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. He wrote and illustrated for the adventures of tintin until his death in 1983. Storythis adventure, was the first story published in tintin magazine when it was launched on 26th september 1946, and heralded the opportunity for the continuation of an adventure which had been interrupted two years earlier. 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. How would you rank the tintin books from best to worst. The crab with the golden claws, the secret of the unicorn, and red rackhams treasure. He was inducted into the comic book hall of fame in 2003.
He is aided by his faithful dog snowy milou in the original french edition. He is best known for creating the adventures of tintin, the series of comic. John williams composed the musical score for the adventures of tintin. It is compelling, exciting, and spiritually rewarding in the way that the best comics stories can be. From what i understand herge wrote it during an emotionally difficult period of his life and i think that gets reflected in the story. See the complete tintin series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It is a story of a money counterfeiting ring in scotland, written by herge and first published in 1938. The adventures of tintin is an adaptation of the belgian comic book series the adventures of tintin created by the belgian artist georges remi, who wrote under the pen name of herge. From what i understand herge wrote it during an emotionally difficult period of. Herge continued the adventures of tintin with tintin in the congo, and the series became a defining part of the francobelgian comics tradition. The adventures of tintin is a series of comic books by herge. Aug 18, 2016 weve stopped translating childrens books into english. Tintin and the temple of the sun tintin et le temple du soleil 1969, animation, adaptation tintin and the lake of sharks tintin et le lac aux requins 1972, animation, original story the adventures of tintin. It is the very first book of the adventures of tintin, the book version was released in 1930 after the original serialized version ended.
In cigars of the pharaoh, tintin pursued an international group of drug distributors through the middle east and india. Main character is tintin, a young belgian reporter assisted by terrier dog snowy. The adventures of tintin also known as the adventures of tintin. Tintin, snowy and captain haddock fly to peru in search of professor calculus, who has involuntarily committed sacrilege, and has been condemned to. Tintin in the congo is a bit of a time capsule, reflective of the period in which herge wrote it, but likely less acceptable on that account to a modern audience nearly 80 years on. He managed to capture most of the drug cartel members. The award was in recognition of herges book tintin in tibet, herges most personal adventure, which the executive director of ict europe tsering. Tintin in the land of the soviets is the only book where we see reporter, tintin, actually file a despatch. Jan 22, 2009 tintin in tibet 1960 the castafiore emerald 1963. So he wrote, for the congo as with the tintin in the land of soviets, the fact was that i was fed on prejudices of the bourgeois society in which i moved it was 1930. The incident, nicknamed tintin gate, led to heated discussions in mainstream and social media concerning accusations of racism and.
The castafiore emerald, is the funniest book he ever wrote. Tintin, snowy and captain haddock fly to peru in search of professor calculus, who has involuntarily committed sacrilege, and has been condemned to suffer the ultimate. A meeting with a young chinese student, chang chongchen, marks a decisive turning point. While he was thinner and better dressed than totor, tintin maintained the earlier characters high ideals and kindness, as well as his knack for getting into. He managed to capture most of the drug cartel members, but not. Herge began developing his ideas in 1929 and the series soon grew to become very popular throughout the world. The writer of the series was georges remi 19071983 who wrote under the pen name herge. It was the first time williams had composed the score of a film since 2008s indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, as well as his first score for an animated film. The internationally successful adventures of tintin are his most wellknown and beloved works.
This was the first tintin i read as a kid in swedish. The comic books tell the story of a young belgian reporter named tintin, and all the dangerous, exciting and humorous adventures he has all over the world. Just like the other later works by herge it is exciting, and well drawn, but this is one is also very funny. The tintin book series by herge includes books tintin au pays des soviets, tintin au congo, tintin in america the adventures of tintin, and several more. They have been translated into 38 different languages and have inspired such legends as andy warhol and roy lichtenstein. The blue lotus originally titled tintin in the orient is the fifth book in the adventures of tintin series and sequel to cigars of the pharaoh written and illustrated by herge.
It was serialised weekly from september 1958 to november 1959 in tintin magazine and published as a book in 1960. He is a reporter and adventurer who travels around the world with his dog snowy. The complete companion was the perfect gift for them. Charles ruas is the author of conversations with american writers and a frequent contributor to artnews and art in america. The secret of the unicorn 2011 a motion capture film directed by steven spielberg and coproduced by peter jackson. However, it is recommended to fans of tintin who are interested in his origins and his evolution into the lasting cartoon hero so much enjoyed today. Tintin in the land of the soviets tintin wiki fandom. Thoughts on a stack of new books about tintin and his creator, herge. Weve stopped translating childrens books into english. Tintin first appeared in le petit vingtieme, the weekly supplement of the belgian daily le vingtieme siecle. This also appears on one of the drawing in red rackhams treasure.
Herge is the french pronunciation of rg, or his initials reversed. It tells the story of a young belgian reporter named tintin, and his pet foxterrier, called snowy, who travel to moscow, and get into endless. The adventures of tintin, reporter for le petit vingtieme, in the land of the soviets is a comic book by herge. A good book has the power to transport a reader to a. The later adventures of tintin involved other locations of the world from china all the way to america. Although unable to work for the press, herge continued to redraw and colour the older adventures of tintin for publication in book form by casterman, completing the second version of tintin in the congo and starting on king ottokars sceptre. Herge books biography and list of works author of the. He afraid of that other writer make a disaster with tintin, for various. The secret of the unicorn is a 2011 3d computeranimated actionadventure film based on belgian cartoonist herges comic book series of the same name. Herge was just twentythree when he wrote this first tintin story. His best known and most substantial work is the adventures of tintin comic book series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, leaving the twentyfourth tintin adventure tintin and alphart unfinished.
Herge biography georges remi may 23, 1907 march 3, 1983, better known by the pen name herge, was a belgian comics writer and artist. The film was produced and directed by steven spielberg, coproduced by peter jackson and kathleen kennedy, written by steven moffat, edgar wright and. Frederic tuten, a literature professor and author, first wrote this book in 1993. The adventures of tintin 2011 frequently asked questions. The adventures of tintin is a series of 24 bande dessinee albums created by belgian cartoonist. Captain haddock, professor calculus, thompson and thompson. It is something of an academic treatise, using tintin as a symbol who is here thrust from the confines of marlinspike into adulthood and the real world. It seems to have a different feel to me than most of the other stories. The early tintin adventures each took about a year to complete, upon which they were released in book form by le petit vingtieme and, from 1934, by the 05. Parents need to know that the secret of the unicorn is actually part one of a twopart adventure rendered in highly realistic comic bookgraphic novel style by the belgian artistwriter herge in the mid1940s.
His best known and most substantial work is the adventures of tintin comic book series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, leaving the twentyfourth tintin adventure tintin. Specifically, its based on three particular entries in the series. On the oldstyle back cover of tintin editions he has put banana leaves on the two coconut trees. The history herge creates for his fictional eastern european country is complex and fascinating, and a lockedroom. He was largely based on one of the authors earlier characters, a chubby boy scout named totor. He is nearly always accompanied by his pet foxterrier, snowy, as. Tintin in the congo became part of a drawnout media debate in sweden after national newspaper dagens nyheter reported on the book s removal from a childrens library in kulturhuset in stockholm in september 2011. It is a story of a money counterfeiting ring in scotland, written. Political unrest in europe in the late 1930s influenced herge when he wrote king ottokars sceptre, in which tintin and absentminded professor alembick travel to syldavia to try to avert a confrontation with neighboring borduria. Ai this is the only tintin adventure to not be colourized. Tintin soon became herges ligne claire french for clear line legacy. Tintin, a virginal, 15yearold journalist with a perpetually upswept quiff of reddishblond hair and a wirehaired fox terrier named snowy, is the. The black island is the seventh book of the adventures of tintin and the sequel to the broken ear. It is very satisfactory to read about the state of space travel and to know where herge was citing research and where he was leaping ahead.
Best tintin books 36 books meet your next favorite book. Dec 29, 2011 the first tintin adventure, which became his first book, tintin in the land of the soviets 1930, forwent the plodding, panebypane misesenscene of most early comics in favor of an urgent. But as i begin to read tintin again, will update you more on the 20th century european thriller. This story of a hunt for lost pirate treasure ends in a cliffhanger, with the actual undersea search occurring in the followup, red rackhams treasure. The notable qualities of the tintin stories include their vivid humanism, a realistic feel produced by meticulous and wideranging research, and herges ligne claire drawing style. The complete companion discusses the political, scientific, and sociological climate present when herge wrote the tintin books. His best known and most substantial work is the adventures of tintin comic book series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, leaving the twentyfourth tintin adventure. The character was created in 1929 and introduced in le petit vingtieme, a weekly youth supplement to the belgian.
This is the book where tintin met captain haddock for the first time. Dec 21, 2011 tintin was created by belgian artist georges remi, who wrote under the pen name herge. He is best known for creating the adventures of tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular european comics of the 20th century. Tintin and the black island 198081 based on the black island. Georges prosper remi 22 may 1907 3 march 1983, better known by the pen name herge, was a belgian comics writer and artist. Casterman publishing house, based in tournai, belgium, becomes the publisher of the adventures of tintin. Dec 23, 2009 tintin, a virginal, 15yearold journalist with a perpetually upswept quiff of reddishblond hair and a wirehaired fox terrier named snowy, is the hero of 23 book length adventures what we now. The series was one of the most popular european comics of the 20th century. Bolstered by publicity stunts, land of the soviets was a commercial success in belgium, and also witnessed serialisation in france and switzerland. Georges prosper remi known by the pen name herge was a belgian cartoonist. Casterman supported herge throughout his ordeal, for which he always remained grateful. By 1930, herge published the very first tintin book. The history herge creates for his fictional eastern european country is complex and fascinating, and a lockedroom mystery and crosscountry.