Tintin

This is probably the most Belgian knows around the world ! The young Belgian reporter is the hero of a series of classic comic books created by the Belgian artist Georges Rémi (1907–1983), more know asf Hergé (R G...).

The serie is the most popular European comics, with translations published in more than 80 languages and more than 350 million copies sold. Its popularity around the world has been attributed to its "universal appeal" and its ability to transcend "time, language and culture."

was first published in a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper "le 20ème siècle" on January 10, 1929.

Later, popular additions to the cast included the grumpy Captain Haddock, the highly intelligent but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol in French) and other supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupont et Dupond in French as Dupont is a family name usual as Smith or Jones).

Hergé's death on 3 March 1983 left the twenty-fourth and final adventure "Tintin and the Alfa Art" unfinished.

Here below, some of his adventures.

For all pictures: © Hergé/Moulinsart.

The Castafiore emerald (Les bijoux de la Castafiore)

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Captain Haddock and Tintin are walking through the countryside when they come across a Roma community camped in a garbage dump. They investigate and upon learning that the community chose that site on account of being forbidden by the police to use any other location. The Captain invites them to the grounds of his estate, Marlinspike.

The secret of the unicore (Le secret de la Licorne)

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Whilst browsing in a market in Brussels, the hero purchases an old model ship which he wishes to give to his friend Captain Haddock as a gift. Two strangers, the model ship collector Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine and a mysterious figure known as Barnaby, then unsuccessfully try to independently convince Tintin to sell the model to them

Destination Moon (Objectif Lune)

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Tintin's friend Professor Calculus has been secretly commissioned by the Syldavian government to build a rocket ship that will fly from the Earth to the Moon. Tintin and Captain Haddock agree to join the expedition, even though Captain Haddock shows considerable reluctance.