Haha, nah, it’s really more like these:
(hmm… metaphor for Snowy- Hergé himself?)
(evil Tintin alert?)
Eureka! I’ve got… something…?
Meh… so at least it’s back to Peru, via fortunato!
Haha, nah, it’s really more like these:
(hmm… metaphor for Snowy- Hergé himself?)
(evil Tintin alert?)
Eureka! I’ve got… something…?
Meh… so at least it’s back to Peru, via fortunato!
Dang, that’s a hell of a Tintin book to cite. In the colorised / updated version, there’s so much charming ligne claire to admire, yet at the same time, so much cringe-worthy stuff to suffer through. It’s hard for me to think of any other Euro comics where I felt the same way.
Well… for example, I guess with some of Gimenez’ stuff in which he’s both writer & artist, I sometimes have no idea what the hell’s going on with the plot and story-telling, but at the same time I’m utterly awestruck by the art. That’s not nearly how conflicted I feel about Congo, but the rough point is made…
Haha, yes. What also blows my mind is that he was in his early-to-mid 20’s when he wrote that series (Btw, he reviewed Asterix, too), while also pursuing his masters / doctorate. Such a super-smart, cool dude.