Tintin Articles
Tintin albums
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An Analysis of Hergé's Portrayal of Various Racial Groups in The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus [892KB PDF]
This article was originally published in Euonymous 2005-2006, the e-anthology of first-year writing students at The George Washington University, and is re-hosted here by permission.
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Arumbaya Explained
Chief Avakuki: Enefda Arumbayas ket chimdai lavis gutsfa gahtah’z. Nomess in’h! [Translation: And after Arumbayas catch him I'll have his guts for garters, no messing!] My grandpa said this to me a few times when I was a child, but he never actually ended up using my intestines to keep his socks up …
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Great Snakes! The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus—An analytical reading
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History of The Black Island
By today's standard, The Black Island album is quite different from the original comic strip that appeared between 1937 and 1938. Find out what's changed.
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Red Rackham’s Treasure / Tintin in Tibet—The Unusual Connection
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The Adventures of Tintin
When a Belgian cartoonist first imagined Tintin and his dog Snowy, and sent them off on an adventure to Communist Russia, a cult was born that has since spread across the world.
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Tintin Crosses The Atlantic: The Golden Press Affair
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Tintin in America—A book review in comic strip format
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Tintin In Tibet: Hergé—His Masterwork
Tintin characters
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Ambidextrous Tintin
Two lefthanders’ quest after evidence to prove that Tintin is left-handed.
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Robert Sexé: the real-life Tintin?
French writer, Jean-Paul Schulz's research reveals uncanny similarities between Tintin and a Great War correspondent, Robert Sexé.
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Tintin and the Blue Epilogue: An imaginary coda
As a fictional character, Tintin can never really die, but did you wonder what would happen if he aged?
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Tintin’s Clothes
Jesper examines the changes in Tintin’s wardrobe through the years.
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Tintin’s Meals
A mostly serious, if tongue-in-cheek, examination of Tintin’s eating habits.
Tintin movie, merchandise and product reviews
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The Adventures of Tintin: Canadian DVD release—A review and comparison
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)—A review [Tintin movie review]
Tintinologist.org senior staff, Simon Doyle, reviews Spielberg’s first Tintin movie at a special charity screening at BAFTA.
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Snowy, I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore
A review of The New York Times Notable Book of 1995, Tintin in the New World. In this book, the globe-trotting reporter charts the dark, restless geography of his own mind.
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Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece and Tintin and the Blue Oranges – a review of the new DVD releases from the British Film Institute
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Tintin and the World of Stamps
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Tintin Stamps From the Royal Dutch Post
Tintin events
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BAFTA/MediCinema charity screening of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, London, 2011.—See “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)—A review” filed under Tintin movie, merchandise and product reviews.
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Hergé at the Centre Pompidou (Hergé centennial exhibition 2007)
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Remembering Tintin’s Museum Exhibition in Stockholm
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Tintin: 60 Years of Adventure
Chris recounts his experience working at the special Tintin 60th anniversary exhibition in London.
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Tintin in the Far East Exhibition in Haarlem
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Tintin Festival, 2009
First hand account of the Tintin Festival, 2009.
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Tintin in Welsh Book Launch
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The World of Tintin Conference
Coverage of the conference held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, Saturday 15th May, 2004.
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The World of Tintin Exhibition in London [Review]
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The World of Tintin Study Day
Coverage of ’The World of Tintin Conference’ held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK, Saturday, 15 May 2004.
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The World of Tintin Exhibition in the Hague [Review]
Interviews
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Interview with Michael Turner and Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper
Our exclusive interview with the translators of the English edition Tintin books. The translators recall some of the obstacles they encountered, their relationship with Hergé and reveal future projects. By Chris Owens.
Hergé
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All Hergé Did Was Steal
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In Defence of Hergé
Was the creator of Tintin a wartime NAZI collaborator?
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A Search for the Inspirational Sources of Hergé
Examples of contemporary inspiration in Hergé’s Work
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Was Hergé a Seer?
Some of Hergé’s books offer an astonishingly prophetic view into the future.