by Marc, on November 17th, 2009
In Flight 714, Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus get diverted from their trip to the Astronomical Conference in Sydney (they were guests of honour, being the first men on the moon, doncha know) when the plane they are on gets hijacked (not the titular Flight 714, oddly enough). What follows is a typical [...]
by Marc, on October 15th, 2009
I hate it when bloggers explain an absence. “Sorry for not posting,” they may write, “but I had exams.” Or “My cat had tapeworms and was rubbing its ass all over my keyboard.” Or “I don’t do this full-time, and frankly, I had some other shit to do. So I won’t bother [...]
by Marc, on October 2nd, 2009
The Adventures of Tintin, Reporter For “Le Petit Vintième,” In The Land of the Soviets. Phew! That’s a bit of a mouthful, isn’t it? For the sake of my carpal tunnel, let’s just call this “Tintin in the Land of the Soviets,” okay?
Originally published in 1929, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets was Hergé’s [...]
by Marc, on August 20th, 2009
Tintin in Tibet was written and illustrated by Hergé in 1960. It tells the tale of Tintin’s quest to find and rescue his Chinese friend Chang, who is missing and presumed dead following a plane crash in Tibet. Tintin is joined on this journey by his dog Snowy and Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus and [...]