Tintin in America | 
pickReading Tintins in order for the 1st time. Had some hardbacks from when I was a kid and collected all the ones I read in the library or never read at all so I now have the full collection. After reading the very basic “In the Land of the Soviets” & the religious propaganda & vile racism of “In the Congo” this feels like the first real fun adventure. Redrawn & coloured 15 years after original print, there‘s still some racism but the art is glorious
Had a great day in Brussels today - waffles, moules, beer and chocolate! And of course lots and lots of Herge!
Just started reading Tintin and man I did not know how brutal it is! Tintin and Snowy get lynched for goodness sake!
I don't normally take pictures of cosplayers, but this is the first Tintin I've seen!
#AwesomeCon
Appreciated that Hergé called out the erasure of Native Americans in this comic.
Danish Palle Huld, 15 years old entered a contest in 1928 to reenact Jules Verne book "Around the world in 80 days" and possibly was the influence for the comic book Tintin.
While the scene is improved (mildly) in the later edition, it's not a whole hell of a lot better. The original even managed to add social commentary to what's otherwise a rather ignorant tableau.
pickI love Tintin comics, overtop storylines and period racism et al. I've decided to casually reread the core twenty-one books (Tintin in America through Tintin and the Picaros) and I'm finding it amusing to count how many times the plot is dependent on either blind luck or people being knocked unconscious easily.
My almost 2 year old "reading" Tintin, by which I mean she exclaims "Oh Nooo" wherever someone's falling down and points out the people she thinks are crying. Heartwarming to see her gravitate to books so much.
