Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 23, 2017 18:14:32 GMT
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 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.