Expo 'Tintin au Musee de la Marine' 48 H Avant son Ouverture! [145], Following Hergé's death, hundreds more unofficial parodies and pastiches of the Adventures of Tintin were produced, covering a wide variety of different genres. Novotel London Blackfriars: Disappointing breakfast - See 3,237 traveller reviews, 998 candid photos, and great deals for Novotel London Blackfriars at Tripadvisor. [83] In 2005, English actor Russell Tovey played the role at the London Barbican Theatre for a Young Vic adaptation of Tintin in Tibet.[84]. It became available in a coloured edition in 2017. [56], The process of translating Tintin into British English was then commissioned in 1958 by Methuen, Hergé's British publishers. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) was Steven Spielberg's motion capture 3D film based on three Hergé albums: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham's Treasure (1944). [19] At Wallez's direction, in June he began serialisation of the second story, Tintin in the Congo, designed to encourage colonial sentiment towards the Belgian Congo. She often confuses words, especially names, with other words that rhyme with them or of which they remind her; "Haddock" is frequently replaced by malapropisms such as "Paddock", "Stopcock", or "Hopscotch", while Nestor, Haddock's butler, is confused with "Chestor" and "Hector". [61] The reporter Michael Farr brought Tintin literary criticism to the English language with works such as Tintin, 60 Years of Adventure (1989), Tintin: The Complete Companion (2001),[62] Tintin & Co. (2007)[63] and The Adventures of Hergé (2007),[64] as had English screenwriter Harry Thompson, the author of Tintin: Hergé and his Creation (1991). [30], The image of Tintin—a round-faced[32] young man running with a white fox terrier by his side—is easily one of the most recognisable visual icons of the twentieth century. [131], The Hergé Foundation has maintained control of the licenses, through Moulinsart, the commercial wing of the foundation. [48] The country finds itself threatened by neighbouring Borduria, with an attempted annexation appearing in King Ottokar's Sceptre. Whilst in the city however, Tintin and Haddock discover that a group of villains also want possession of the ship, believing that it would lead them to a hidden treasure. ", Belgian readers were not acquainted with the American strip cartoons that Hergé had recently become familiar with, so most had never seen speech bubbles before. In the end, you know, my only international rival is Tintin! des Hannetons (The Adventures of Totor, Scout Leader of the Cockchafers) for the Scouting newspaper Le Boy Scout Belge (The Belgian Boy Scout). Hergé mixes real and fictional lands into his stories. More specifically, use of only a person's first name is usually impolite even today and was so especially in the past. [139] [46] Other characters refer to him as Sherlock Holmes, as he has a sharp intellect, an eye for detail, and powers of deduction. Captain Archibald Haddock (Capitaine Haddock in Hergé's original version) is a Merchant Marine sea captain and Tintin's best friend. The Adventures of Tintin is a series of 24 bande dessinée albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. Other actual locales used were the Sahara Desert, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Moon. [155] ", "Tintin ventures into India's rural markets", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Adventures_of_Tintin&oldid=1021521130, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Pages using Sister project links with hidden wikidata, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Wikipedia articles with suppressed authority control identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the. [144], The response to these parodies has been mixed in the Tintinological community. By 2007, a century after Hergé's birth in 1907, Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies, and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre and film. [103] This proved controversial, as the character exhibited exaggerated, stereotypically Jewish characteristics. [54], The Adventures of Tintin was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, and it remains popular today. Sexé has been noted to have a similar appearance to Tintin, and the Hergé Foundation in Belgium has admitted that it is not too hard to imagine how Hergé could have been influenced by the exploits of Sexé. "[144], Other comic creators have chosen to create artistic stories that are more like fan fiction than parody. Je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir / Ah! The character was created in 1929 and introduced in Le Petit Vingtième, a weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle. By 2007, a century after Hergé's birth in 1907,[1] Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies,[2] and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre and film. Outside the Tintin series, a 48-page comic album supervised (but not written) by Hergé, Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, was released in 1972; it was based on the film Tintin et le lac aux requins. Captain Haddock's Le château de Moulinsart was renamed Marlinspike Hall. [111] Directed by Jean-Jacques Vierne and starring Jean-Pierre Talbot as Tintin and Georges Wilson as Haddock, the plot involves Tintin travelling to Istanbul to collect the Golden Fleece, a ship left to Haddock in the will of his friend, Themistocle Paparanic. Professor Cuthbert Calculus (Professeur Tryphon Tournesol in Hergé's original version; tournesol is the French word for "sunflower") is an absent-minded and partially deaf physicist and a regular character alongside Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock. [64], From 1966 to 1979, Children's Digest included monthly instalments of The Adventures of Tintin. Great Savings & Free Delivery / Collection on many items [8] Propagating Wallez's sociopolitical views to its young readership, it contained explicitly profascist and antisemitic sentiment. The hot-tempered Haddock uses a range of colourful insults and curses to express his feelings, such as "billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles" (Mille milliards de mille sabords de tonnerre de Brest in the original version) or "ten thousand thundering typhoons". Despite the free hand Hergé afforded the two, they worked closely with the original text, asking for regular assistance to understand Hergé's intentions. Tintin has a sharp intellect, can defend himself, and is honest, decent, compassionate… [81] Jean-Pierre Talbot played Tintin in two live-action movie adaptations: Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961) and Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964). McCarthy compares Hergé's work with that of Aeschylus, Honoré de Balzac, Joseph Conrad, and Henry James and argues that the series contains the key to understanding literature itself. At the same time, actor Richard Pearce provided the voice of Tintin for a radio drama series of Tintin created by the BBC, which also starred Andrew Sachs as Snowy. This was the last album to feature two-part stories. The Adventures of Tintin mirror the past century while Tintin himself provides a beacon of excellence for the future. Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound off a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin - accompanied by his marvellous dog Snowy - to join him and his gang as they sail to Morocco on an old cargo ship. [26] However, Hergé would later insist that Tintin would only be "born" on 10 January 1929, when Tintin in the Land of the Soviets began to be serialised in Le Petit Vingtieme. [12] Another potential influence was Palle Huld, a 15-year-old Danish Boy Scout travelling the world. [78][g] Speaking in 2002, Peter Horemans, the then director general at Moulinsart, noted this control: "We have to be very protective of the property. [3][4], Hergé biographer Pierre Assouline noted that "Tintin had a prehistory", being influenced by a variety of sources that Hergé had encountered throughout his life. 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