Overview

A fully-illustrated guide to the world-famous comic character Tintin and his adventures - well-researched and gorgeously presented, this overview follows Tintin through the 23 titles of the complete series. Written and drawn between 1929 and 1976, the adventures of Tintin, his dog, Snowy, and an unforgettable cast of characters have become a defining standard of graphic literature. Tintin: The Complete Companion contextualises Herge's accomplishment in historical context.

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. .. a delightful introduction to the world of Tintin, providing extended profiles of the series' colorful cast of recurring characters while exploring HergA AE'A a (TM)A a Acentsa -a centsA AE'Acentsa -A A a A A©'s sources for each of them. -- Publishers Weekly (on Farr's

.. . a delightful introduction to the world of Tintin, providing extended profiles of the series' colorful cast of recurring characters while exploring Herge's sources for each of them. -- Publishers Weekly (on Farr's Tintin & Co.)

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Michael Farr is a leading British Tintinologist, and an expert on the comic series Tintin and its creator, Herge. He has written several books on the subject as well as translating several others into English. Farr was a reporter and foreign correspondent for Reuters and then the Daily Telegraph. He was soon sent to many of the destinations familiar to Tintin, including Africa, the former Soviet Union, and Central and eastern Europe. When based in Brussels, he became acquainted with the creator of Tintin, Herge, and was later to have access to his extensive archives.

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