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Tintin
Oct 23, 2017 1:27:35 GMT
Post by Nalkarj on Oct 23, 2017 1:27:35 GMT
I don't know how many people will be interested in this, but--hey--it's worth a shot... I love Tintin, though sadly the comics are not very well-known here in the U.S. (probably more so since Spielberg's film, though). Luckily, I discovered them at just the right age (around 9 or so), at a superb camping store in upstate New York called The Mountaineer. They have that wonderful Indiana Jones spirit of sheer adventure and self-reliance, combined with a goofy and incredibly lovable set of characters and some great plots. They appeal to the romanticist and the adventurer in me, and that achievement in a "children's comic" is remarkable. Any other fans?
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Post by politicidal on Oct 23, 2017 17:19:20 GMT
Saw your thread, and yes I'm a fan;wholeheartedly agree. Read most of the comics, saw the animated series, and have the movie on DVD. I was always baffled as to why it never became that popular in America. I couldn't even see the movie because AMC didn't even bother showing it at my theater.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 23, 2017 18:14:32 GMT
I don't know how many people will be interested in this, but--hey--it's worth a shot... I love Tintin, though sadly the comics are not very well-known here in the U.S. (probably more so since Spielberg's film, though). Luckily, I discovered them at just the right age (around 9 or so), at a superb camping store in upstate New York called The Mountaineer. They have that wonderful Indiana Jones spirit of sheer adventure and self-reliance, combined with a goofy and incredibly lovable set of characters and some great plots. They appeal to the romanticist and the adventurer in me, and that achievement in a "children's comic" is remarkable. Any other fans? I was a big fan of Tintin, Asterix and Lucky Luke growing up. My collection is still in a closet in my mother's home. Sometimes I read one book or two when I visit. I can hardly wait for my niece and nephew to be old enough for me to start buying them Tintin and Asterix books. The USA has its own comics culture which is very different from the French-Belgian school. I think that explains why Tintin is not well-known there.
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Tintin
Oct 23, 2017 22:27:35 GMT
Post by mecano04 on Oct 23, 2017 22:27:35 GMT
I don't know how many people will be interested in this, but--hey--it's worth a shot... I love Tintin, though sadly the comics are not very well-known here in the U.S. (probably more so since Spielberg's film, though). Luckily, I discovered them at just the right age (around 9 or so), at a superb camping store in upstate New York called The Mountaineer. They have that wonderful Indiana Jones spirit of sheer adventure and self-reliance, combined with a goofy and incredibly lovable set of characters and some great plots. They appeal to the romanticist and the adventurer in me, and that achievement in a "children's comic" is remarkable. Any other fans? I was a big fan of Tintin, Asterix and Lucky Luke growing up. My collection is still in a closet in my mother's home. Sometimes I read one book or two when I visit. I can hardly wait for my niece and nephew to be old enough for me to start buying them Tintin and Asterix books. The USA has its own comics culture which is very different from the French-Belgian school. I think that explains why Tintin is not well-known there. Do you also have the Soviet one (mine has a blue border all around the cover, which is colored but everything inside is black and white)?
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 24, 2017 13:52:39 GMT
I was a big fan of Tintin, Asterix and Lucky Luke growing up. My collection is still in a closet in my mother's home. Sometimes I read one book or two when I visit. I can hardly wait for my niece and nephew to be old enough for me to start buying them Tintin and Asterix books. The USA has its own comics culture which is very different from the French-Belgian school. I think that explains why Tintin is not well-known there. Do you also have the Soviet one (mine has a blue border all around the cover, which is colored but everything inside is black and white)? No, I never had that one. In my Tintin-reading days it was the "lost" album, out of circulation for decades. When it was re-released widely, I read it in a book store, but never bought it.
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Tintin
Oct 25, 2017 0:54:00 GMT
Post by Nalkarj on Oct 25, 2017 0:54:00 GMT
politicidal, Jep Gambardella, mecano04Thanks, fellas. As for "why"... Well, I think Jep's point is correct to some degree (non-superhero comics have somewhat lost popularity here), but there were some of them, and Tintin feels just right for what I've described as the Indiana Jones type of adventure. I'm not exactly sure...
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Post by politicidal on Oct 25, 2017 0:57:01 GMT
politicidal , Jep Gambardella , mecano04 Thanks, fellas. As for "why"... Well, I think Jep's point is correct to some degree (non-superhero comics have somewhat lost popularity here), but there were some of them, and Tintin feels just right for what I've described as the Indiana Jones type of adventure. I'm not exactly sure... It's very puzzling that such a seemingly accessible premise hasn't been fully embraced in the United States. I'm irritated that some theaters didn't bother even carrying the 2011 movie and it seems both Spielberg and Jackson stalled on that planned film series. I'd rather have that than those Hobbit movies.
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Tintin
Nov 2, 2017 16:13:12 GMT
Post by politicidal on Nov 2, 2017 16:13:12 GMT
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Tintin
Nov 2, 2017 18:22:14 GMT
Post by Reynard on Nov 2, 2017 18:22:14 GMT
Franco-Belgian comics are the best and Tintin has great stories, but I've never really liked Hergé's ways of doing "clear line" art style. Spirou & Fantasio was my favorite of this kind of humoristic adventure stories. Cinebook (UK) releases a lot of classic Franco-Belgian comics. I don't know if the publisher is that well known in the US.
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Tintin
Nov 18, 2017 16:15:09 GMT
Post by Nalkarj on Nov 18, 2017 16:15:09 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Nov 19, 2017 19:19:49 GMT
Last year a comic strip from the Tintin book Explorers on the Moon sold for a record $1.64m in Paris.
The same year, a rare drawing of Tintin in Shanghai from the book The Blue Lotus sold for $1.2m at auction in Hong Kong.
Good lord!?!?!
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