you're talking about the "clear line" style ? (edit, woops ! i answered before coming to that part of the video ... i'll redeem myself by recommending reading Adolphus Claar, by Yves Chaland, a hidden gem, imo)
I am French and admirer of Hergé's work. I have read a lot of books and seen a lot of TV and UA-cam shows on Hergé and Tintin. Well I can tell you that your video is remarkable. I have never seen or read an explanation as clear as yours. In 7 minutes you explain why these albums are magnificent and eternal in the meaning that they please to everyone and at all times. No French, no Belgian was able to do what you did. Bravo !
Thank you so very much for such high praise! I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed this so much and now I'll be happy for the rest of the day, at least! Thank you!
There's 24 of them, and they're all independent adventures other than 4 stories that are 2-parters. So they're different from regular ongoings but also not 'graphic novels by today's standards.
Not enough of them, far as I,m concerned. With Asterix Goscinny & Uderzo have passed away, though new books are still being made by new artist & writer. It,s a travesty in my opinion that there aren't any new Tintin books coming out, someone should get some new editions out, hopefully soon.
I remember an art style similar to Hergé's was used in The Long Long Holiday (Les Grandes Grandes Vacances), a 10-episode TV miniseries. It's really good, I recommend watching it if you haven't already. It's about a group of French kids dealing with the realities of World War 2.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful and eloquent explanation of TinTin and his appeal. I’ve been a fan since I was about eight or nine and now I’m 56!
great summary. thank you very much. i was presented my first tintin volume at the age of six, now 42 years ago. it was 'explorers on the moon' of course and many others would follow. although english isn't my mother tongue, i quickly learned the language just to know what the hell the story is about! i recall that time (i lived with my parents in india then) as a sort of 'awakening' whereby i was strongly influenced by tintin's world of adventures. today i can say that my excitement for distant countries, languages, cultures and travelling was partly, if not completely initiated by hergé and his colourful fantasies. :)
keyo oz Lovely, thanks for watching and sharing! I had a very similar experience to yours and later in life I actually sat down and made a list of all the words and phrases I first learned from Tintin. It was a looong list! 😀
I've just started my 7 year old on my full collection of tintin books which I painstakingly saved up for and bought as a kid... And I'm enjoying them as much as I did way back when I first read them!
Rob Farley Your kid’s in for a treat! And they really don’t seem to age the way you’d think they might, do they? If you haven’t already, check out some of the other Tintin videos on this channel- I looked at some of the collected sets recently, and do keep returning to Tintin from time to time.
How can you ever forget it? Love Tintin, though find it does go against Chris Claremont,s law of character development. Alph-Art is only issue were it hints that might have a girlfriend if he so chooses. Land of Black Gold is first issue ever read, that & Black Island are still two personal favorites.
Got your videos recommended to me by a friend. Good job! I subscribed after watching only two videos. That is how good I think your videos are. Keep it up, dude!
I just found your channel and it’s excellent! I’m a huge Tintin fan and it’s so interesting to learn about the books. Thanks so very much……I can’t wait to watch more of your videos.
Being an obsessive fan of comics since the age of five, and then moving on to more mature material, a la graphic novels, I can't believe I have only stumbled across your page today! You are excellent, good sir. I am instantly hooked, and needless to say, instantly subscribed! Cheers. :)
I would love to meet you in person! Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Shayantan, from Kolkata, and I'm a professor of Media Studies. And you are...?
@@ShayantanRoy Shayantan Roy I'm Angshuman and I live in New Delhi. A professor of media studies, wow! I am a professor of not much, unless you count me professing my love of comics! 😀
Hahah! You know, incidentally, I have a paper in the upcoming semester, which includes, among other interesting texts - Tintin in the Congo! On having found your amazing channel only yesterday, I've decided that I will screen this very video in class as an introduction to the world of Tintin, where I think you will make for a wonderful virtual professor to fifty-odd wide-eyed first year students!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I hope it was helpful! Good luck on your quest and in case you haven't already, check out all my other Tintin videos, including a quick overview of all the albums and a couple of reviews of box sets in this playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html Cheers!
I'm a huge lover of TinTin, I grew up on the 90s cartoons and later the comics. In my collection I have a small number of the large Hard Covers, now that I'm older, I really appreciate Hergés amazing line work and detail ....but, to be honest, ever since I was a kid in the 70s, it was Asterix and Obelix that was my favorite of the European comic series. But you gave a short, excellent overview of this classic series. Cheers and thanks again for your passion and love of this medium...you just simply admire all the styles, whether European, Asian or North American. That's rare......
As a youngster, I went back and forth. I encountered Tintin first and was mesmerized. Later I found Asterix and found the historical stuff, the consistency in art and tone, and the puns and jokes in particular to be far more 'grown up' than Tintin's earnestness, which seemed a lot more straightforward in comparison. Later in college I reread some Tintin and some Asterix when I found them in a library and found a lot of nostalgic comfort in both, and being away from home and family probably had a lot to do with it. Many years later, when I was getting back into comics and reading Wildstorm and Vertigo comics as well as Jimmy Corrigan and books like that, I went back to Tintin and started appreciating the art, pacing and storytelling of it with almost fresh eyes, although it obviously helped that I still seemed to have all the panels and stories virtually memorized! 😁
@@ftloc This is a doc on Tin Tin, it came out when the Spielberg released his movie. When you get a chance..... ua-cam.com/video/5WiBpXcdZ1s/v-deo.html
@@ftloc One last thing.....do you like Prince Valiant? I'm also a huge lover of what used to the Sunday Comics or Funnies in the old days of Newspapers. I love the more modern stuff, like Calvin and Hobbes etc. But it was the gorgeous art of Prince Valiant that made me realize the full beauty and incredible art than can be done. Back at the time, I just saw it as over detailed and "old fashioned", later I ended up really appreciating it when I bought the collected series hard covers. It's absolutely amazing stuff! Ok, cheers!
I was kid when I saw the cartoon!It was on HBO and I found it amazing. As you said, it was realistic, the colors and the story was always great! Its on Netflix and I often watch a few episodes. Great video!
I live in Belgium since I’m almost 2 years old (38 now) and of course Tintin is no stranger to me. However, I never grew up on the comics and only recently am collecting all the books. I did however grew on the cartoon series which I loved and still own on dvd. I hope someday you’ll do a video on the Smurfs, which is probably my favorite Belgian comic, and Asterix. Btw, I just found your channel today and instantly subscribed (your Usagi videos are what brought me here)!
Welcome to the channel and I'm so thrilled you've enjoyed what you've seen so far - long may your enjoyment of the channel continue! 😁 I've loved Asterix since I was very young and although I only reads two or three of Peyo's Smurf albums (they were hard to find here) I loved them all. I am now trying to collect all of the Smurfs in some nice hardcover editions I've found that I'd love to feature in a video once I'm done!
@@ftloc Over here they started releasing The Smurfs in hardcover integral collections which also have information on where each story was published before they were collected in albums as well as great behind the scenes stuff. So far there are 4 volumes out and they are really great. Hope you can find all the hardcovers to fill out your collection :)
@@ftloc Peyo's smurfs are great but Peyo's best works are the adventures of Johan and Pirlouit in which the smurfs made their appearance.For us in Belgium and France the greatest comic creator with Hergé is André Franquin and I don't think you have already mentioned his works.
@@blacksad1287 I need to look up both Franauin as well as Peyo's other works, and check of they're available in English. Thank you so much for this information!
2:22 I don't believe those drawings are from an original book, are they? Hergé didn't usually black out shadows like that. Where are those drawings from?
You know, those panels have always stood out to me and you may have identified exactly why! These are panels from The Castafiore Emerald, and they're quite remarkable, not in the least for showing a more philosophical side of Tintin.
Love The Adventures of Tintin scene I was 7 and I live in the U.S The Day i found out my favorite director was making My favorite Comic was one of the happiest days of my life. Suggest valerian and laureline
Thomas K96 Here in India, Tintin was incredibly popular when I was growing up - translations, newspaper serialisations, and everyone discussing their favourite albums and growing their collections one expensive volume at a time...I thought the movie was quite good actually! But the comics will always be a band apart 😊
Ah, then my work here is done! 😀 I'd just advise getting the full/regular sized albums and not the smaller digest sized ones. I feel the art is done more justice when not shrunk down, and the more 'italicized' lettering used currently is easier to read larger. Just my two cents!
Did you watch the animated show too? Or just the comics? I think i started reading them when I ws 8 or 9 but I never saw the TV show until many many years later!
I've not actually watched more than one or two episodes myself but I've heard from a lot of people who thank HBO for introducing them to the character!
4:06 Is that some Jean-Pierre Gibrat art? I've been trying to get into more euro stuff and my dad has a pretty big collection so... What do you think of his art (Gibrat's)?
The two in the middle when I mention European comics are The Incal, drawn by Moebius, and Flight of the Raven, drawn by Jean Pierre Gibrat. Towards the end it's a mix of European and American artists, including Joost Swarte and Geof Darrow. Hope that helps!
loved your summary. i didn't get a chance to read tintin while growing up. i'm thinking of getting myself the boxed set, will a 30 year old enjoy reading tintin? (i liked the 2011 movie a lot) graphic novel/comic is a new genre for me and i have read and enjoyed books like MAUS, vendetta, persepolis and a few more.
Thank you and a very warm welcome to the channel! I definitely think the Tintin series can be enjoyed by all ages, and in spite of its own 'antiquity' holds up very well. I have a host of videos on the comics, as well as the box sets, all part of this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html The world of the comics medium is a vast and astonishing one and I hope this channel can help shine light on some of my favourites. If you're interested, check out this older video of mine in which I list some terrific books for people looking to get into exploring comics: ua-cam.com/video/dYe4MG-OrO8/v-deo.html Cheers!
Just have to move my head slightly to the left to glance in the bookshelf my freshly printed complete collection. My older collection is almost in tatters... having read each and every one of them well over a 100 times☺️
The exact upgrade process that I describe in my other Tintin video, the overview of 22 albums! You can see a couple of the tattered childhood ones in there, but most of them are now the Egmont hardcovers. Too bad about the missing Hyslop lettering, but they're otherwise the best we can do in English right now.
Tintin is with 100% one of the greatest comics of the 1900s, Even the first, Land of thee Soviet is still worth reading, only since its actually Kinda shortt lom
Even though I discovered it very late in life and was initially put off by the difference in tone and style from what I was used to, I've eventually grown fond of _Land of the Soviets_ , although still mainly for historical/contextual reasons 😋 But yes, the Adventures of Tintin are beyond doubt one of the greatest comics series of the twentieth Century, not in the least for the global reach and impact it had!
Two live action movies were released in the 60s, and they made two albums out of them. Sadly I don't have them anymore, just the Soviets and Alpha Art books.
@@karlkarlos3545 Well, because in general I wanted it to be about the comics. Too many videos, in my opinion, immediately start talking about movies and tv shows and showing pictures from them, whereas I was interested in talking about the comics medium specifically. It's less about the characters in general and more about the specific medium, if that makes sense.
You are right when you say that TinTin is not as widely known in the U.S. and Canada. Luckily I happened to discover TinTin through my fringe group of Dutch American friends. Apparently, their parents had passed it down to them and they continued the tradition. Curious to know what your favorite and least favorite books are? Also, what are your thoughts on the TinTin cartoon series?
I didn't watch the cartoon until I was grown up but found it a charming adaptation. As for a favourite, may I recommend this video of mine? ua-cam.com/video/yCDBxyIxO9M/v-deo.html 😁
How ironic that Steven Spielberg was influenced by Tintin to create Indiana Jones, then would later go on to direct a Tintin movie with Peter Jackson… Fate really has a funny way of working sometimes.
I have been corrected - Steven Spielberg was apparently unfamiliar with Tintin when he made Raiders, but him and particularly Lucas did draw inspiration from the Uncle Scrooge stories of Carl Barks!
Thank you, so glad you liked it! If you haven't already, check out the rest of our Tintin videos in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html Hope you find plenty more to enjoy in the channel!
I've seen the personal artwork storytelling of famous production designer/director William Cameron Menzies (GONE WITH THE WIND, INVADERS FROM MARS, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THINGS TO COME etc etc) and believe that he too may have been inspired by the Tintin/Herge clear-line style. I've said this elsewhere too, that I believe Tintin MUST have influenced Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge adventures. Thanks for the video but, (tsk-tsk) no mention of Snowy! How could you miss that faithful loving companion of the young lad's?! (;-)
@@ftloc I really love how the Nelvana animated series brought the characters to life and seemed to spend just as much care on handling Snowy as the human characters. Have you ever explored the wonderfully imaginative and very charming (to me, at least) adventures of the ORIGINAL Fawcett comics' CAPTAIN MARVEL? Those were some of the most inventive (and sometimes surreal) super hero stories done at the time , and BEYON that time. I know that Harlan Ellison (if you know who he is) loved and was inspired by those wildly imaginative stories...And the character had a lot in common with Tintin from the standpoint of his values and good, kind, but very inquisitive nature. Boy adventurer, surrounded by a whole family of on-going characters/friends as close as family. Thhanks for your videos.
Me too! 😋 I have a dozen Tintin related videos on this channel - check them out here if interested: ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html
Have you read Charles Burns Xed Out (NitNit) trilogy? It's actually what got me into Tin Tin to be honest.. i think it's a masterpiece and Burns tribute to Tin Tin is so perfect
Yes, it's quite a trilogy, isn't it? You'll find them in my Shelf Seven video and I also briefly mention X ed out in my (Almost) Top 10 Fantasy Comics video. How did you find it going from pastiche to the original, more 'straight' stories? As most people may have gone the other way, I'd be curious to know what your expectations are and how they were met or subverted!
@@ftloc For some reason I remember you saying you didnt finisb the series? Perhaps I'm thinking of someone else. To me it was a masterwork. He too the Burroghs/Gysin cutup method to incorporate his childhood imagination/obsessions and influences into a deeply psychological take on escapism. There are alot of ways to read it honestly. To me it's almost Lynchian in terms of logic. I can't wait for him to finish Dedales, book 1 was such a tease. I could see it going so many directions. Have you read book 1 yet?
@@ftloc if you have yet to read The Hive and Sugar Skull I seriously suggest getting ahold of them asap. X'ed out is great but only tells 10% of the story
@@freakbuck Oh no, I finally finished the trilogy and you're absolutely right about it feeling quite Lynchian in its progression, and even more phantasmagorical in its environments! I have to admit it took me some time to thaw to the story, but after revisiting it a few months later, I found myself much more involved (I had always been impressed, but I wasn't sure if I would enjoy a reread, and I was glad I did!) I have not read Dedales! I should check it out, you say?
@@ftloc To be honest the my first reading was a bit confusing. I actually read the books really spread out, Xe'd Out and The Hive within a couple months but then it took me maybe another 6 months to read Sugar Skull and ... I was confused and let down a little bit. Only when i decided to buy them all and read them back to back did it really land. Alot of Lynch movies are like that. And yeah Dedales is only available in French. Its being serialized there before its collected in English oddly. I think it's in response to Americans not understanding the Nit Nit trilogy. It's got pretty minimal dialogue I was able to roughly translate. Its definitely worth a read and the art is worth the price alone. I'm curious have you read King of the Flies by Mezzo and Pirus? It's very much in the same vein as Burns, particularly Black Hole. Mezzo's art is strikingly similar yet totally it's own. Somewhere between Burns, Twin Peaks / Blue Velvet, and a Bret Easton Ellis novel is the best way I can describe it. Unfortunately only books one and two were translated and released from Fantagraphics. I'm slowly translating book 3 with some assistance haha. Sorry for the super long comment. Cheers!
Sourav Das Underrated you say? I may need to check it out. I read the one story I have when I was much younger and I think I dismissed it as a lesser ‘Tintin clone’; probably a rash and immature judgement?
I've gotten a lot of questions on Blake and Mortimer', I even talk about it a bit in my Q and A video. I've never read them, bit reasons I get into there, but I'm going to try and fix that soon! 😁
I may be a pretender but I'm no actor! 😁 Yes, most comics don't actually use that font but Tintin used to (in English) be published with a hand-lettered 'font' by a gentleman named Hyslop. In new editions, though, this classic lettering has been replaced by a new computer font, one that more closely resembles the original French lettering, but which has disappointed many older readers who have fond memories of the earlier style!
For the Love of Comics Actually it’s more like a “airjae” because it’s supposed to sound like his reversed initials. GR backwards is RG, thus being pronounced (in french) “hergé”
Raging Gauge Wow, thanks and this just keeps getting better. You can bet I’ll be pulling this little tidbit out at every opportunity (and yes, I am fun at parties because I only party with geeks like myself! 😀)
It's an incredibly popular series of books, even after all these years, all around the world. But even then there will always be people just discovering it, or who have heard the name but never read any. That is true for anything, no matter how big, so my videos hopefully useful for them, while also being entertaining for those who know. Cheers!
I love this video but it is factually inaccurate that Tintin inspired Indiana Jones. It was only after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark that Spielberg even became aware of Tintin.
Indeed, and that was also pointed out elsewhere in these comments! I think I got it mixed up with anecdotes I'd heard about Lucas and Sspielberg being fans of Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge adventures! 😋
@@ftloc easy mistake to make. Besides that, I loved the video. I always enjoy hearing people discuss Tintin and your video made me very happy. Thanks again!
@@SockMonkey007 Take a look at my playlist of Tintin videos, I'd love to know why you think now that you've said you enjoy people talking about Tintin 😁 ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html Cheers!
You know I accidentally got Tintin ( cigars of pharaoh) by a person who was shifting from his house eventually in which my neighbor stayed later but ya I got my first ever Tintin from there I couldn't understand till I reached my 5th grade and today in 3yrs I have all of them Great fan of you sir
Oh sure, I've now talked to a lot of people who caught it on HBo. But it never got big, and definitely nothing comparable to how it is in some other countries 😁
Fun fact: Hergé didn’t go to art school… and he basically created a new form of art because of it
A truly momentous achievement!
you're talking about the "clear line" style ? (edit, woops ! i answered before coming to that part of the video ... i'll redeem myself by recommending reading Adolphus Claar, by Yves Chaland, a hidden gem, imo)
"The Robbie Williams of comics" Excellently done.
I am French and admirer of Hergé's work. I have read a lot of books and seen a lot of TV and UA-cam shows on Hergé and Tintin. Well I can tell you that your video is remarkable. I have never seen or read an explanation as clear as yours. In 7 minutes you explain why these albums are magnificent and eternal in the meaning that they please to everyone and at all times. No French, no Belgian was able to do what you did. Bravo !
Thank you so very much for such high praise! I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed this so much and now I'll be happy for the rest of the day, at least! Thank you!
Loved this as a kid, I had no idea there were so many books.
There's 24 of them, and they're all independent adventures other than 4 stories that are 2-parters. So they're different from regular ongoings but also not 'graphic novels by today's standards.
Not enough of them, far as I,m concerned. With Asterix Goscinny & Uderzo have passed away, though new books are still being made by new artist & writer. It,s a travesty in my opinion that there aren't any new Tintin books coming out, someone should get some new editions out, hopefully soon.
I remember an art style similar to Hergé's was used in The Long Long Holiday (Les Grandes Grandes Vacances), a 10-episode TV miniseries. It's really good, I recommend watching it if you haven't already. It's about a group of French kids dealing with the realities of World War 2.
That sounds really interesting - I'm going to see if there's any way to watch that here! Thanks for the tip!
Hanz you can’t just steal al the food!!!
-Otto
Thank you so much for this thoughtful and eloquent explanation of TinTin and his appeal. I’ve been a fan since I was about eight or nine and now I’m 56!
I'm thrilled to get such high praise from a lifelong Tintin fan! Thank you!
great summary. thank you very much.
i was presented my first tintin volume at the age of six, now 42 years ago. it was 'explorers on the moon' of course and many others would follow. although english isn't my mother tongue, i quickly learned the language just to know what the hell the story is about! i recall that time (i lived with my parents in india then) as a sort of 'awakening' whereby i was strongly influenced by tintin's world of adventures. today i can say that my excitement for distant countries, languages, cultures and travelling was partly, if not completely initiated by hergé and his colourful fantasies. :)
keyo oz Lovely, thanks for watching and sharing! I had a very similar experience to yours and later in life I actually sat down and made a list of all the words and phrases I first learned from Tintin. It was a looong list! 😀
I live in india
I've just started my 7 year old on my full collection of tintin books which I painstakingly saved up for and bought as a kid... And I'm enjoying them as much as I did way back when I first read them!
Rob Farley Your kid’s in for a treat! And they really don’t seem to age the way you’d think they might, do they? If you haven’t already, check out some of the other Tintin videos on this channel- I looked at some of the collected sets recently, and do keep returning to Tintin from time to time.
Oh man, I nearly forgot about these books and the series! It’s definitely one of my favourite things I’ve ever discovered honestly
Time for a revisit, I say! 😁
How can you ever forget it? Love Tintin, though find it does go against Chris Claremont,s law of character development. Alph-Art is only issue were it hints that might have a girlfriend if he so chooses. Land of Black Gold is first issue ever read, that & Black Island are still two personal favorites.
Got your videos recommended to me by a friend. Good job! I subscribed after watching only two videos. That is how good I think your videos are. Keep it up, dude!
Thank you so much! A very warm welcome to the channel and I hope you find plenty to enjoy here! 😁
I am 16 year old looking forward to start my comic journey with tintin!!!
A very good place to start! I hope you enjoy this channel and it helps you on your journey!
I just found your channel and it’s excellent! I’m a huge Tintin fan and it’s so interesting to learn about the books. Thanks so very much……I can’t wait to watch more of your videos.
Thrilled to hear it! A very warm welcome to the channel and I hope you find lots to enjoy here~!
@@ftloc thank you very much 😊
Being an obsessive fan of comics since the age of five, and then moving on to more mature material, a la graphic novels, I can't believe I have only stumbled across your page today! You are excellent, good sir. I am instantly hooked, and needless to say, instantly subscribed! Cheers. :)
Thank you so very much, so glad to 'meet' you, and welcome to the club! 😀
I would love to meet you in person! Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Shayantan, from Kolkata, and I'm a professor of Media Studies. And you are...?
@@ShayantanRoy Shayantan Roy I'm Angshuman and I live in New Delhi. A professor of media studies, wow! I am a professor of not much, unless you count me professing my love of comics! 😀
Hahah! You know, incidentally, I have a paper in the upcoming semester, which includes, among other interesting texts - Tintin in the Congo! On having found your amazing channel only yesterday, I've decided that I will screen this very video in class as an introduction to the world of Tintin, where I think you will make for a wonderful virtual professor to fifty-odd wide-eyed first year students!
@@ShayantanRoy That's incredibly flattering! I hope your students don't take it as cruel and unusual punishment...
What is your course/ paper on?
Great review! I'm sad that I'm just learning about Tintin, but hope to learn more soon! I will set about finding some materiel to read.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I hope it was helpful! Good luck on your quest and in case you haven't already, check out all my other Tintin videos, including a quick overview of all the albums and a couple of reviews of box sets in this playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html
Cheers!
I'm a huge lover of TinTin, I grew up on the 90s cartoons and later the comics. In my collection I have a small number of the large Hard Covers, now that I'm older, I really appreciate Hergés amazing line work and detail ....but, to be honest, ever since I was a kid in the 70s, it was Asterix and Obelix that was my favorite of the European comic series. But you gave a short, excellent overview of this classic series. Cheers and thanks again for your passion and love of this medium...you just simply admire all the styles, whether European, Asian or North American. That's rare......
As a youngster, I went back and forth. I encountered Tintin first and was mesmerized. Later I found Asterix and found the historical stuff, the consistency in art and tone, and the puns and jokes in particular to be far more 'grown up' than Tintin's earnestness, which seemed a lot more straightforward in comparison. Later in college I reread some Tintin and some Asterix when I found them in a library and found a lot of nostalgic comfort in both, and being away from home and family probably had a lot to do with it.
Many years later, when I was getting back into comics and reading Wildstorm and Vertigo comics as well as Jimmy Corrigan and books like that, I went back to Tintin and started appreciating the art, pacing and storytelling of it with almost fresh eyes, although it obviously helped that I still seemed to have all the panels and stories virtually memorized! 😁
@@ftloc This is a doc on Tin Tin, it came out when the Spielberg released his movie. When you get a chance..... ua-cam.com/video/5WiBpXcdZ1s/v-deo.html
@@ftloc One last thing.....do you like Prince Valiant? I'm also a huge lover of what used to the Sunday Comics or Funnies in the old days of Newspapers. I love the more modern stuff, like Calvin and Hobbes etc. But it was the gorgeous art of Prince Valiant that made me realize the full beauty and incredible art than can be done. Back at the time, I just saw it as over detailed and "old fashioned", later I ended up really appreciating it when I bought the collected series hard covers. It's absolutely amazing stuff! Ok, cheers!
In 2011 from Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures, "The Adventures of Tintin: The Unicorn Mystery" was released as a movie!
I’m really tempted to pick these up to read with my daughter
It's a great idea!
I was kid when I saw the cartoon!It was on HBO and I found it amazing. As you said, it was realistic, the colors and the story was always great! Its on Netflix and I often watch a few episodes.
Great video!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. If you check out the comics albums, I'd love to know what you think of them!
really good analysis - academic but understandable, great
Much appreciated!
At around 6:30 the video highlights a few ligne claire creators: Peyo, Joost Swarte, Chris Ware, ???. What creator follows Chris Ware? Thanks.
Sharp eyes! The two panels that follow Chris Ware's are by Rutu Modan (from The Property) and Ricardo Delgado (from Age of Reptiles)
@@ftlocthanks for your help!
I live in Belgium since I’m almost 2 years old (38 now) and of course Tintin is no stranger to me. However, I never grew up on the comics and only recently am collecting all the books. I did however grew on the cartoon series which I loved and still own on dvd. I hope someday you’ll do a video on the Smurfs, which is probably my favorite Belgian comic, and Asterix. Btw, I just found your channel today and instantly subscribed (your Usagi videos are what brought me here)!
Welcome to the channel and I'm so thrilled you've enjoyed what you've seen so far - long may your enjoyment of the channel continue! 😁
I've loved Asterix since I was very young and although I only reads two or three of Peyo's Smurf albums (they were hard to find here) I loved them all. I am now trying to collect all of the Smurfs in some nice hardcover editions I've found that I'd love to feature in a video once I'm done!
@@ftloc Over here they started releasing The Smurfs in hardcover integral collections which also have information on where each story was published before they were collected in albums as well as great behind the scenes stuff. So far there are 4 volumes out and they are really great. Hope you can find all the hardcovers to fill out your collection :)
Wow, those sound great. I don;t think the IDW volumes will feature such extras, but let me see!
@@ftloc Peyo's smurfs are great but Peyo's best works are the adventures of Johan and Pirlouit in which the smurfs made their appearance.For us in Belgium and France the greatest comic creator with Hergé is André Franquin and I don't think you have already mentioned his works.
@@blacksad1287 I need to look up both Franauin as well as Peyo's other works, and check of they're available in English. Thank you so much for this information!
2:22 I don't believe those drawings are from an original book, are they? Hergé didn't usually black out shadows like that. Where are those drawings from?
You know, those panels have always stood out to me and you may have identified exactly why! These are panels from The Castafiore Emerald, and they're quite remarkable, not in the least for showing a more philosophical side of Tintin.
@@ftloc Oh wow! I never noticed that as a kid!! I was willing to bet they were from one of those pastiches or something!
Love The Adventures of Tintin scene I was 7 and I live in the U.S
The Day i found out my favorite director was making My favorite Comic was one of the happiest days of my life.
Suggest valerian and laureline
Thomas K96 Here in India, Tintin was incredibly popular when I was growing up - translations, newspaper serialisations, and everyone discussing their favourite albums and growing their collections one expensive volume at a time...I thought the movie was quite good actually! But the comics will always be a band apart 😊
Re: Valerian, I’ve read a few stories but would need to get a bit deeper. Those new editions seem to be the way to go. Do you recommend them?
For the Love of Comics Yes
I've always been curious about Tintin, and this video has sure piqued my interest. Might just have to scoop up that box-set this Christmas..
Ah, then my work here is done! 😀
I'd just advise getting the full/regular sized albums and not the smaller digest sized ones. I feel the art is done more justice when not shrunk down, and the more 'italicized' lettering used currently is easier to read larger. Just my two cents!
@@ftloc Thanks for the tip :)
Being Swedish I grew up wihh Tintin. We have all the episodes, every tape, and every book!
I didn't watch the cartoon until much later in life but I have read each of the books countless times in my childhood!
I started liking Tintin at the age of 10 in 2001 and I lived in the UK
Did you watch the animated show too? Or just the comics? I think i started reading them when I ws 8 or 9 but I never saw the TV show until many many years later!
Yes, both watching animated TV series and reading all comics xx
Awesome keep up the good work.Au revoir!!
Thankyou for this educated review I first saw tin tin on HBO they aired it every week during the mid 90s I remember
I've not actually watched more than one or two episodes myself but I've heard from a lot of people who thank HBO for introducing them to the character!
4:06 Is that some Jean-Pierre Gibrat art?
I've been trying to get into more euro stuff and my dad has a pretty big collection so...
What do you think of his art (Gibrat's)?
Indeed it is! I've only read the Flight of the Raven, but the art was absolutely lovely in that one.
I have the book set of Tintin now.
What were the European comics you showed images from?
The two in the middle when I mention European comics are The Incal, drawn by Moebius, and Flight of the Raven, drawn by Jean Pierre Gibrat. Towards the end it's a mix of European and American artists, including Joost Swarte and Geof Darrow. Hope that helps!
loved your summary. i didn't get a chance to read tintin while growing up. i'm thinking of getting myself the boxed set, will a 30 year old enjoy reading tintin? (i liked the 2011 movie a lot)
graphic novel/comic is a new genre for me and i have read and enjoyed books like MAUS, vendetta, persepolis and a few more.
Thank you and a very warm welcome to the channel! I definitely think the Tintin series can be enjoyed by all ages, and in spite of its own 'antiquity' holds up very well.
I have a host of videos on the comics, as well as the box sets, all part of this playlist:
ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html
The world of the comics medium is a vast and astonishing one and I hope this channel can help shine light on some of my favourites. If you're interested, check out this older video of mine in which I list some terrific books for people looking to get into exploring comics: ua-cam.com/video/dYe4MG-OrO8/v-deo.html
Cheers!
Just have to move my head slightly to the left to glance in the bookshelf my freshly printed complete collection. My older collection is almost in tatters... having read each and every one of them well over a 100 times☺️
The exact upgrade process that I describe in my other Tintin video, the overview of 22 albums! You can see a couple of the tattered childhood ones in there, but most of them are now the Egmont hardcovers. Too bad about the missing Hyslop lettering, but they're otherwise the best we can do in English right now.
Fascinating!
This is the video that made me subscribe.
I grew up watching the series and it was fantastic.
From what little I've seen and heard, it's very faithful to the comics!
@@ftloc Yes it is.
Tintin is with 100% one of the greatest comics of the 1900s, Even the first, Land of thee Soviet is still worth reading, only since its actually Kinda shortt lom
Even though I discovered it very late in life and was initially put off by the difference in tone and style from what I was used to, I've eventually grown fond of _Land of the Soviets_ , although still mainly for historical/contextual reasons 😋
But yes, the Adventures of Tintin are beyond doubt one of the greatest comics series of the twentieth Century, not in the least for the global reach and impact it had!
Two live action movies were released in the 60s, and they made two albums out of them. Sadly I don't have them anymore, just the Soviets and Alpha Art books.
Are they the Golden Fleece and the Blue Oranges? Or are there others?
@@ftloc Yes, precisely these two. I don't know if they're released in album format anymore.
In Europé Snowys name is milou
Oh yeah, and in Bengali his name is Kuttus! 😀
For the Love of Comics oh really didnt know that
In Belgium it’s Milou or Bobbie, depending on the translation, either French or Dutch
Really, u sure, i know his english name is still snowy, Milou is his swedish name tho
we called him terry in norway
The Indiana Jones line is incorrect but the rest is spot on. Fascinating stuff!
Yes, you're right! I got the influence thing mixed up with Carl Bark's Scrooge, I'm guessing...
@@ftloc Why didn't you mention that Spielberg actually made a TinTin movie in 2011?
@@karlkarlos3545 Well, because in general I wanted it to be about the comics. Too many videos, in my opinion, immediately start talking about movies and tv shows and showing pictures from them, whereas I was interested in talking about the comics medium specifically. It's less about the characters in general and more about the specific medium, if that makes sense.
@@ftloc Makes absolute sense. I just found it funny, that you mentioned Spielberg's Indiana Jones at the end, but not Spielberg's TinTin.
I discovered TinTin aged 11 with The Broken Ear and that fabulous cover.
Oh yes, all the covers are seared into my brain! 😁
How has Tintin honoured on the 75 anniversary of his creation
Read these in elementary school. Always have been obsessed with Indiana Jones.
I started with these in elementary school too! Just never stopped... 😁
@@ftloc awesome! I just discovered the Tv series from the 90s on amazon prime
You are right when you say that TinTin is not as widely known in the U.S. and Canada. Luckily I happened to discover TinTin through my fringe group of Dutch American friends. Apparently, their parents had passed it down to them and they continued the tradition.
Curious to know what your favorite and least favorite books are? Also, what are your thoughts on the TinTin cartoon series?
I didn't watch the cartoon until I was grown up but found it a charming adaptation. As for a favourite, may I recommend this video of mine?
ua-cam.com/video/yCDBxyIxO9M/v-deo.html 😁
great video :)
So glad you liked it!
Wonderful video
Thanks so much; so glad you liked it!
How ironic that Steven Spielberg was influenced by Tintin to create Indiana Jones, then would later go on to direct a Tintin movie with Peter Jackson… Fate really has a funny way of working sometimes.
I have been corrected - Steven Spielberg was apparently unfamiliar with Tintin when he made Raiders, but him and particularly Lucas did draw inspiration from the Uncle Scrooge stories of Carl Barks!
very nice video i love tintin!
Thank you, so glad you liked it! If you haven't already, check out the rest of our Tintin videos in this playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html
Hope you find plenty more to enjoy in the channel!
@@ftloc sure i will watch! :)
I've seen the personal artwork storytelling of famous production designer/director William Cameron Menzies (GONE WITH THE WIND, INVADERS FROM MARS, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THINGS TO COME etc etc) and believe that he too may have been inspired by the Tintin/Herge clear-line style.
I've said this elsewhere too, that I believe Tintin MUST have influenced Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge adventures.
Thanks for the video but, (tsk-tsk) no mention of Snowy! How could you miss that faithful loving companion of the young lad's?! (;-)
The absence of Snowy mentions is one of those shameful things I will forever have to live with! 🙂
That's so interesting about Menzies!
@@ftloc I really love how the Nelvana animated series brought the characters to life and seemed to spend just as much care on handling Snowy as the human characters.
Have you ever explored the wonderfully imaginative and very charming (to me, at least) adventures of the ORIGINAL Fawcett comics' CAPTAIN MARVEL? Those were some of the most inventive (and sometimes surreal) super hero stories done at the time , and BEYON that time. I know that Harlan Ellison (if you know who he is) loved and was inspired by those wildly imaginative stories...And the character had a lot in common with Tintin from the standpoint of his values and good, kind, but very inquisitive nature. Boy adventurer, surrounded by a whole family of on-going characters/friends as close as family.
Thhanks for your videos.
cool, I love Tintin!!!
Me too! 😋
I have a dozen Tintin related videos on this channel - check them out here if interested: ua-cam.com/play/PLf2B7UoR9NKW6ok_iGAZlXbe9YUdQWRDP.html
@@ftloc I know I'm subbing to you
I just bought some of these books but a remake for the cover which is better
Interesting! Which covers are those?
@@ftloc oh there are Tintin and the Land of Soviets and Tintin:The Calculus Affair
Have you read Charles Burns Xed Out (NitNit) trilogy? It's actually what got me into Tin Tin to be honest.. i think it's a masterpiece and Burns tribute to Tin Tin is so perfect
Yes, it's quite a trilogy, isn't it? You'll find them in my Shelf Seven video and I also briefly mention X ed out in my (Almost) Top 10 Fantasy Comics video.
How did you find it going from pastiche to the original, more 'straight' stories? As most people may have gone the other way, I'd be curious to know what your expectations are and how they were met or subverted!
@@ftloc For some reason I remember you saying you didnt finisb the series? Perhaps I'm thinking of someone else.
To me it was a masterwork. He too the Burroghs/Gysin cutup method to incorporate his childhood imagination/obsessions and influences into a deeply psychological take on escapism. There are alot of ways to read it honestly. To me it's almost Lynchian in terms of logic. I can't wait for him to finish Dedales, book 1 was such a tease. I could see it going so many directions. Have you read book 1 yet?
@@ftloc if you have yet to read The Hive and Sugar Skull I seriously suggest getting ahold of them asap. X'ed out is great but only tells 10% of the story
@@freakbuck Oh no, I finally finished the trilogy and you're absolutely right about it feeling quite Lynchian in its progression, and even more phantasmagorical in its environments! I have to admit it took me some time to thaw to the story, but after revisiting it a few months later, I found myself much more involved (I had always been impressed, but I wasn't sure if I would enjoy a reread, and I was glad I did!)
I have not read Dedales! I should check it out, you say?
@@ftloc To be honest the my first reading was a bit confusing. I actually read the books really spread out, Xe'd Out and The Hive within a couple months but then it took me maybe another 6 months to read Sugar Skull and ...
I was confused and let down a little bit. Only when i decided to buy them all and read them back to back did it really land. Alot of Lynch movies are like that.
And yeah Dedales is only available in French. Its being serialized there before its collected in English oddly. I think it's in response to Americans not understanding the Nit Nit trilogy. It's got pretty minimal dialogue I was able to roughly translate. Its definitely worth a read and the art is worth the price alone.
I'm curious have you read King of the Flies by Mezzo and Pirus? It's very much in the same vein as Burns, particularly Black Hole. Mezzo's art is strikingly similar yet totally it's own. Somewhere between Burns, Twin Peaks / Blue Velvet, and a Bret Easton Ellis novel is the best way I can describe it. Unfortunately only books one and two were translated and released from Fantagraphics. I'm slowly translating book 3 with some assistance haha. Sorry for the super long comment.
Cheers!
Quick and flupke review plzz
Sourav Das alas, I have only read one story, and own no books! Perhaps one day I can rectify that! Are you a big fan?
For the Love of Comics I read two of them tried to purchase through Amazon but either they are expensive or not available, I found very underrated
Sourav Das Underrated you say? I may need to check it out. I read the one story I have when I was much younger and I think I dismissed it as a lesser ‘Tintin clone’; probably a rash and immature judgement?
i love tintin sm, and I love asterix too but idk why a lot of people prefer asterix I think Tintin is better in a lot of aspects
They're both great in different ways but people just like to compare and contrast. I just believe one doesn't need to choose and can enjoy both! 😊
Have you ever read the Blake and Mortimer comic book series? Would love to hear your views on it. Visually very similar to Tintin.
I've gotten a lot of questions on Blake and Mortimer', I even talk about it a bit in my Q and A video. I've never read them, bit reasons I get into there, but I'm going to try and fix that soon! 😁
I noticed that Tintin doesn’t use the standard comic sans font.
PS: Are you sure you aren’t an actor? 👀
I may be a pretender but I'm no actor! 😁
Yes, most comics don't actually use that font but Tintin used to (in English) be published with a hand-lettered 'font' by a gentleman named Hyslop. In new editions, though, this classic lettering has been replaced by a new computer font, one that more closely resembles the original French lettering, but which has disappointed many older readers who have fond memories of the earlier style!
Awesome
Glad you still enjoyed this! 😁
@@ftloc tintin will be is and always be my favourite
there is a tintin game the adventures of tintin the secret of unicorn i played it
Any good?
did u play that
@@ftloc what it is very good u should play it
You pronounced hergé 's name wrong his name is " earjae "
Wow, thank you! I learn something new every day and this one's a big one! =)
For the Love of Comics Actually it’s more like a “airjae” because it’s supposed to sound like his reversed initials. GR backwards is RG, thus being pronounced (in french) “hergé”
Raging Gauge Wow, thanks and this just keeps getting better. You can bet I’ll be pulling this little tidbit out at every opportunity (and yes, I am fun at parties because I only party with geeks like myself! 😀)
I’m telling my kids that this guy is popeye and the dude in the back is Tin Tim
Are u indian
I am indeed! If you trudge through a bunch of my videos, you may piece my entire life together, through comics! 😁
So here’s like the Eurocomics version of dragonball.
Strange title, any european boy in the last 60 years knows who is Tintin.
It's an incredibly popular series of books, even after all these years, all around the world. But even then there will always be people just discovering it, or who have heard the name but never read any. That is true for anything, no matter how big, so my videos hopefully useful for them, while also being entertaining for those who know. Cheers!
I love this video but it is factually inaccurate that Tintin inspired Indiana Jones. It was only after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark that Spielberg even became aware of Tintin.
Indeed, and that was also pointed out elsewhere in these comments! I think I got it mixed up with anecdotes I'd heard about Lucas and Sspielberg being fans of Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge adventures! 😋
@@ftloc easy mistake to make. Besides that, I loved the video. I always enjoy hearing people discuss Tintin and your video made me very happy. Thanks again!
@@SockMonkey007 Take a look at my playlist of Tintin videos, I'd love to know why you think now that you've said you enjoy people talking about Tintin 😁
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Cheers!
Dude they are historic want one heart though xd
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You know I accidentally got Tintin ( cigars of pharaoh) by a person who was shifting from his house eventually in which my neighbor stayed later but ya I got my first ever Tintin from there I couldn't understand till I reached my 5th grade and today in 3yrs I have all of them
Great fan of you sir
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I mean tintin technically got in America cuz the animated series
Oh sure, I've now talked to a lot of people who caught it on HBo. But it never got big, and definitely nothing comparable to how it is in some other countries 😁