Happy Birthday, T!
January 10, 2004
If you're American, you probably don't know much about Tintin, the first and finest graphic novels. We own and have reread them all. So many of the scenarios seem written for today — pesky Middle Easterners, loony dictators, terrorists, trips to outer space,... And, oh, those drawings!
A record of my exploration into all aspects of drawing, illustrated journaling, creativity, and the inspiring aspects of art. By the author of "Everyday Matters," "The Creative License", and "An Illustrated Life" and other books.
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My father had a stack of french magazines in the closet, in Poland. (No, not what you think.)
The coolest thing about the magazines were the little TinTin strips in them. (I am certain there were other cool things in them, except I was 4 when I discovered them...) The TinTin strips were black and white and of course in French... but boy, they rocked.
I like the use of color in the TinTin books. Whenever there is a change of location, the entire page mood changes.
The German name of TinTin is "Tim und Struppi"... hmm...
Posted by: Witold Riedel | January 10, 2004 05:57 PM
Me and my sisters, we were very big fans of Tin-tin and Snowy back when we were small kids.
We would look for the tiniest details within the strips (like, for example, a small slipper hidden somewhere).
At age 10, I would go over tin-tin for as long and as patiently as I can remember. We had 3 books then, each with a different story.
It's a shame it's not available here in the Philippines anymore. How I wish I can get hold of a copy right now.... *sigh*
Posted by: Mel | January 10, 2004 06:16 PM
I grew up in Australia, and our local library carried Tintin, plus Asterix and even a few Iznogouds. I have to say I've always preferred Asterix for the relentless puns if nothing else.
Posted by: Matt | January 10, 2004 08:49 PM
Though Obelix was the real hero after all, wasn't he?...
Dis you also read Lucky Luke? hmm...
we are really going off topic here...
Posted by: Witold Riedel | January 10, 2004 10:47 PM
Oh, man! I'd totally forgotten about Lucky Luke. Didn't dig him much at all. The cartoon was on TV sometimes as well. I can still sing the chorus of the theme song.
Posted by: Matt | January 11, 2004 11:38 AM
Lately I've been buying Japanese Hanga (not Manga!) prints as budget allows.
I recently opened Tintin in Tibet straight to the page with the plane wreck- it's every bit as clean and perfect as the Kawase Hasui or Toshi Yoshida prints I'm so fond of.
Posted by: Matt | January 13, 2004 03:48 PM
If you're ever in Brussels, catch Tintin at the comic book museum...
It's so good to hear other people read Tintin, Asterix, and Lucky Luke...and what's so great is that I'm sure everyone above probably read it in totally different languages (mine was in Indonesian) and yet we all got the same thing out of it :)
Posted by: ninds | January 13, 2004 04:43 PM