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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 27, 2023 5:32:27 GMT
Here in Europe the graphic novels have been very popular for a long time. I grew up reading them and would consider the Tintin comics to be the best comic book series of all time. But from what I've heard, they're far less well known in the US. Were you familiar with the comics before the release of the 2011 Spielberg film and have you read them?
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jan 27, 2023 5:50:23 GMT
I'm not familiar with the 2011 Spielberg film, but I first became aware of Tintin many years ago. I think I had a catalog that had all of the titles for sale. It might have been a catalog specializing in British stuff. I can't remember any more.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2023 6:15:06 GMT
I had a Tintin book when I was little. IIRC, it was a hardback comic book. No clue where it came from, why I had it or where it went, but I always remembered his dog and his hair.
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 27, 2023 6:32:40 GMT
Here in Europe the graphic novels have been very popular for a long time. I grew up reading them and would consider the Tintin comics to be the best comic book series of all time. But from what I've heard, they're far less well known in the US. Were you familiar with the comics before the release of the 2011 Spielberg film and have you read them? They were also very popular in Australia. I remember them being in my high school library back in the 1980s.
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Post by Catman on Jan 27, 2023 11:21:14 GMT
Catman has been aware of them for quite some time.
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Post by hermionegranger on Jan 27, 2023 13:39:43 GMT
I grew up reading them and have the whole set, but only because my aunt lives in France and got me into them. I haven’t met many people here who are familiar with Tintin.
Actually, I do remember watching the Tintin cartoon when it was on Nickelodeon. So that was some exposure other than the movie.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Jan 27, 2023 17:58:47 GMT
Only an animated series that aired on HBO in the 90's, when the network had a focus on family friendly programming.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2023 18:06:30 GMT
Yes. I read them all when I was a kid.
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Post by novastar6 on Jan 27, 2023 18:13:20 GMT
Saw the cartoon as a kid, got the comics on inter-library loan around the time the movie came out and subsequently the cartoons got a DVD release.
I have a copy of the very politically incorrect ones about TinTin in the land of the Soviets and the Congo.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 27, 2023 18:28:39 GMT
When I was a kid I first found them (in translation) in a hiking store in the Adirondacks, of all places. Then I read some of the originals when I was studying French in school.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 27, 2023 18:31:22 GMT
I remember seeing them at a Canadian public library but there was confusion because of Rin Tin Tin. Is this about a dog or a kid that resembles Nick Adams?
I confused it with Terry and the Pirates as well.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 27, 2023 20:30:35 GMT
I read a number of them and saw the Spielberg animated movie.
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Post by paulslaugh on Jan 27, 2023 23:58:32 GMT
I’m not, but they can be bought in the US as far as I know. Spielberg made an animated film movie that popularized the book series.
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Post by amyghost on Jan 28, 2023 0:12:36 GMT
If you're into the comics scene in the US you're probably fairly familiar with them. The reprints can be found in most comics shops and online retailers. I doubt they have quite the level of following here that they did in Europe, but they're definitely not unknown in America.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 28, 2023 4:57:31 GMT
Here in Europe the graphic novels have been very popular for a long time. I grew up reading them and would consider the Tintin comics to be the best comic book series of all time. But from what I've heard, they're far less well known in the US. Were you familiar with the comics before the release of the 2011 Spielberg film and have you read them? They were also very popular in Australia. I remember them being in my high school library back in the 1980s. Good to hear. Would have been interesting if Herge had sent Tintin Down Under at some point.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 28, 2023 4:58:42 GMT
I grew up reading them and have the whole set, but only because my aunt lives in France and got me into them. I haven’t met many people here who are familiar with Tintin. Actually, I do remember watching the Tintin cartoon when it was on Nickelodeon. So that was some exposure other than the movie. The cartoons were Canadian, I believe. Very faithful to the comics too. Were the versions you read written in French of English translations?
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 28, 2023 4:59:09 GMT
Only an animated series that aired on HBO in the 90's, when the network had a focus on family friendly programming. Used to watch the show as a kid as well.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jan 28, 2023 5:00:38 GMT
Saw the cartoon as a kid, got the comics on inter-library loan around the time the movie came out and subsequently the cartoons got a DVD release. I have a copy of the very politically incorrect ones about TinTin in the land of the Soviets and the Congo. Tintin in the Congo is a shocking read. The racism and animal cruelty is unreal. Fortunately, the series improved massively after that.
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Post by hermionegranger on Jan 28, 2023 5:42:21 GMT
I grew up reading them and have the whole set, but only because my aunt lives in France and got me into them. I haven’t met many people here who are familiar with Tintin. Actually, I do remember watching the Tintin cartoon when it was on Nickelodeon. So that was some exposure other than the movie. The cartoons were Canadian, I believe. Very faithful to the comics too. Were the versions you read written in French of English translations? I was very fond of the cartoon. The books I have are in English.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 28, 2023 21:05:42 GMT
There were two live French Tintin movies from the early 1960's Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece 1961 and Tintin and the Blue Oranges 1964. I've only seen the second one and it was awful and rely'd more on slapstick than telling an exciting story. They used to pop up on minor cinemas way up into the mid-1970's as matinee's.
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