Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin is a series of comic books written by Belgian Hergé.^[1] The books feature adventures of intrepid boy reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy. Originally written in French, they have been translated into many languages, including English. The Tintin books have been popular around the world for over 70 years.

• Tintin, the creation of the Belgian comic-strip artist known as Hergé (1907–1983), is a boyish newspaper reporter of remarkable courage, who travels the world in pursuit of stories that reliably expose him to life-threatening danger. He appeared first in a story called “Tintin in the Land of the Soviets,” in which the brave youngster went to the Soviet Union to report on the world Josef Stalin was building — a world of artificial famine, phony elections, and political assassination. These stories, originally created for a children's supplement to the conservative Roman Catholic weekly Le XXe Siècle, were an instant success. Book-length collections have sold over 200 million copies in 50 languages. (National Review)

It has also been made into a movie by Steven Spielberg.^[2]

Tintin characters[edit]

• Tintin, the main character is a newspaper reporter
• Snowy (French: Milou), Tintin's faithful dog
• Captain Archibald Haddock,^[3] seafaring captain and Tintin's best friend
• Professor Calculus (French: Le professeur Tournesol), genius professor
• Thomson and Thompson (French: Dupond et Dupont), clumsy detectives

Tintin albums ^[4][edit]

• Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
• Tintin in the Congo
• Tintin in America
• Cigars of the Pharaoh
• The Blue Lotus
• The Broken Ear
• The Black Island
• King Ottokar's Sceptre
• The Crab with the Golden Claws
• The Shooting Star
• The Secret of the Unicorn
• Red Rackham's Treasure
• The Seven Crystal Balls
• Prisoners of the Sun
• Land of Black Gold
• Destination Moon
• Explorers on the Moon
• The Calculus Affair
• The Red Sea Sharks
• Tintin in Tibet
• The Castafiore Emerald
• Flight 714
• Tintin and the Picaros

Television Adaptations[edit]

• Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (Belvision Studios, 1958-1962)
• The Adventures of Tintin (Nelvana Studios, 1991-1992)

Movies[edit]

• The Crab With the Golden Claws (Stop-motion animated French film, 1947)
• Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (Live-action French film, 1961)
• Tintin and the Blue Oranges (Live-action French film, 1964)
• Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (Animated film, 1969)
• Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (Animated film, 1972)
• The Adventures of Tintin (Film directed by Steven Spielberg, 2011)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Unofficial Tintin Internet Database
• List of Tintin Comics Translated into Different Languages