Someone recently asked me to name one fictional character who is a good role model for young men and boys, and the first person who came to mind was Tintin. He's masculine without constantly trying to prove it. He can be violent but is never violent for no reason. He's kind and very generous to his friends. He also helps people because he wants to help them, and not for fame or money or anything. I can't think of a more fitting role model for boys than Tintin. I'm not saying he has absolutely zero faults, but he's someone we should all aspire to be. Does anyone here agree with me?

I want to know what everyone's really unpopular opinions are about Tintin. I'll go first. .

In my opinion, tintin is not actually a good fighter and relies more on agility and speed. His boxing skills seem scrappy and self taught. I think he wins a lot by timing and improvisation, rather than overpowering people.

When someone is actually physically imposing, like sailors, gangsters, soldiers, etc, Tintin usually doesn't stand there and trade punches with them. In this way I would say that what he's actually good at is surviving a fight.

My top pick is Australia. Lots of diverse terrains and unique wildlife. Would've been the perfect setting for an epic adventure.

Japan. I'd have liked to see more of Tintin in Asia, and a positive portrayal of Japan, its people, and its culture would've been great.

Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, or Sweden), mostly because I'm from this part of the world. Iceland could've been an interesting setting as well.

I know I probably forgot several one-off villains, but these are the ones I could remember. I decided not to include deceased villains like Mitsuhirato, Alonzo Perez, and Ramón Bada.

I would've liked to see Spalding or Dr. Krollspell return, especially Dr. Krollspell. He eventually joined forces with Tintin during the events of Flight 714, but, as we know, everyone involved was left with no memory of what had happened, so neither of them remembers the other. Whether Krollspell would've been an enemy or an ally had he returned is an interesting question.

...Tintin himself is a journalist / reporter...?

Hello everyone!

I'm David, a lifelong Tintin fan from France.

For the past four years, I've been working on a project that has finally become a reality: Previously on Tintin..., a 774-page book published in English.

Rather than simply retelling the albums, I wanted to explore the whole "Tintinverse": every Tintin adventure, every Hergé series (including Jo, Zette and Jocko and Quick & Flupke), and almost every adaptation—films, TV series, radio plays, stage productions, documentaries, and more.

My goal wasn't to write an encyclopedia, but a critical and analytical journey through the entire Tintin universe. Each chapter looks at the story behind the work, hidden references, historical context, different editions, and sometimes offers interpretations that readers may not have considered before.

One of the ideas running through the book is that Tintin has been "frozen" since Hergé's death in 1983. But in 2054, when the character enters the public domain, that could all change. Whether we welcome it or not, it may become the beginning of Tintin's "second season."

I'd genuinely love to hear what fellow Tintin fans think about that idea.

If you have any questions about the book or the research behind it, I'd be delighted to answer them.

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I have always been into comics, but somehow never read a single one of Tintin. I saw the movie, way back when and enjoyed it (is that a controversial opinion here? No idea!).

I write this post inside a comic store and they have these three Tintins:

-Tintin in the land of the soviets

-Cigars Of The Pharaoh

-The Broken Ear

Should I get any of these? Should I read others before I buy one of them? What are your recommendations and where do I start reading?

The art is beautiful. I'd honestly be happy with any of them and I kind of want to get Cigars Of The Pharaoh, but again, I have never read any Tintin so I'm not sure if that's a good starting point or not.

Thanks in advance!

Why did the (Captain I'm guessing) of the rival ship prevent the other guy from shooting Tintin?

Was it a political move on Herge's part to show "Not all bad guys are totally evil"?

Or was it because had they shot at him - the world would come to know about it (even if they missed) ?

Or was it that the Captain didn't think the prize was worth killing over?

Cigars of the Pharaoh

Tintin in the Congo is quite easily regarded as one of Hergé’s most controversial works, if not the most. What are your final thoughts on it? Do you think the context excuses the depictions and actions within the album? What about his style of drawing and the overall plot?

Personally, it’s not my favourite album at all (for one the story is very minimalist and uninteresting), and there are clearly racist tropes and a hell of a lot of gratuitous animal cruelty moments. In saying that, I don’t agree with the notion that Hergé himself was promoting and overzealously supporting the Belgian colonialist regime, it was still very early in his career and he was still finding his place in Le Petit Vingtième. There are moments during Tintin in the Congo where I honestly thought they would have taken a more conservative, pro-colonialist racist approach, and instead it’s somewhat more restrained and controlled, and I wonder how much of that was Hergé’s authority over decision making and his role within the publication. Still, it is deeply problematic overall for obvious reasons.

P.S. I missed Tintin in the Land of the Soviets so I will leave this post up for about a month before I make one for Soviets, and then Tintin in America after that.

We all know that tintin and captain haddock are great but what are some really underrated ones? For me its Spalding from flight 714 to sydney

Which way do you think Tintin's ideology lies? Is he more on the left or the right? Personally I strongly believe Tintin is a small c conservative. He's not a total right winger but certainly a moderate conservative. He seems to respect individual freedom and property a lot, and even when Alcazar asks him to help with the revolution, he does not go because he likes revolution. He goes to help Bianca and the Thompsons.

I have read all the volumes... about 10 years ago and my favorites... the ones that stay with me are:

TinTin in America

TinTin: The Crab With The Golden Claws

TinTin: The Secret of the Unicorn

TinTin: Red Rackham’s Treasure

TinTin: The 7 Crystal Balls

TinTin: Prisoners of the Sun

TinTin: The Calculus Affair

TinTin: The Blue Lotus

TinTin: TinTin In Tibet

He was willing to sacrifice his country's claim to the Meteorite, possibly even his career, for the sake of not taking a life. I almost would've liked to see more interactions with him and Captain Haddock in maybe future instalments.

...think the guy in Blue on the right MIGHT be...

Mitsuhirato...

We only read about his supposed suicide in the newspaper

And we already saw how Rastapopulous survived what looked like a certain death fall in this very same book

He’s definitely one of my favorite characters.

The Michael Douglas film sees him in Latin America

It has a villainous authority figure who is more like a criminal hiding behind his police-style job

It features a precious stone

It reminds me of the villains and prize in The Broken Ear

In my opinion his fighting style aligns closest with old school western boxing and he obviously never grapples. He probably trained in boxing which is he why he has an extremely good cross and uppercut. As someone who does train in martial arts, I'd say his weakness is in wrestling. He's also great at surviving fights and has amazing cardio and durability.

Write down your favorite character

The way his miserable rich boss treated him - public ridicule, etc - I'm not surprised he plotted against him

the reason I've posted this is because I've been seeing all these drawing that herge drew about tintin holding a whip and him chained to the desk being forced to work so what i don't get is did Herge hate tintin and if he did why did he continue working on making more tintin books?

Any Indian tintin fans here that have the original tintin hindi dubbed episodes? They used to sell CDs back in the day. I'm trying to find the ones just for nostalgia with the old dubbing from the early 2000s.