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A Boy's World.(Georges Remi and his Tintin comic books)(Critical essay)
A hundred years ago, on May 22, 1907, a child named Georges Remi came into being. He was born in the Etterbeek district of Brussels, which is about as quiet a start in life as any person can have. Four years earlier and sixty miles away, in Liege, another Georges was born, a countryman of Remi's named Simenon, of equally unremarkable origins. Yet each man would, in his unobtrusive way, conquer the world. Simenon became the author of more than four hundred books, including seventy-five novels featuring Maigret, the wisest and least judgmental of detectives. In his novice years, he often wrote under the pseu-donym of Georges Sim, and Georges Remi, likewise, preferred a ...
- Reluctant hero: Tintin isn't a typical comic book character, but his creator's...
- Magazine article from: Design Week Smurthwaite, Nick February 5, 2004 700+ words
...pantheon of comic book heroes, Tintin has been in a class of his...of Herge's Adventures of Tintin long ago exceeded 200 million...icons of the 20th century. Georges Remi escaped his 'rather grey...on 10 January 1929, that Tintin made his first appearance...
- No bashibazooks. (Tintin goes to Russia) (Arts and Books)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) August 26, 1989 700+ words
Tintin goes to Russia No bashibazooks...it was written in 1929--TINTIN IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS...Belgian creator Herge (alias Georges Remi) on a glittering career...first time to coincide with Tintin's 60th anniversary, the...
- TINTIN TURNS GUIDE DOG OF GUIDE GOT
- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) LAURENCE CHOLLET December 4, 1994 700+ words
...Desjardins, who represents Tintin's European publisher in...adventure have been part of Tintin's story since his creation in 1929, when Georges Remi (who worked under the pen...created this persona of Tintin and used him as a vehicle...
- Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson to Direct a Series of "Tintin" Films.
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 15, 2007 700+ words
...based on the adventures of Tintin, the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world...selected three stories from the Tintin book series to develop into...since. The Adventures of Tintin - a series of 23 books which...
- Tintin and the intellectuals.(French comic books)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) June 29, 1996 700+ words
...for a cartoon character. But Tintin has become a part of French...bit like reading literature. Tintin was created by Georges Remi, a French-speaking Belgian...In 1929, the newly-born Tintin and his fox terrier Milou...
- Alluring museum draws line at Tintin creator's possible racism
- Newspaper article from: The Irish Times September 8, 2009 700+ words
...synonymous with Belgium it is Tintin, the intrepid comic book reporter...So it is appropriate that on Tintin's 80th anniversary, a new...his creator, Belgian artist Georges Remi, better- known by his pen...the work of Herge, although Tintin obviously plays a very important...
- KOs keep Tintin young.(Health)(pituitary gland damage)
- Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication March 18, 2005 700+ words
...explanation for the eternal youth of one character, Tintin. Created by the Belgian cartoonist Herge (Georges Remi), in 1929, Tintin has remained e young teenage boy ever since, Tintin ought to be about 90 years old by now but has never lost...
- Tintin and Alph-Art (The Adventures of Tintin).(Book review)
- Magazine article from: MBR Bookwatch Petty, Tammy March 1, 2008 700+ words
...Alph-Art (The Adventures of Tintin) Herge Little, Brown Young...2007, www.hbgusa.com Tintin is a cartoon character created 79 years ago by the Belgian Georges Remi who interestingly signed his...translated into over 65 languages. Tintin is a journalistic reporter...
