News 80 years of "The Adventures of Tintin"

[Urwumpe]

I don't know if anybody of the younger members of the forum remember these comics, but I am sure the older ones have sure read them. :lol: The first comic was published just 80 years ago, on January 10, 1929.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin

I am sure especially "Destination Moon" is worth remembering, written in 1950, but with the full brunt of what you had to expect from science fiction then.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Moon_(Tintin)

 

[Sedna]

I have personally read all the Tintin adventures...and I must say they touched my heart.

Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon were really fun to read.

My favourite is Tintin and the Picaros.

 

[Notebook]

I remember Tintin, can't remember what publication he was in in the UK, could have been "The Eagle"
Can't say I warmed to him, he always seemed a bit bad-tempered, and that dog didn't help much.
The Thomson Twins were good though...

Edit: The BBC have an article:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7820247.stm

Heard a piece on Radio Four news prog, discussing his "sexuality". I think he was found "ambivalent" and his dog heterosexual. You couldn't make it up really.

N.

 

[Whatu]

I did read almost all of them when I was 12 or something...
They were my favourite :lol:

I still have them!

Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon were my favourite among them, but I lent them to a friend and... they never came back.

Happy Birthday, Tintin!

 

[jedidia]

Still got explorers on the moon, but flight 747 to sydney must be about my favourite... Just loved all the vonDäniken-references... :lol:

 

[C3PO]

Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon were really fun to read.

It's even more fun recreating the flight.:speakcool:


Scroll down to "Other Downloads".

 

[cjp]

I've read somewhere that "The Castafiore Emerald" does not contain any villains. Never noticed it before, but I checked it and it's true. Incredibly fascinating to see a story without villains that's actually interesting.

"The Calculus Affair" and "King Ottokar's Sceptre" are also great books. I love the fictional east-European countries, and the mustache symbol on every government building, car logo etc, and even in the name "Hotel Zsnorr" ('snor' is Dutch for mustache).

 

[Radu094]

Bless you for reminding me about this lost book. I think Destination Moon was the first comic book I ever had. I ended up having about a dozen or so of Tintin comics, all in french language (jokes are a bit sharper I guess).

Seeing that cover picture on wikipedia brought back tons of memories. Next stop is basement, I'm starting to look for my Tintin collection.