This year marks the 90th anniversary of the publication of The Adventures of Tintin, and since January 10, 1929, Hergé's Adventures of Tintin has been serialized bi-weekly in Belgian newspapers and has been translated into 58 languages, including Chinese, with a total of more than 200 million copies sold.
▲ Issued in Belgium, in 2019, the 90th anniversary of the publication of The Adventures of Tintin, 5 euros commemorative silver coins
▲ In 2004, Belgium issued, the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Adventures of Tintin, 10 euros commemorative silver coins
The Adventures of Tintin was created by the Belgian national treasure comic strip artist Hergé, and how hot Tintin is in the minds of readers can be seen, for example.
Last year, SpaceX, a well-known space exploration technology company, and its CEO Musk launched the Starlink program, which plans to launch about 12,000 communication satellites into orbit, so that they can provide low-cost Internet connectivity services around the world. The first two satellites launched have been sent into space by the Falcon 9 rocket to carry out ground communication tests, and these two satellites are called "Tintin I" and "Tintin II" (Tintin-a, Tintin-b).
Musk later confirmed on his Twitter that the satellite was named as a tribute to The Adventures of Tintin, and that episodes 2 of tintin's series, "Flying to the Moon" and "Lunar Adventures," gave musk very good memories of his childhood.
▲ The Adventures of Tintin, "Flying to the Moon"
The Adventures of Tintin consists of 25 episodes, the first being Tintin in the Soviet Union and the last being Hergé's unfinished legacy Tintin and the Art of the Alphabet. When we were children, we watched the 64-page version published by China Children's Publishing House in 1982, which is what we commonly call the villain book, which only produced 23 episodes, and there was no first and last episode.
In addition, tintin in shark lake, published in 1972, was not painted by Hergé, but an animation film produced by Hergé Studio, and was later published as a comic book based on the cartoon.
▲ In 2007, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Hergé's birth, a commemorative stamp consisting of the covers of 25 episodes of The Adventures of Tintin was issued, noting that the covers of each episode were written in different words, of which the episode "Blue Lotus" was Chinese
In fact, the original version of "The Adventures of Tintin" is 32 open, the standard European and American comic strip typesetting, our little book "The Adventures of Tintin", is the original typesetting is taken apart, according to the re-painting, this is China's exclusive, other countries version is not such a specification, it can be said that the villain book "The Adventures of Tintin" is already a kind of Tintin translation in the world.
▲ "The Adventures of Tintin" Villain Book "Blue Lotus"
Hergé, the author of The Adventures of Tintin, known as the "father of modern European comics", was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1907, and died of leukemia in Belgium on March 3, 1983, at the age of 75, leaving behind the last unfinished episode of Tintin and the Art of the Alphabet. According to Hergé's last wishes, Tintin did not let other cartoonists take over, so Tintin never had a follow-up, and Tintin and the Art of the Alphabet became an unfinished work forever, but it was precious to leave regrets.
▲ In 2007, Belgium issued, the 100th anniversary of Hergé's birth, 20 euros commemorative silver coins
In addition to the unique Chinese version of the villain book, the Adventures of Tintin has a lot of connections with China, which is "Blue Lotus", which was serialized from August 9, 1935 to October 17, 1935.
At that time, Hergé had already completed 4 Tintin stories, and when he was looking for new creative inspiration, he suddenly thought: "The time has come for Tintin to go to China." However, Hergé was very unfamiliar with this distant oriental country, so on the recommendation of Father Gossay, who instructed chinese students, Hergé met Zhang Chongren, 27 years old.
Zhang Chongren and Hergé met, and the two became friends with each other, and Hergé took Zhang Chongren to his home and listened to him talk about China for several weeks. So there is this "Blue Lotus", and all the Chinese words in this episode, such as :"Down with Japanese imperialism", are written by Zhang Chongren.
▲ All the Chinese characters in "Blue Lotus" were painted by Zhang Chongren
Even Zhang Chongren himself appeared in it and became Ding Ding's good friend "Zhang". As a result, "Blue Lotus" became a weapon to expose the crimes of the Japanese army in invading China and win international solidarity. Not only did he create a well-known comic book character, but he also began a half-century-long friendship between a Belgian and a Chinese.
▲ In the follow-up "Tintin in Tibet", Zhang Chongren appeared on camera again, and Tintin risked his life to rescue "Zhang" trapped in the snowy mountains due to air crashes. "I've always believed that I'll always find you in the end!" yes! I was so happy! Tintin hugged the "Zhang" who described the withered mallet, and tears filled his eyes
▲ On the evening of March 19, 1981, Zhang Chongren arrived in Brussels again, and Hergé personally greeted him at the airport. After nearly half a century of separation, the two old men were finally reunited and embraced each other warmly, just like Tintin and "Zhang" in "Tintin in Tibet"
In fact, Zhang ChongRen himself is also a famous artist, he is good at sculpture, but he is a household name in Europe is Tintin, according to the French Ministry of Culture estimates, in the world's French-speaking countries, a total of about 1 billion people know the name Zhang Chongren.
▲ In 1981, Hergé and Zhang Chongren reunited, Tintin and "Zhang"
Finally, the editor's first "The Adventures of Tintin" villain book is the "Carculus Case" this one, what about yours?
▲ The Carculus Case
▲ The Adventures of Tintin: A Catalogue of Villain Books