I greew up reading the advertures of Tintin, by Belgian cartoonist Herge. His art was so detailed and beautifully colored, and the stories, while politically incorrect by modern standards, were thrilling for as young boy to read. I even enjoyed the computer animation movie that Spielberg and Jackson made, even though they mainly used elements from two books (The Secret of the Unicorn and the Crab with the Golden Claws) and tacked on the ending from Red Rackham's Trasure, and felt the need to include ridiculous over-the-top action scenes, it was still a joy to see the characters come to life.
In my teen years I discovered the Fench comic, Asterix the Gaul. A bit more humor and punning than Tinin, but plenty of adventure in a fun setting I had been totally unfamiliar with; Roman-occupied Gaul.
Anyone else enjoy these two classic European comics?
Huge Tintin fan here. Though I didn't care for the movie -- over the top motion capture CGI just goes against the charm of the clean line cartoon designs that draw me to Herge's work in the first place.
I admire the quality of the cartooning in Asterix -- but have never been hooked on the strip.
I do love Blake and Mortimer by Herge' associate E.P. Jacobs -- great adventure stories -- like Jonny Quest -- but without the kids!
You can see some of my Tintin collection in this pic:
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Quote from: Pauspy on February 28, 2013, 10:04:39 AMIn my teen years I discovered the French comic, Asterix the Gaul. A bit more humor and punning than Tinin, but plenty of adventure in a fun setting I had been totally unfamiliar with; Roman-occupied Gaul.
Anyone else enjoy these two classic European comics?
In high school I had a friend that collected the American translations of "Asterix." I read quite a few of the ones he had, and found more at the public library. Then, they ran them in the newspaper for awhile, but they never quite caught on, and were eventually dropped.
Never did get into "Tintin," though. I did manage to find a copy of "Barbarella," once. It was okay. It was in the original French, but I took three years of French in high school. Still never completely understood the comic, though.
Scary Terry-that's a great looking Haddock and Snowy-love to have one of those!
I know what you mean about the movie-for me, though despite it's numerous drawbacks (and like you said, there are many indeed), I enjoyed seeing the characters come to "life" I thought the depiction of Tintin was very good, though it was a bit jarring compared to the comicy depictions of the other characters (Castafiore was the toughest for me to watch-that nose looked horrible on a "realistic" character)
Do you have a favorite book? Mine would have to be The Black Island, just because it was the firts I ever owned. To me they're all great, though.
TINTIN!! Thundering typhoons! My first Tintin book was Red Rackham's Treasure for my sixth birthday waaay back in the mid '60's. My family lived in France and Italy for a year. Both my sister and I still have our original books (plus a few more). They were available in English by Methuen the British publisher because we did not read French. Oh the different countries and places Tintin went to and his colorful companions! Such enjoyable reading and escapism for a six-year-old and still is! Wonderful illustrations! The movie? S'okay. Most likely I will see the next flick. Asterix I have not read but I knew who he was at the time I got Tintin. Hmmm...maybe it's time to read some Asterix the Gaul!
Quote from: Pauspy on February 28, 2013, 10:04:39 AM
I greew up reading the advertures of Tintin, by Belgian cartoonist Herge. His art was so detailed and beautifully colored, and the stories, while politically incorrect by modern standards, were thrilling for as young boy to read. I even enjoyed the computer animation movie that Spielberg and Jackson made, even though they mainly used elements from two books (The Secret of the Unicorn and the Crab with the Golden Claws) and tacked on the ending from Red Rackham's Trasure, and felt the need to include ridiculous over-the-top action scenes, it was still a joy to see the characters come to life.
In my teen years I discovered the Fench comic, Asterix the Gaul. A bit more humor and punning than Tinin, but plenty of adventure in a fun setting I had been totally unfamiliar with; Roman-occupied Gaul.
Anyone else enjoy these two classic European comics?
Pauspy, I suggest from Belgian author Edgar P. Jacobs (one of the collaborators of Hergé) : "The Adventures of Blake and Mortimer". Excellent science-fiction stories with a very nostalgic atmosphere.
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I've been a fan of Asterix since the early 70's. Found a couple hard bound copies of his books at a retail store when I was in my early teens. The artwork grabbed me right away. I've since read most of his adventures. I grab the ones I don't have when they pop up. A friend of mine from Germany visited her home and brought me pvc figures of Asterix and Obelix.
I'm a fan of Asterix. By the way, they made a couple of animated features released in the English language. I saw them years ago on the Disney Chanel. My daughter (who is also a fan) was able to locate one of the films on youtube.