On the other hand, Herge’s pre-war King Ottakar’s Sceptre has a poke at fascism, with one villain named Musstler, an apparent combination of Mussolini and Hitler. Communism is slammed in Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (though its anti-Soviet propaganda is pretty lame) and totalitarianism in The Calculus Affair. The Blue Lotus, first published in 1936, portrays China prior to and during the imperialistic Japanese invasion. The panels where Japan engineers the Mukden incident as a pretext to invade China, and its staged walkout from the League of Nations, are masterpieces. The world’s most famous travelling reporter heads for America. Gangsters, Cowboys, and the Big Apple await Tintin when he travels across the Atlantic. He soon finds himself in terrible danger – but with Snowy to help him, he faces it head on …

Hergé's depiction of the country was also influenced by American cinema, [23] and many of his illustrations were based on cinematic imagery. [24] Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier thought that Tintin's arrest of Smiles had been influenced by the Buffalo Bill stories, and that the idea of the gangsters taking Tintin away in their car came from Little Caesar. [25] Despite his extensive research into American life, Hergé accidentally drew steering wheels on the right side of cars in some panels of the comic. [26] It has been suggested that strongman Arthur Saxon, who died a decade prior to serialization of Tintin in America, may have influenced the character Billy Bolivar. [27] A die-hard fan as a kid, I have grown up to become a human rights lawyer. And I have learnt to my disappointment that neither Tintin nor his creator had spotless human rights records. Rather, that record is decidedly mixed.Gran Chapo, after the South American Chaco region. The Broken Ear is set in a war inspired by the Chaco War.

Tras Tintín en el Congo, el famoso reportero viaja a América para terminar de una vez por todas con la red de contrabando de diamantes que dirige el mismísimo Al Capone. Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist.Artcurial’s comic-book expert Eric Leroy said the illustration was an “outstanding piece that has inspired many generations of readers”. Assouline, Pierre (2009) [1996]. Hergé, the Man Who Created Tintin. Charles Ruas (translator). Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539759-8. After the war Herge was arrested several times for alleged collaboration, but he was never charged. While one can fairly think ill of Herge’s gutless stance during the war, he was not alone amongst artists who kept their heads down under Nazi occupation. Tintin in America was the third story in the series. At the time, the Belgian far-right was deeply critical of the United States, as it was of the Soviet Union. [10] Wallez—and to a lesser degree Hergé—shared these opinions, viewing the country's capitalism, consumerism, and mechanization as a threat to traditional Belgian society. [11] Wallez wanted Hergé to use the story to denounce American capitalism and had little interest in depicting Native Americans, which was Hergé's primary desire. [12] As a result, Tintin's encounter with the natives took up only a sixth of the narrative. [13] Hergé sought to demystify the "cruel savage" stereotype of the Natives that had been widely perpetuated in western films. [10] His depiction of the Natives was broadly sympathetic, yet he also depicted them as gullible and naïve, much as he had depicted the Congolese in the previous Adventure. [13] Research [ edit ]

Dog Pile of Doom: Tintin is falsely accused of being a bandit, and a group of yokels try to lynch him. After failing to do so repeatedly, they all descend on him in a dogpile, each wanting to be the next one to try. Tintin escapes by crawling out from underneath. Mystery Meat: Grynde Corp. make their tinned meat out of dogs, cats, rats and nearly Tintin, until he escaped.Pilchardania and Poldavia are both mentioned in The Blue Lotus. Pilchardania is mentioned on a newsreel that Tintin views while he hides in a cinema from the police. The Poldavian consul gets mistaken for Tintin in a beard and wig in the Blue Lotus opium den. What the Fu Are You Doing?: Tintin attempts to use his lasso, only to end up lassoing himself and his own horse instead. Knight's Armor Hideout: Tintin sneaks into the castle where the members of the KIDNAP Inc. meet. He hides inside a knight's armor in the corridor and takes out one unsuspecting baddie after the other as they pass by. Peeters, Benoît (1989). Tintin and the World of Hergé. London: Methuen Children's Books. ISBN 978-0-416-14882-4.

Even Evil Has Standards: Some members of the gang who threw Tintin into Lake Michigan spot a man floating on the surface of the lake and immediately help him out of the water... until they realize it's Tintin himself and try to kill him again.

Just Wantano (2:00.7), winner of the SA Kindergarten Stakes and a close fourth in the Vicbred Final, and Aussie Vista (2:01.1), a placegetter in the QBred Triad 2YO Final, have been other winners by Tintin In America from his first crop. As one of the best winning members of the Zenover family, there is good reason to expect Tintin In America to make a name for himself as a sire. From his first crop he has sired a top colt in Zee Dana (1:57.3), who has won three of his first four starts including a heat of the Breeders Crown and is rated one of the star two-year-olds in Victoria this season, and a brilliant filly in Dame Puissant (1:59.6), who has won three races in the west this season. And the Adventure Continues: As the final episode of the Ellipse-Nelvana animated version, an altered ending shows Tintin receiving a call and rushing off for a new adventure.