Tintin
Tintin is a fictional Belgian reporter and adventurer, the protagonist of Hergé's comic series *The Adventures of Tintin* (1929–1983).
Recognizable by his quiff of ginger hair and his white dog Snowy, Tintin travels the world solving mysteries and foiling villains.
The comics are considered classics of the medium, known for their detailed artwork and globe-spanning plots.
We're reading Tintin in the original French.
White-weather name
- NestorWise old counselor
- ChangChinese family name
- AbdullahArabic name, servant of God
- opera singerDramatic vocal stage performer
Commercial products offered
- adaptationsChanges to fit conditions
- animated seriesDrawn episodic television program
- museumPublic exhibit space
- BrusselsBelgian capital
Spielberg · legacy · controversy · colonialism · nostalgia · childhood · translations · worldwide
French graphic novel form
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- Franco-BelgianOf two bordering lands
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
strip · serialized · illustrated · drawings · publication · collector · first edition · hardcover
Himalayan plateau region
Upswept frontal hairstyle
- trench coatBelted, double-breasted raincoat
- knickerbockersLoose breeches gathered at knee
- youthfulSeeming not old
- BelgianOf or from Brussels's country
One who gathers news
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- travelMovement between locations
globetrotting · sleuthing · discovery · danger · rescue · pursuit · espionage · smugglers
Snowy
White-weather name
merchandise
Commercial products offered
- adaptationsChanges to fit conditions
- animated seriesDrawn episodic television program
- museumPublic exhibit space
Spielberg · Brussels · legacy · controversy · colonialism · nostalgia · childhood · translations · worldwide
bande dessinée
French graphic novel form
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- Franco-BelgianOf two bordering lands
cartoon · strip · serialized · illustrated · drawings · publication · collector · first edition · hardcover · colorized
Tibet
Himalayan plateau region
- CongoMajor Central African waterway
- ShanghaiChinese coastal financial center
- PeruPacific coast republic
Egypt · Scotland · Middle East
quiff
Upswept frontal hairstyle
- trench coatBelted, double-breasted raincoat
- knickerbockersLoose breeches gathered at knee
- youthfulSeeming not old
reporter
One who gathers news
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
travel · globetrotting · sleuthing · discovery · danger · rescue · pursuit · espionage · smugglers · criminals
Unicorn
Billion-dollar private company
- comic stripsPeanuts, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Blondie, Doonesbury
- Fictional JournalistsLois Lane, Clark Kent, Peter Parker, April O'Neil, Murphy Brown
- BelgiansKing Leopold, Peter Paul Rubens, Rubens, Van Eyck, Magritte
- French AnimationAsterix, Babar, Persepolis
- French CharactersJean Valjean, Cosette, Javert, Athos, Porthos
- TintinSnowy, Captain Haddock, Thomson, Thompson, Nestor
Tintinunderground comix
Transgressive self-published comics
Tank Girl · Sin City · Deadpool · Judge Dredd
TintinWolverine
Mutant with indestructible claws
The Punisher · Marv · Deadpool · Judge Dredd · Rorschach