Daily Trivia 11/22/14

Snowy is a white wire hair fox terrier.

Daily Trivia 11/21/14

Herge had some events and inventionsin his comics years before they appeared such as a shark shaped submarine and the moon landing.

Daily trivia 11/20/14

Tintin's name is a nickname meaning the word "nothing".

Update

So sorry everyone! I couldn't sign in the past two days. I will be updating again soon. Until then here's some trivia: Snowy's french name "Milou" was chosen because an old girlfriend of Herge had a dog by that name.

Daily trivia 11/15/14

Professor Calculus' original french name is a pun on a phrase meaning " having a head full of seeds".

Daily Trivia 11/14/14

Andy Serkis, who is famous for motion capture work in movies like Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and Planet of the Apes, played, and may continue to play, Captain Haddock. What a pro!

Who is Captain Haddock?

Captain Haddock is a sea captain with a temper. He was the alcoholic commander of the merchant ship, the Karaboujan. He is a close friendof Tintin. He is the owner of Marlinspike Hall as well. (Bonus: He got his last name after Herge asked his wife what was for dinner and she said, "Haddock, a sad english fish.")


Not much else can be said about him. However there are a few theories about where he's from. Most fans say that he's english. Others say, because of the movie, he's scottish. Here's a middle ground for these fans and something to think about. He may be from Yorkshire. It's an area in England that's close to Scotland. Many, not all, people who live there have an accent similar to that of the scottish. Just food for thought. What do you think?

Daily Trivia 11/13/14

Here are some of Herge's other works:

• "Totor, chef-de-patrouille des Hannetons"
  
• The Adventures of "Popol and Virginie"
• The Adventures of "Quick and Flupke"
• The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko

All this was found with help from http://www.tintinmilou.free.fr/rg/otherworks.htm. So check this site out to suppot them.

How old is Tintin anyway?

We readers of the series, think we know tintin very well. However, if you think about it, we actually don't. We don't know how old he is, for example. I used to think that throughout the series, he was in his twenties. I bet many of you agree he looks very young so any age above the early twenties is not likely to be his age. Luckily for us, Herge gave us an age range for Tintin through the series. Herge said that Tintin is thirteen in the first book and nineteen in the last book. Tintin is only thirteen in Tintin in the Land of the Soviets and only nineteen in Tintin and the Picaros! That's young. That means for most of the series, Tintin is a minor, living alone! From my calculations he is fourteen in the Cigars of the Pharoh arc. Also, I calculate he is sixteen from Crab with the Golden Claws to Red Rackham's Treasure. I guess our young reporter was younger than I thought.  How old do you think he is in books like Tintin in Tibet and The Calculus Affair?

Daily Trivia 11/12/14

There have been a few people who have played Tintin in movies and on TV. Here are some:

Jean Pierre Talbot: The Mystery of the Golden Fleece, The Blue Oranges

Colin O'Meara: The Adventures of Tintin Animated series

Jamie Bell: The Adventures of Tintin 2011

Georges Poujouly: Les Adventures de Tintin


Isn't this amazing?

Who is Tintin?

Tintin is the main character of Herge's most famous series, The Adventures of Tintin. He is a young Belgian reporter with a heart of gold. He is identifiable by his blue sweater and cowlicked hair. He is a curious, smart, kind, and adventureous person. He always is followed by his little white fox terrior named Snowy, or Milou in the original versions of the books. Tintin makes many friends during his adventures, such as Captain Haddock, Professor Cuthbert Calculus, Thomson and Thompson, Skut, and Chang Chong-Chen. Tintin has been a literary icon since he first came into print and I do believe will continue to live on thanks to people like Steven Spielberg.

For certain reasons, I feel like I need to tell you how I got interested in the series. My mother used to read the books to me when I was very little. I had loved the colors and the spirit of the main character. After awhile, I had forgotten about the series, but in 2011, I heard that a Tintin movie was coming out. I remembered the name and went to my library. There I found the books and reread them. I fell in love with the series again. I guess I am a Tintin fan for sentimental reasons. So there you have it.  Why Tintin is my subject of research.

Daily Trivia 11/11/2014

Inspiration for Tintin came from multiple sources :

• Palle Hulde, a fifteen-year old Danish boy who traveled the world
• Herge's own brother, Paul Remi, military man who, not only partially inspired the look, but also the name. Paul's nickname in the military for awhile was Major "Tintin".
• Herge's earlier character, a boy scout named Totor.
• Another comic character, not Herge's named Tintin-Lutin.

Amazing what you can uncover, isn't it?

A welcome to you

Hello, I am CW. I am a young explorer, uncovering the secrets and trivia of the comic series; The Adventures of Tintin by Herge. I invite all of you to join me on this journey of discovery and geekiness. To start I just want to say that i do not own the series, all rights go to Herge's estate and other companies. Thank you for joining me. Suivez-moi!