Tintin is an international icon, which in this post-modern
world, seems to make him a target and vector for politics and messages. Needless to say, none of these works are
canon and Hergé would probably object to their messages. In fact, I haven’t included a number of
existing fan covers due to them being highly objectionable. I can't always agree with everybody, but I think that everybody has a right to be heard.
Ironically enough, some of the original Tintin books have been
under attack by various groups with “modern” agendas. You can find those debates on line easily enough, if that's your cup of tea. Hergé was born in 1907 and was brought up in
the milieu (not Milou) of his era. The
first Tintin story appeared in print in 1929, over 80 years ago, although he
had other works previous to that time.
Undoubtedly, his works will be continue to be studied, discussed, copied, and satirized for years to come.
I can’t say I agree with the message of these unauthorized
covers and works, but I have included some of them here to show what a powerful
iconic image Tintin is, within not only our culture, but in many cultures. Tintin is printed in 98 languages and
dialects, which gives Tintin global impact.
But I’m no Tintin scholar, just a long-time fan.
I haven’t made this an exhaustive list of ersatz Tintin
covers, because I believe that Hergé intended for Tintin to be a young adult’s
book and there are a number of subjects that he did not cover. I won’t either because this is a family
friendly, safe-for-work blog.
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TINTIN COVERS 1 – The Reality
TINTIN COVERS 2 – The Lovecraft Connection
TINTIN COVERS 3 – Weird Science
TINTIN COVERS 4 – Politics, Parody, Pastiches, and Irony
TINTIN COVERS 5 - Great Snakes! - More Tintin Covers
Update 2014
TINTIN COVERS 5 - Great Snakes! - More Tintin Covers
Update 2014
This last one strikes dangerously close to home!
I have collected more than 1,000 Tintin covers -- real, pastiche, parody, imitation, fake, and pirate on my web site (www.swapmeetdave.com/Herge/Tintin-cvr-sm/). There is information and photos of the artists as well. Also a contest to design a new Tintin fake cover.
ReplyDeleteJ'ai rassemblé plus de 1.000 couvertures Tintin - réel, pastiche, parodie, imitation, faux, et pirate sur mon site web (www.swapmeetdave.com/Herge/Tintin-cvr-sm/). Il ya des informations et des photos des artistes ainsi. Également un concours pour concevoir un nouveau faux couvercle Tintin.
I had been planning to do an update the Tintin covers blog entry with some new items I found. Thank you very much for your link and effort in collecting these covers. I will make sure that you are mentioned as the place to go for Tintin covers both real and fabricated. Your efforts astound me, sir.
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