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Tintin in The New Yorker

#1 · Posted: 7 Jun 2006 04:18

This cover illustration appeared on the April 19, 1999 copy of The New Yorker. Art Spiegelman shows cartoon character Plastic Man gawking at Picasso paintings. But whoâ€™s in the crowd? Only two figures face the viewer. The one on the far left has a suspicious quiff and reddish hair. He looks like an adult version of Tintin. The other figure facing the viewer looks quite like HergÃ©â€™s self portraits.

I'd be interested in reader comments, and especially in any information any reader might have. I may be off base here, of course.

jock123
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#2 · Posted: 7 Jun 2006 09:35

Hmmmâ€¦

I can certainly see the Tintinesque quality of the quiffed man, but the other figure looks more like Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter movies than HergÃ© to my eyesâ€¦

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