Tintin Has Turned 93; Fans Go Down Memory Lane on Twitter
World famous comic character Tintin turned 93 years old yesterday.
World famous comic character Tintin turned 93 years old yesterday.
On this occasion Sports Producer and the former Team Director of the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) decided to share a photograph of the popular comic icon.
In the picture you can see Tintin riding a motorcycle while twins Thomson and Thompson flying away along with Tintin’s pet dog Snowy.
Seeing the pic, many twitter users decided to share their own memorable experiences of the adventure series.
Read them below:
Replying to @joybhattacharj
Library period in school used to be my Tintin reading period. They had very few collections and most of us would want this or that week's Sportstar magazine to steal the poster.
Replying to @joybhattacharj
92 - 93 years.. Wow. The fun, the comedy, the political commentary making it timeless.. Captivated atleast 3 generations
92 - 93 years.. Wow.
— Haider Z Khan (@Haider_Z_Khan) January 10, 2022
The fun, the comedy, the political commentary making it timeless.. Captivated atleast 3 generations pic.twitter.com/BT5LoLH476
Replying to @joybhattacharj
I think tintin was best adventure comics till Scooby doo came
Happy Birthday TINTIN pic.twitter.com/ndqEeRG18L
— ashish vyas (@RetailRaja) January 10, 2022
Replying to @joybhattacharj
What made Tintin iconic? Was it the writing or the illustration? I was impressed with the illustrations more.
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Replying to @joybhattacharj
Best part about Tintin is that he matures thru his journey of the 24 adventures, both as a human and in relations.
The Adventures of Tintin was created by leading Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé.
The series first appeared in Le Petit Le Vingtième youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle in January 1929.
Tintin’s stories have been translated into more than 70 languages and more than 230 million copies have been sold worldwide.
Tintin was a young Belgian reporter who got involved in dangerous cases and solved it with his own creative ideas. He went to Russia to cover a story for his newspaper and wrote his first report article there.
You’ll generally spot him in his blue sweater and rolled up pants. Who can forget the flipped copper hairstyle?
Despite being surrounded by evil, Tintin never compromised in his ideals and was often defined as intelligent and a well balanced character by readers.
He had a pet companion Snowy who was a White Wire Fox Terrier Dog. Captain Archibald Haddock who is a Merchant Marine Sea Captain is Tintin’s best friend. The other popular characters in the series are Professor Calculus, Thomson and Thompson and Bianca Castafiore.
Herge once said, “ “Tintin is me wanting to be heroic and perfect…” “Tintin is me… my eyes, my feelings, my lungs, my guts!... I believe I am the only person able to animate him, the only person able to give him a soul.”
The Adventures of Tintin series will always be remembered for its interesting plots, his travel adventures, memorable characters and not to forget the captivating, colourful and clear drawings.