Tintin
et Milou - fond d'écran
Hergé real name Georges Remi, was a Belgian
cartoonist and creator of the iconic stories of the boy reporter Tintin.Born
in Brussels in 1907, Remi had childhood dreams of being a dashing reporter,
a foreign correspondent for a national newspaper. When he realised his
talents lay in other areas, he turned his hand to illustrating, and
he took his more familiar alias when he started illustrating strips
for a Belgian Catholic daily newspaper called Le XXe Siècle.He
was made editor of a weekly children's supplement for this paper, which
was to be called Le Petit Vingtième, which Hergé decided
would contain American-style comic strips. This debuted on November
1, 1928, but its most famous character didn't appear until the following
year. TINTIN IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS, a black and white strip that
introduced the two central characters of the TINTIN series: Tintin,
the boy reporter himself, and his faithful dog, Snowy. His canine companion
was often used as a wry commentator on the rest of the story, giving
a cynical and sardonic viewpoint as opposed to Tintin's enthusiastic
optimism. Hergé named Snowy (or 'Milou' in the original French)
after a girl he had liked at school. The theme of the story, with Tintin
investigating the chaotic state of the USSR, was prompted by the managing
editor's suggestion, unlike the next few Tintin adventures. These were
much more concerned with subject areas that had fascinated Hergé since
boyhood - Africa (TINTIN IN THE CONGO), prohibition-era America (TINTIN IN AMERICA)
and the mysteries of the Middle East and Egypt (CIGARS
OF THE PHARAOH).
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