The silhouette of Tintin - a young man wearing golf trousers, running with a white fox terrier by his side - is easily one of the most recognisable visual icons of the modern world. In fact Tintin is nine years older than Superman and ten years older than Batman, having first appeared in Belgium in 1929. In the 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.
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This new edition of this popular pocket-sized reference book is published to coincide with the release of Steven Spielberg's new film, The Adventures of Tintin, and offers a comprehensive and critical overview of the Tintin series.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781842436080
Publisert
2011-09-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Pocket Essentials
Vekt
128 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Biographical note

Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier have written and edited comic books for fifteen years, including Dr. Strange, Clive Barker's Hellraiser, Teen Titans, SuperMan's Metropolis, Tongue*Lash, Batman: Nosferatu and Tales of the Shadowmen. They received the 1990 Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Arts. They are the authors of numerous non-fiction books about science fiction and fantasy such as The Doctor Who Programme Guide, Into The Twilight Zone and French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction. They have also written animation scripts for television series such as The Real Ghostbusters and Duck Tales