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!

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    11 months ago

    Like this one: https://ampton.wordpress.com/2019/01/10/ampton-reads-tintin-in-the-congo/#more-61

    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…

    Well, if he does we need to “recruit” him immediately!

    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.