Herge and the Treasures of Tintin

OUT OF PRINT SCARCE AS NEW COPY. “Tintin” is beloved around the world–and inspired Steven Spielberg to make a Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated film. “Herge and the Treasures of Tintin” tells the story of how Georges Remi became Herge, how his private life and interests influenced his work, how Tintin came to be, and what sparked Herge’s other delightful characters. In addition to 20 beautifully reproduced removable facsimile documents–including sketchbook extracts, illustrated letters, personal drawings, and posters–special information boxes discuss many of the people who appear in the “Tintin” stories.
Herge & The Treasures of Tintin looks at the influences on Herge and the backgrounds to the stories of Tintin and how they were produced. Integrated with over 180 illustrations and around 20 beautifully reproduced facsimile documents, the book explains how Georges Remi became Herge, how his private life and interests influenced his work, how the young journalist Tintin was developed and what sparked the delightful characters of Captain Haddock, Snowy, Professor Calculus, the Thom(p)sons, Chang and Bianca Castafiore. Plus there are special information boxes on many of the numerous other individuals who appeared in the Tintin stories.
Dominique Maricq is the Chief Archivist at Moulinsart, which holds the collections of Herge’s work. He has written extensively on Herge and the creation of Tintin. He lives in Brussels.
Table of contents
1 – Introduction; 2 – Before Tintin; 3 – The Origins of a Major Work; 4 – Scouting, the driving force of his talent; 5 – Tintin in the Land of the Soviets; 6 – Tintin in the Congo; 7 – Tintin in America; 8 – The Cigars of the Pharaoh; 9 – The Blue Lotus; 10 – The Broken Ear; 11 – The Black Island; 12 – King Ottakar’s Scepter; 13 – The Crab with the Golden Claws; 14 – The Mysterious Star; 15 – The Secret of the Unicorn; 16 – Red Rackham’s Treasure; 17 – The Seven Crystal Balls; 18 – The Temple of the Sun; 19 – Tintin in the Land of Black Gold; 20 – Explorers on the Moon; 21 – The Calculus Affair; 22 – The Red Sea Sharks; 23 – Tintin in Tibet; 24 – The Castafiore Emeralds; 25 – Flight 714; 26 – Tintin and the Picaros; 27 – Tintin and Alph-Art; Bibliography & Further Information; Index; Credits. #051221