Books about Tintin and Hergé. Biography 2 new books look at the not-so-lovable creator of the beloved cartoon character. By Benjamin Ivry, Special to The Chronicle Dec 13, 2009.

Tintin may have sold more than a quarter-million books since his creation more than 80 years ago, but on this side of the Pond — though he has devoted fans — he's no Mickey Mouse. Advertisement ...

The Tintin books are models of economy and grace, mixing meticulous detail and stylized tableaux in perfect proportion so that the story is neither generic nor bogged down by excessive rendering.

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For children, the Tintin books offer escape to a thrilling world of adventure; for adults, an easeful return to the comfort zone of youth. Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

He not only looked and dressed like Tintin, but his best friend was called Milhoux, which is the phonetic translation of Tintin's faithful dog, Milou – called Snowy in English. Moscow was Sexe's ...

Created by Belgium author-illustrator, Hergé started the Tintin books in 1929 and published 24 titles up to his death in 1983. The series, less well known in the United States, ...

In any case, the fact remains that racial fears, first embraced and then disavowed, provided a great deal of the power of Herge's books. One of my favorite sequences in all the Tintin volumes, for ...

The TinTin iPad app will be the first of many such projects. “I definitely see it as a model for how we treat an interactive book,” he says. I’ve said this before, but digital books and ...

Andy Serkis is reteaming with director Peter Jackson for DreamWorks' "Tintin," the movie trilogy collaboration from Jackson and Steven Spielberg. By Carly Mayber, Borys Kit Andy Serkis is ...

Wang Bingdong, who first discovered Herge's comic strip hero in 2001 at the age of 66, spent three years penning the new version of 22 Tintin books - a painstaking task he says was a pure delight.