~TinTin ~ Week 4

For this week we were asked to read TinTin. Before this class I have never read the comic. I have seen the new 3-D animated movie that just that was beautifully made and it was really good. So this week I looked forward to reading some TinTin and see why this comic was lucky enough to have a 3-D animation for it.

The Adventures of TinTin stories were by Herge, a.k.a Georges Prosper Remi. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies. Which I do not know about you but that is crazy and really amazing. The Adventures of Tintin has been adapted for radio, television, theatre, and film.

As you probably already know The Adventures of TinTin is about a boy name TinTin and his cute little dog who go on these fast adventures using their detective work to solve mysteries. I can see why this comic was so popular because it is easy to read and you can feel like you can be a part of the adventures.

How the comic is designed and formatted with word bubbles makes the story easy to follow. It really meshes well together and you can really understand what is happening in each image even though it has a simple image format.

The characters that the artist developed are quirky and funny.  As we go along in the story we can see their special characteristics. I feel the special characteristics put a nice twist and turn to the comic. It makes the comic more unique and more enjoyable to read.

Even though The Adventures of TinTin looks like it is meant for kids I can see an older audiences picking up this comic and reading it. For an example for teenagers to early adults for an easy and fun read. I believe that one of the reasons why The Adventures of TinTin has sold so well and has been printed in different languages is that the story is so well-developed and characters well designed that everyone can pulled into the story or be part of it. Who wouldn’t want to go on these real-world adventures and have fun as you go.

After reading some comics The Adventures of Tintin I can see why this comic makes for a good movie idea. It’s pretty much designed for a kid or young adult adventure movie. The storyline format is great; the characters are very unique get quirky, funny with some attitude and adventurous. Basically the making for a great movie.