Book description
In this fully revised and expanded edition of this popular
pocket-sized reference book the authors offer a comprehensive and
critical overview of the Tintin series.
Starting with the
character's humble origins in the children's supplement of a Belgian
catholic newspaper in the 1920s, the authors track Tintin's
development and success throughout the decades, including the stormy
World War II years.
Each book is analyzed in detail, both in the
context of the series, and in its larger framework: that of the
comic's medium and of society in general. The authors also look at the
massive industry that has developed round the figure of Tintin, the
trivia, the anecdotes, the movies, and television series, and the
multitude of Tintin spin-offs.
Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier have written and edited comic books for
fifteen years. They received the 1990 Inkpot Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Comic Arts.
