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<title><![CDATA[Filme 3D de Tintin está pronto!]]></title>
<link>http://oitudoemcima.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/filme-3d-de-tintin-esta-pronto/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Ou quase isso. O produtor Peter Jackson disse à BBC que o longa do detetive belga topetudo já]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>&#8230;Ou quase isso. O produtor Peter Jackson disse à BBC que o longa do detetive belga topetudo já foi filmado e editado. Agora só falta a pós-produção, o que, infelizmente, pode durar uns dois anos. A espera é longa, mas pode ser que valha a pena.</p>
<p>É a segunda vez que Steven Spielberg (que vai dirigir e divide a produção com Jackson) tenta levar pra frente um projeto dos quadrinhos de <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herg%C3%A9" target="_blank">Hergé</a> &#8211; só que dá primeira vez a família do artista belga vetou o projeto, e com razão. Spielberg queria dar uma namorada a Tintin, além de sumir com o topete, marca registrada do garoto, ao lado do cachorro Milou.</p>
<p><a href="http://oitudoemcima.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tintin01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2642" title="tintin01" src="http://oitudoemcima.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tintin01.jpg" alt="" width="449" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>Justamente por ainda estar faltando toda a pós-produção, o que inclui a renderização do filme em 3D, ainda não vimos nenhuma imagem promocional e não temos a menor idéia de como o ator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Bell" target="_blank">Jamie Bell</a> vai ficar no papel do repórter do Petit Vingtième.</p>
<p>Tudo que sabemos é que o filme vai se chamar &#8220;The Adventures Of Tintin: Secret of The Unicorn&#8221; e será baseada em três álbuns da série: &#8220;O Carangueijo das Pinças de Ouro&#8221;, &#8220;O Segredo do Licorne&#8221; e &#8220;O Tesouro de Rackham, o Terrível&#8221;.</p>
<div id="attachment_2641" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://oitudoemcima.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2641" title="4" src="http://oitudoemcima.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="201" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Os três álbuns que serviram de base para o filme</p></div>
<p>A data marcada pela distribuidora Paramount para o lançamento é 23 de dezembro de 2011 e o filme ainda tem Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost e Daniel Crieg no elenco. É a primeira adaptação não franco-belga para o cinema de Tintin.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Een moeilijke erfenis]]></title>
<link>http://michielopdesporen.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/een-moeilijke-erfenis/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Michiel</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Image by Michael Heilemann via Flickr Kuifje, de klassieker der klassiekers als je spreekt over het ]]></description>
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<p>Kuifje, de klassieker der klassiekers als je spreekt over het Europese beeldverhaal. Beroemd van België tot Japan, enkel de Angelsaksische landen doen er nog niet zo aan mee. Daar moet de nakende film een mouw aan passen. Steven Spielberg en Peter Jackson nemen die taak op zich. Sterker nog, Peter Jackson zou met <em>Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn</em> (Het geheim van de Eenhoorn &#8211; De schat van Scharlaken Rackham) intussen al klaar zijn. Enkele grote Kuifjefans roepen echter op om niét te gaan kijken. Paradoxaal?</p>
<p>Je zult het wel verstaan als je het volgende leest, denk ik. Bob Garcia, een Fransman, had 5 essays geschreven over Hergé en Kuifje, met een oplage van 500 stuks. Daarbij gebruikte hij één afbeelding van Kuifje. Eentje te veel voor de erfgenamen van Hergé, zijn weduwe Fanny en haar nieuwe echtgenoot, Nick Rodwell. Die spanden een rechtszaak aan en ze wonnen. De schrijver moet 40.000 euro betalen. Een ware ravage voor de bewuste man, die met zijn essays niet eens rijk kon en wou worden.</p>
<p>Juridisch gesproken is het natuurlijk wel juist. De man had geen toelating. Maar de familie Rodwell is niet echt menselijk. Als er wat over Kuifje of Hergé verschijnt waar zij geen controle over hebben, dan eindigt het altijd heel snel in een rechtszaak. Zo is er ooit een geweldig goede site over Kuifje gesloten omdat die ook ongevraagd tekeningen gebruikte. De site was pure reclame voor Kuifje. Een zeer complete site, met allerlei vrij onbekende weetjes, niet eens anti-Rodwell. Zo eigenlijk alles wat je maar wou weten over Kuifje. Maar ja, Rodwell verdient daar niets aan, toch niet rechtstreeks. Zo&#8217;n info staat ook in de honderden boeken over Kuifje, die vaak weinig algemene inhoud hebben.</p>
<p>Het was zo ook al verboden om foto&#8217;s te nemen in het recent geopende museum over Hergé. Journalisten die de opening bijwoonden moesten hun camera thuis laten. Wat een idee. Sommige journalisten bleven dus thuis. Het verhaal kreeg een staartje, want na wat negatieve commentaar door bepaalde journaliste, reageerde Nick Rodwell furieus en begon hij in het leven van die journalisten te graven. Op de weblog op de Kuifjewebsite vroeg hij zich dan bijvoorbeeld openlijk af of een bepaalde journalist zo negatief doet omdat hij zelf een slecht leven heeft, door o.a. zijn gehandicapt kind.</p>
<p>Toen er <em>Made in Belgium</em> was, een tentoonstelling voor 175 België, kon er ook geen prentje van Kuifje af om er tentoon te stellen. Waarom niet? De erfgenamen krijgen er geen cent voor. Na wat negatieve kritiek gaven ze uiteindelijk toch toe. Maar in het geval van schrijver Garcia dus niet. Onderhandelen en samen tot een vreedzame oplossing komen blijkt onmogelijk voor de erfgenamen. Dus maken ze het leven van die man maar even stuk. Auteursrechten zeggen ze dan.</p>
<p>Dus roepen de echte fans op om niet langer Kuifjeproducten te kopen. Geen films bekijken, het museum niet bezoeken. Ze hebben zich niet gekeerd tegen Kuifje, wel tegen de bestemming van het geld van de producten: de wrede erfgenamen. Niets tegen de film, wel tegen Rodwell dus. Ik weet niet of ik er zo ver in wil gaan, maar de actie mag wel op mijn sympathie rekenen. Hopelijk worden de volgende erfgenamen een stuk milder.</p>
<p>Jammer genoeg zijn ze hier niet alleen in. Erfgenamen van andere kunstenaars zijn vaak niet minder erg. Jammer, zeker als het over dingen gaat waar zij voordeel uit putten, hoewel onrechtstreeks.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hergé]]></title>
<link>http://elversodeluniverso.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/herge/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tintin stops by!]]></title>
<link>http://brookfarmgeneralstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/tintin-stops-by/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brookfarmgeneralstore</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Today we had a surprise visit from two of our favorite childhood heroes, Tintin and  his faithful do]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Today we had a surprise visit from two of our favorite childhood heroes, Tintin and  his faithful dog Snowy.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">We thought we would take the opportunity to turn the tables on the  intrepid young Belgian reporter. Here is a transcript of our interview with Tintin:</p>
<p>Brook Farm General Store: Thanks for coming by. Can you tell our American friends a bit about yourself?</p>
<p>Tintin: My name is Tintin. I&#8217;m from Belgium and this is my dog Snowy. We travel the world having adventures along with our friends, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus. We solve mysteries!</p>
<p>BFGS: How did you meet Herge, the belgian artist who documented your adventures?</p>
<p>Tintin: We met a long time ago! I think it was 1929. We had a mutual friend. I went to his studio and saw some of his drawings. They blew me away! He had an attention to detail which I had never seen before. I thought he would be the perfect person to tell my stories. We stayed friends for over 50 years until, sadly, he passed away in &#8216;83.<br />
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<p style="text-align:center;">Herge and Tintin.</p>
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<p>BFGS: You sure have had an exciting life. You have been to the moon and all seven continents. Out of all of your adventures, which one was the most memorable?</p>
<p>Tintin: Well actually, there are two that really stand out for me. One of my favorite adventures was when I was hunting for Red Rackham&#8217;s lost treasure. Professor Calculus made me  a submarine that looked like a shark. That was a lot of fun!<br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-418" title="TinTin-1" src="http://brookfarmgeneralstore.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tintin-11.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p>I also will never forget how happy I was when I saw my good friend Chang again. We first met in China, but it had been many years since we had seen each other, so I was very excited to receive a letter from him saying that he was coming to Europe. When I heard that his plane  had crashed in the highlands of Tibet, I just had to go and find him. Imagine my surprise when I found him living with a Yeti!</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-420" title="tintin_tibet_extract" src="http://brookfarmgeneralstore.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tintin_tibet_extract.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="216" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Suddenly the door burst open and a red nosed sea captain stumbled in. </em></p>
<p>Captain Haddock: Blistering Barnacles, Tintin! Are you going to stand there blabbering all day?</p>
<p>Tintin: I better go. Captain Haddock needs his rum. I&#8217;ll come back soon, but in the meantime you can read all about my adventures <a href="http://brookfarmgeneralstore.bigcartel.com/product/the-adventures-of-tintin">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tintin Nostalgia]]></title>
<link>http://succesdescandale.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/tintin-nostalgia/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Roque Santeiro</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hergé, The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714, Tintin and the Picaros, 1997 Ti]]></description>
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<p><b>Hergé</b>, <i>The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714, Tintin and the Picaros</i>, 1997<br />
Tintin brings me back memories of being in eighth grade, the Algebra or Arithmetic teacher screaming at me after they discovered a copy of his adventures hidden inside my exercise book. Life was much simpler back then, where every bullet missed its target, every expedition had a happy end and every villain was vanquished (but sometimes able to escape and appear in a later story.) The stories hold less magic today to my adult self, though the nostalgia is plentiful to keep me turning the pages. Depiction of some of the non-European characters is problematic but I didn&#8217;t spot any of the offensive material which apparently exists in other stories. Interestingly, there are hardly any female characters in these stories &#8211; the plots centre exclusively on male friendships, companionship, adventure and battle. Tintin belongs to a long gone era &#8211; I&#8217;d be curious to know whether young boys today relate to him at all.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tintim e as mulheres]]></title>
<link>http://molasdaroupa.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/primeir/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gui Mesquita</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Este texto é apenas um desabafo, que estou a conter já há algum tempo. Há coisas que me fazem pensar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Este texto é apenas um desabafo, que estou a conter já há algum tempo.</p>
<p>Há coisas que me fazem pensar, no universo do Tintim, e na mente do seu genial autor, Georges Remi, mais conhecido por Hergé. Conhecendo a sua destreza narrativa e o seu traço vivo, não me espantam a sua perspicácia e olho para uma boa história, uma boa reviravolta, boas personagens e um excelente conteúdo. Denoto a sua exigência, a sua pesquisa e método; gabo-lhe todos esses atributos, e gabo-lhe duplamente o excelente sentido de humor que impregna em cada obra.</p>
<p>Criou personagens que me marcaram verdadeiramente. Como eu, milhões de outros, dos 7 aos 77, nos quatro cantos do mundo. Relembramos memórias com um sorriso, como se tivéssemos, de alguma forma, vivido aquilo que lemos; e eu nem sequer sou da geração que acompanhou todos os acontecimentos históricos retratados nos livros de Tintim de perto. Sim, não esqueçamos que Hergé sempre esteve em cima de assuntos actuais, pegou em controvérsias do tempo exacto em que se encontrava e procurava informar-se meticulosamente sobre onde e como punha o nosso protagonista em situações de perigo e aventura.</p>
<p>Com isto tudo, eu pergunto: o que tem ele com as mulheres? E eu procuro responder, também; não sei se andarei perto, mas o pouco que saberei já será melhor que nada.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24" title="Haddock com Castafiore" src="http://molasdaroupa.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/castafiore.jpg?w=263" alt="Haddock com Castafiore" width="263" height="300" /></p>
<p>A maior (ou mais próxima de) personagem do sexo feminino no mundo do Tintim é a Madame Bianca Castafiore, uma cantora de ópera. Sem rigorosa excepção, ela é usada como pretexto para situações de humor; por vezes, para além disso, ela livra Tintim de um ou outro aperto maior. Como vedeta que é, é desprovida de modéstia, é extremamente vaidosa e de um narcisismo compulsivo. É exuberante, tagarela, egocêntrica e, acima de tudo, ignorante.</p>
<p>Hergé não se livrou de acusações de misoginia. De facto, o universo de Tintim é essencialmente masculino. O autor defendeu-se, dizendo que as mulheres não estão cobertas da sátira social; e recusou-se terminantemente a colocar uma relação amorosa nas histórias de Tintim. Amizades viris põem de parte o protagonismo de qualquer mulher; Castafiore destaca-se, como personagem secundária recorrente.</p>
<p>E eu creio que tenho a minha explicação para este fenómeno. Nos primeiros álbuns, sei porque é que isso assim ocorreu; o universo da banda-desenhada era essencialmente masculino por regra; não eram permitidas personagens femininas nas histórias, e, caso as houvesse, nunca, em caso algum, uma relação.</p>
<p>Isto está muito presente nos livros de Edgar P. Jacobs, do duo Blake &#38; Mortimer, em que os protagonistas raríssimas vezes cruzavam caminhos com mulheres. Isto mudou mais tarde, após a morte do autor, em que outros autores lhe seguiram as pisadas e prosseguiram a saga B &#38; M, e começaram a incluir mais personagens femininas e com maior destaque. O que me desgostou &#8212; ver casos amorosos com personagens que nos acompanharam desde sempre, só porque agora se pode, revoltou-me, mas adiante.</p>
<p>O que faz uma personagem feminina de maior destaque? Vou aqui tentar ser o mais justo possível. Nada de especial, exceptuando se tiver uma relação amorosa/familiar com o protagonista. Aí, continua a não fazer nada, mas já tem uma justificação para ali estar. Nenhuma das personagens masculinas que eu conheço no Tintim teria um correspondente à altura caso as quiséssemos substituir por personagens do sexo oposto. Mas eu nem insisto muito nisso; o que eu sei é que vejo as personagens femininas no mundo da banda-desenhada de língua francesa como empecilhos, e isto, atenção, sem ser machista ou nada que se pareça. É apenas o meu ponto de vista.</p>
<p>Porque estas personagens são como nossos amigos de longa data; são pessoas de fiar, são amizades fortíssimas, de mútuo respeito, amizades de arriscar a vida. São realmente coisas fantásticas na nossa infância, e continuariam a sê-lo se não nos nascesse, o interesse pelo sexo oposto, e, daí, paixões e desacatos amorosos; desilusões e traições, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Eu, muito sinceramente, partilho da maneira de ver as coisas de Hergé. Respeito as mulheres; adoro-as. Mas não as considero personagens decentes num livro de banda-desenhada. Ou estão lá para segurar a narrativa, e criar situações cómicas &#8212; como a Castafiore &#8212; ou é melhor não estarem lá de todo. O que seria do Tintim se se apaixonasse? Ou melhor, o que seria dos seus leitores se fossem trocados por um truque de narrativa tão barato? Eu, pelo menos, sentir-me-ia traído. A aventura sofreria, e muito.</p>
<p>Ah, e mais uma coisa &#8212; à data em que escrevi isto, ainda não conheci uma única pessoa do sexo feminino que gostasse de Tintim.  E tantos, tantos primos e tios meus o consideram o melhor herói de banda-desenhada&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tintin in Tawang]]></title>
<link>http://serialbus.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/tintin-in-tawang/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>serialbus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Tintin visited Tibet in 1958, about an year before the Dalai Lama had to flee in the wake of the Chi]]></description>
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<p>Tintin visited Tibet in 1958, about an year before the Dalai Lama had to flee in the wake of the Chinese invasion. Tintin loved the country and wanted to revisit. Upset by the title of his memoir published in 1960 (&#8216;Tintin in Tibet&#8217;), the Chinese government banned Tintin and Snowy from traveling to Tibet through a special proclamation signed by the Chairman himself. In 2001, China allowed the publication of a Chinese-language version of the by-then famous book with a slightly different title &#8211; &#8216;Tintin in China&#8217;s Tibet&#8217;. Most Chinese came to love Tintin for his bravery when he traveled to Tibet in 1958 to save Chang Chong-Chen, his Chinese friend. Yet, the Party still held a grouse, for it was Tintin who popularized the word &#8216;Tibet&#8217; across the world. Had it not been for him, China would have succeeded in its sinister plan to re-name Tibet as &#8216;The Liberated Land&#8217;.</p>
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<p>Very recently, the Chinese government finally relented and advised its Belgian counterparts that Tintin could go to Tibet, as long as his memoir from such a journey were titled &#8216;Tintin in China&#8217; and that he specifically condemn &#8216;the Dalai clique&#8217; for any dire situation he might face during his travel. Unsurprisingly, Tintin refused however, not everyone knew one of the reasons for spurning China&#8217;s offer &#8211; Tintin&#8217;s ancestry. He was born of Tibetan parents who had migrated to Belgium just before hostilities broke during the Great War. Only Herge and Blessed Lightning knew this.</p>
<p>Blessed Lightning (or Lama Dorje), the lama at the monastery of Khor-Biyong in 1958, who famously saw a vision of Tintin (who he called &#8216;Great Heart&#8217;), had abdicated to India along with the 14th Dalai Lama in 1959. Their party stopped at Tawang, the revered seat of the Gelugpa sect near the Indo-Tibet border. Lama Dorje decided to stay put at Tawang so that he could hasten back to Tibet when the Chinese left. He knew it won&#8217;t be soon but he could afford to wait as his blessedness made him immune to disease and degeneration. What Lama Dorje did not mention to anyone was his vision during their sojourn at the monastery &#8211; he saw himself welcoming the 15th Dalai Lama at Tawang sometime in the next century. He had seen the face of the 15th Dalai Lama.</p>
<p>At the turn of 2009, Lama Dorje saw portends of some event of huge significance looming large. It would be 60 years since he left his country, which he could still see from a mountain top on a clear day. He learnt of China&#8217;s overtures to Tintin and the latter&#8217;s subsequent refusal. He sent a telegram to Tintin inviting him to Tawang &#8211; he wrote that Tawang is the next best option if Lhasa is off-limits. Tintin was overjoyed to hear from Blessed Lightning and immediately enlisted Captain Haddock and Snowy for the trip.</p>
<p>Tintin&#8217;s 1958 visit was undertaken under very different circumstances and he was unable to take a detour to Lhasa. The Dalai Lama always regretted not having met the boy then who Tibet had grown so grateful to and he surely did not wish to miss the opportunity now. With China&#8217;s checkered history with Tintin, a meeting with Tintin would also serve well to bring the predicament of Tibetans into the limelight. Lama Dorje made the Dalai Lama aware of Tintin&#8217;s roots and invited him to Tawang on the pretext of a religious ceremony however Tintin&#8217;s visit was to be kept a closely-guarded secret whose knowledge was limited to only the innermost circle of the Dalai Lama. Everyone knew that if such a visit was confirmed, China would leave no stone unturned to scuttle the plan.</p>
<p>As 09 November 2009 drew near, Lama Dorje saw strange stellar formations in the night sky and unusually beautiful snowflakes from an early snowfall glistening in the daylight. He began to wonder if these were signs pointing to an imminent realization of the vision he saw in 1959.</p>
<p>In the meanwhile, China appeared to have intercepted some chatter that an internationally renowned personality was about to visit Tawang. Worried that it might be Tintin and unable to confirm the suspicion, China initiated a diplomatic offensive to forestall Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to Tawang. The government went into an overdrive, summoning all its covert and overt channels to block the visit. It once again claimed Tawang (and the rest of the state of Arunachal Pradesh) as an ancient Chinese territory and accused &#8216;the Dalai clique&#8217; of inciting violence and separatism. Alongside, it objected to India&#8217;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&#8217;s visit to Arunachal Pradesh. When neither of the tactics worked, it sought to drive a wedge between Tibetans and India by accusing the Dalai Lama of poisoning Sino-Indian ties. Alas, all conspiracies came to a nought.</p>
<p>The day finally arrived. On Monday 09th November, the plane carrying visitors from Europe landed without an incident near the big Gompa of Tawang. All the houses and the monastery were bedecked with prayer flags and thangkas. The Dalai Lama and Lama Dorje welcomed Tintin and his entourage near the monastery gate and draped traditional katas around their necks. As Dalai Lama cast a look at Tintin, he saw a radiant glow on his boy-like face and he had an epiphany. He had long known that China would not allow peaceful selection of his reincarnation after his demise. To avoid compromising Dalai Lama&#8217;s legacy and leadership, he had been considering naming his successor within his lifetime. Now, as he stood there at the foot of the Tawang monastery, he thought Tintin would make the perfect Dalai Lama &#8211; young enough to be ordained, sensible enough to lead the Tibetans credibly and famous enough to keep the Tibetan cause alive. With the concurrence of Lama Dorje, Dalai Lama proposed his succession plan to Tintin. Tintin, always full of valor and conscience, saw this as a lifelong mission in the service of the country of his parents and consented.</p>
<p>By evening, the news had traveled far. Newspapers, TV commentators and leaders across the world hailed the announcement favorably and sent in their congratulations for the 15th Dalai Lama. Unbeknownst to everyone, a Snowman watched the developments from a mountain top near Tawang and smiled for the first time.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Culture en miettes (3): spécial Pérou]]></title>
<link>http://alenvers.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/culture-en-miettes-3-special-perou/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blongo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://alenvers.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/culture-en-miettes-3-special-perou/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quand lama fâché, faire de temps en temps ainsi Ayant eu la chance de partir dernièrement quelques s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_2815" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 250px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2815 " src="http://alenvers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_7158.jpg?w=240" alt="" width="240" height="180" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Quand lama fâché, faire de temps en temps ainsi</p></div>
<p>Ayant eu la chance de partir dernièrement quelques semaines au Pérou, votre Blongo a ramené dans sa besace plein de photos, plein de souvenirs et surtout plein de correctifs à divers préjugés touchant ce magnifique pays. Qui dit Pérou dit en effet toute une série d&#8217;idées reçues pas forcément proches de la réalité. Des idées notamment véhiculées par Hergé et Tintin, avec leur fameux voyage au Pérou et en Bolivie dans &#8220;Le Temple du Soleil&#8221;. Petit passage en revue de ces imprécisions concernant le Pérou:</p>
<p><strong>Quand lama fâché, lui toujours faire ainsi:</strong> dans Tintin, le malheureux capitaine Haddock se fait asperger toutes les 5-6 pages par le crachat d&#8217;un lama fâché. Eh bien, après quelques tests sur le terrain, et insistance dans l&#8217;expérience, il s&#8217;avère que le lama (tout comme d&#8217;ailleurs ses cousins alpaca et vicuna) ne s&#8217;amuse pas à cracher sur tous les touristes qui passent. Certes, l&#8217;animal affiche le plus souvent un séduisant regard hautain et semble outré quand on le flatte, mais rien ne sort apparemment de sa grosse bouche ruminante. Déception! Et pourtant&#8230; En fait, même si ce n&#8217;est pas si fréquent que cela, le lama crache bel et bien quand il est agacé. S&#8217;il est légèrement contrarié, il peut envoyer un léger jet liquide. Mais s&#8217;il est franchement hors de lui, état qui semble plutôt rare il faut bien l&#8217;avouer, c&#8217;est un imposant crachat verdâtre qui pourrait vous arriver sur le visage. Il s&#8217;agit de régurgitations gastriques à l&#8217;odeur nauséabonde. Donc, rendons hommage à Hergé, qui n&#8217;a pas, en définitive, totalement imaginé ce comportement pour le moins étrange chez le lama.</p>
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<div id="attachment_2818" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 250px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2818" src="http://alenvers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/img_6283.jpg?w=240" alt="" width="240" height="180" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Condor passa toujours assez loin</p></div>
<p><strong>Le condor passa:</strong> toujours dans les considérations animalières, il est évident que le bouillonnant condor qui capture Milou dans les Andes est vraiment un casse-cou improbable. Difficile à imaginer aussi de voir un homme utiliser le volatile comme parachute.  Seul le reporter à la houppette en est capable. En réalité, si l&#8217;on a la chance d&#8217;apercevoir un condor, il faut lever les yeux loin dans le ciel. Quant au fourmilier qui vient lécher les fourmis sur le visage du bon vieux capitaine, la scène est plus loufoque que réaliste. Enfin, il faut préciser que les alligators que rencontrent nos héros dans la jungle sont en fait des caïmans, seule espèce de ce type à vivre en Amérique du Sud.</p>
<p><strong>Les incas ont tout inventé en Amérique du Sud:</strong> c&#8217;est à la fois vrai et pas vrai. <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca" target="_blank">L&#8217;origine des incas</a> n&#8217;est pas connue avec certitude, mais on sait que leurs premières traces remontent au 13e siècle environ. Les incas ont une réputation de bâtisseurs efficaces et courageux, de génies de l&#8217;architecture et des arts en général. C&#8217;est absolument vrai, et le Machu Picchu, notamment, le prouve. Toutefois, ce que l&#8217;on sait moins, c&#8217;est que les incas n&#8217;ont de loin pas tout inventé au Pérou et en Bolivie. En fait, ces malins incas ont en grande partie chipé leur savoir chez les autres: en intégrant progressivement toutes les cultures pré-incas et en les étouffant peu à peu, jusqu&#8217;à ce qu&#8217;elles disparaissent. Et ils ont conservé le meilleur de chacune d&#8217;entre elles pour former la culture inca. Telle idée architecturale de la civilisation nazca, on la garde, telle procédé de façonnage des poteries paracas, on le conserve. Fort malicieux. Tout cela pour préciser le fait que seuls les incas bénéficient d&#8217;un certaine notoriété en Amérique du Sud, mais qu&#8217;il existe toutefois des centaines de cultures préincas méconnues.</p>
<p><strong>Prévoir une éclipse:</strong> aujourd&#8217;hui, on arrive aisément à savoir à l&#8217;avance quand les éclipses interviendront. Et à l&#8217;époque d&#8217;Hergé aussi. Mais les incas connaissaient aussi le phénomène. Donc, la surprise totale des incas et leur terreur quand Tintin invoque le Soleil pour qu&#8217;il se dissimule n&#8217;est que peu crédible, même si l&#8217;idée fait son effet. Hergé, de son côté, répondait placidement à cette critique qu&#8217;il reconnaissait qu&#8217;il s&#8217;agissait &#8220;d&#8217;un point noir dans cette affaire&#8221;.</p>
<div id="attachment_2820" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 250px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2820" src="http://alenvers.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/perou-3e-183.jpg?w=240" alt="" width="240" height="180" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Le fameux colibri de Nazca</p></div>
<p><strong>Les lignes de Nazca:</strong> ce n&#8217;est pas au Chili ou en Argentine que se trouvent ces <a href="http://www.geo-trotter.com/usa/nazca/cat-nazca.php" target="_blank">étranges lignes</a> tracées sur le désert rocheux de Nazca, mais bien au Pérou, à quelques centaines de kilomètres au sud de Lima. Découvertes dans les années 30, ces figures creusées à 30 cm ou 1 m de profondeur et allant jusqu&#8217;à 60 mètres de long entretiennent toujours leur mystère. Personne ne peut affirmer avec certitude ce que représentent le colibri, l&#8217;araignée, le singe et les 15 autres animaux et nombreuses formes géométriques qui s&#8217;y trouvent. Si la théorie des extra-terrestres vit toujours et est entretenue par certains farfelus imaginatifs, l&#8217;explication semble toutefois ailleurs. Tant pis pour le mythe. Certains parlent de calendrier astronomique, pour se repérer dans le mouvement des astres. D&#8217;autres y voient seulement des copies terrestres des constellations. D&#8217;autres encore des voies hydrauliques. D&#8217;autres des figures de prière à un dieu, peut-être pour avoir de l&#8217;eau, dans une région où il ne pleut quasiment jamais. Et si c&#8217;était tout de même des extra-terrestres?</p>
<p><strong>La géographie d&#8217;Hergé:</strong> l&#8217;auteur belge n&#8217;était pas un pro de la géo, comme en témoigne la première planche du &#8220;Temple du Soleil&#8221;. En effet, la grande ville du Pérou qui est inscrite se nomme Callao. Dans les faits, Callao n&#8217;est qu&#8217;une infime partie de la capitale Lima, son port marchand où arrive le paquebot Pachacamac. De plus, sur l&#8217;une des planches, on aperçoit des hautes montagnes et de la neige derrière Haddock et Tintin. Or, Lima et Callao sont au bord de l&#8217;Océan Pacifique, en plein désert qui plus est. Point de sommets neigeux autour, donc. Enfin, sur la carte présentée par Hergé, on apprend que tout le nord du Pérou n&#8217;appartient pas au Pérou, mais à l&#8217;Equateur! L&#8217;erreur provient du fait que le dessinateur a pris comme modèle (pourquoi?) une carte de propagande équatorienne, sur laquelle le nord du Pérou, donc le bassin amazonien, fait partie de l&#8217;Equateur, nourrissant ainsi un vieux conflit territorial. Cela explique aussi le fait que ce tome de Tintin ait été longtemps interdit au Pérou!</p>
<p><strong>Le pisco sour:</strong> finissons par une vérité que tout le monde se doit de connaître. A un moment donné, ce soiffard de capitaine se fait offrir un pisco en apéritif. Le <a href="http://www.linternaute.com/femmes/cuisine/recette/307237/1133880649/pisco-sour.shtml" target="_blank">pisco sour </a>est en effet la boisson nationale du Pérou. Il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;une eau de vie, généralement de raisins, à laquelle on ajoute du jus de citron vert et du blanc d&#8217;oeuf en neige. Cela paraît bizarre, mais c&#8217;est divin! Et c&#8217;est pas Haddock qui nous contredira, lui qui a assurément emporté une bouteille de ce breuvage pour que Nestor lui serve de bons petits cocktails à Moulinsart&#8230; Quant à Tintin, gageons qu&#8217;il préfère l&#8217;Inka Cola. Cet étrange breuvage jaune fluo remplace le Coca Cola au Pérou. Les Péruviens sont même fiers d&#8217;appartenir à l&#8217;un des seuls pays au monde où le Coca n&#8217;est pas la première boisson consommée, dépassé par ce fameux Inka Cola.</p>
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<p>Par ailleurs, si vous voulez en savoir plus sur toutes les incohérences qui jalonnent les Tintin, suivez <a href="http://www.free-tintin.net/details6.htm" target="_blank">ce lien </a>très intéressant):</p>
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<title><![CDATA[De lachende koe en de klare lijn]]></title>
<link>http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/de-lachende-koe-en-de-klare-lijn/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>skrivadur</dc:creator>
<guid>http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/de-lachende-koe-en-de-klare-lijn/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Onze koelkast bevat momenteel flink wat Franse producten. Overheerlijke stinkworsten van Justin Brid]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Onze koelkast bevat momenteel flink wat Franse producten. Overheerlijke stinkworsten van <a title="Naar Justin Bridou." href="http://www.justinbridou.fr/" target="_blank">Justin Bridou</a>, &#8216;zero-calorie&#8217; frisdranken van <a title="Naar Taillefine." href="http://www.taillefinefiz.com/" target="_blank">Taillefine</a>, piepjonge smeerkaasjes van <a title="Naar P'tit Louis." href="http://www.quiveutdufromage.com/marques/p-tit-louis.html" target="_blank">P&#8217;tit Louis</a>, scherpe Dijonmosterd van <a title="Naar Maille." href="http://www.maille.com/" target="_blank">Maille</a> en sladressing van het huismerk van de <a title="Naar de Auchan." href="http://www.auchan.fr/" target="_blank">Auchan</a>. Het mag duidelijk zijn: onze auto was op de terugweg van een paar dagen lopen in Frankrijk zwaarder dan op de heenweg. Onze &#8216;exotische&#8217; koelkastvulling werkt eetlustopwekkend. Aan elke maaltijd zit deze dagen wel wat Frans!</p>
<div id="attachment_2613" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 348px"><a href="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/auchan.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2613" title="Onze 'dealer' van Franse lekkernijen!" src="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/auchan.jpg" alt="Onze 'dealer' van Franse lekkernijen!" width="338" height="190" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Onze &#39;dealer&#39; van Franse lekkernijen!</p></div>
<p><strong>Kaas in de koelbox</strong><br />
Van onze eigen importpraktijken van comestibeles en delicatessen hebben we veel geleerd. Zo weten we dat je kaas in een koelbox moet meenemen. En wijn vervoer je het beste (en het meest geluidloos) &#8216;en vrac&#8217; in een plactic jerrycannetje (wel snel opdrinken dan, want de kwaliteit van de wijn holt achteruit in deze kunststof omhulling!). Ook hebben we geleerd om zo veel mogelijk te letten op het niet importeren van producten die je hier in Nederland kunt komen. Geen <a title="Naar Président." href="http://www.president-info.com/" target="_blank">Président Brie</a> dus. En ook geen <a title="Naar La Vache Qui Rit." href="http://www.lavachequirit.com/" target="_blank">La Vache Qui Rit</a>! Jammer, want het verhaal achter La Vache Qui Rit is best bijzonder.</p>
<div id="attachment_2614" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 172px"><a href="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vqr-8p30698.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2614" title="Bekend tot in alle uithoeken van de wereld: La Vache Qui Rit. (c) La Vache Qui Rit." src="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/vqr-8p30698.jpg" alt="Bekend tot in alle uithoeken van de wereld: La Vache Qui Rit. (c) La Vache Qui Rit." width="162" height="162" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bekend tot in alle uithoeken van de wereld: La Vache Qui Rit. (c) La Vache Qui Rit.</p></div>
<p><strong>De lachende koe<br />
</strong>De lachende koeienkaas komt van origine uit de Jura. Hoewel kaasmaker Léon Bel (ook bekend van de rode Baby-Belletjes) al langer bezig was met het maken van deze zachte kaas, legde hij zijn handelsrechten op La Vache Qui Rit pas in 1916 vast. Bel had verstand van marketing, publiciteit en reclame, want hij bedacht dat zijn kaasje een logo moest hebben. Zijn inspiratie haalde de Fransman van het rondreizende bevoorradingsregiment B70 van het Franse leger, waar hij deel van had uitgemaakt. Deze &#8216;ravitailleurs&#8217; hadden op hun voertuigen een embleem afgebeeld van een grappige koe. Deze koe duidde de waren aan die het regiment vervoerde: vlees. De vleeswagen droeg een bijzondere naam: La Wachkyrie (gaat er al een belletje rinkelen?) &#8211; een woordgrapje gebaseerd op het Franse woordje &#8216;Valkyrie&#8217; en op het Duitse woordje &#8216;Wache&#8217; (wacht).</p>
<div id="attachment_2615" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 302px"><a href="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lawachkyrie.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2615" title="Eén van de eerste ontwerpen van Rabier. (c) La Vache Qui Rit." src="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lawachkyrie.jpg" alt="Eén van de eerste ontwerpen van Rabier. (c) La Vache Qui Rit." width="292" height="299" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Eén van de eerste ontwerpen van Rabier. (c) La Vache Qui Rit.</p></div>
<p><strong>Grimmige doods- en oorlogsgodinnen</strong><br />
De Valkyrie (in het Nederlands: Walkuren, afgeleid van het Oudnoordse &#8216;Valkyrjar&#8217;) zijn mythologische strijdgodinnen. Van origine waren het grimmige doods- en oorlogsgodinnen, die op de rug van hellehonden de slagvelden afstroopten op zoek naar gesneuvelde helden. Deze helden werden verzameld om later, tijdens de eindstrijd die Ragnarok werd genoemd, voor Odin dienst te kunnen doen. Waarom het woord &#8216;Valkyrie&#8217; werd gemengd met &#8216;Wache&#8217;? Nou, dat heeft weer te maken met de Frans-Duitse Oorlog van 1870. De Fransen verloren en raakten delen van hun land kwijt (Moselle, Haut-Rhin, Meurthe en Vosges). De Duitsers kregen het hier voor het zeggen. Om de Fransen in die gebieden goed onder de duim te houden, plaatsten de Duitsers op veel plekken controleposten. De soldaten die deze posten bemanden, werden &#8216;Wache&#8217; genoemd. De Fransen maakten er al snel een scheldwoord van: &#8216;Vache!&#8217;. In het laatste kwart van de negentiende eeuw en in het eerste (ruime) decennium van de twintigste eeuw kon de slogan &#8216;Mort aux vaches&#8217; vaak worden genoteerd.</p>
<div id="attachment_2616" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 297px"><a href="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lavache.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2616" title="Iedereen kent de reclame-uitingen van de lachende koe. (c) La Vache Qui Rit." src="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/lavache.jpg" alt="Iedereen kent de reclame-uitingen van de lachende koe. (c) La Vache Qui Rit." width="287" height="416" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Iedereen kent de reclame-uitingen van de lachende koe. (c) La Vache Qui Rit.</p></div>
<p><strong>Regiment B70</strong><br />
Bel &#8216;leende&#8217; niet alleen de lachende koe van zijn strijdmakkers. Hij nam ook de naam over. In het begin erg schaamteloos. Zijn kaasjes gingen over de toonbank als &#8216;La Wachkyrie&#8217;. Later maakte hij er &#8216;La Vache Qui Rit&#8217; van, een naam die beter bij een kaasje past. Het ontwerp van de lachende koe is van de redelijk bekende kunstenaar <a title="Meer informatie over Benjamin Rabier." href="http://www.benjaminrabier.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Rabier</a>. Rabier diende ook in het regiment B70. Hoewel hij al lang bezig was met illustreren, brak hij pas echt door met zijn lachende koe. Deze koe heeft hij later aangepast voor Léon Bel.</p>
<div id="attachment_2617" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tintin.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2617" title="Zou Kuifje weten dat hij naar een boek is genoemd? (c) Hergé/Moulinsart." src="http://skrivadur.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tintin.jpg" alt="Zou Kuifje weten dat hij naar een boek is genoemd? (c) Hergé/Moulinsart." width="300" height="316" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Zou Kuifje weten dat hij naar een boek is genoemd? (c) Hergé/Moulinsart.</p></div>
<p><strong>De klare lijn</strong><br />
Rabier was één van de eerste tekenaars die cartoons en strips maakte, waarin dieren met menselijke trekjes de hoofdrol speelden. Zijn manier van tekenen viel ook op. Rabier is namelijk één van de eersten die tekende volgens wat we later de klare lijn zijn gaan noemen. Hij is één van de inspiratiebronnen geweest van <a title="Meer over Hergé." href="http://www.tintin.com/" target="_blank">Hergé</a>. Hergé nam zo&#8217;n voorbeeld aan Rabier dat hij de naam van zijn stripheld opdroeg aan één van de boektitels van Rabier. Tintin (<a title="Meer over Kuifje." href="http://www.kuifje.nl/" target="_blank">Kuifje</a> dus) heeft zijn naam namelijk te danken aan het kinderboek Tintin Lutin dat Rabier in 1898 uitbracht. Dus als je ooit eens tijdens het lezen van stripboeken zin hebt in een snack, dan kun je met een gerust hart een <a title="Naar de Apéricube." href="http://www.apericube.fr/" target="_blank">Apéricube</a> van La Vache Qui Rit achter je kiezen steken. Dan weet je zeker dat het elkaar niet bijt!</p>
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<link>http://thesportboys.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/weekly-photoshop-thomas-vermaelen/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sportboy T</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thesportboys.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/weekly-photoshop-thomas-vermaelen/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SUCCESS! Finally some reward after months of nothing at all. 2nd place was attained in this week]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>SUCCESS! </strong>Finally some reward after months of nothing at all. 2nd place was attained in this week&#8217;s Guardian gallery which wins me a copy of Championship Manager 2010. Not bad given that the two previous second place prizes were books but I&#8217;ll probably stick it straight on Ebay given that it&#8217;s not Football Manager.</p>
<p>Anyway, this week&#8217;s theme was new Arsenal defensive stalwart Thomas Vermaelen. I was convinced until Tuesday morning that the theme was Rio Ferdinand, leaving a bit of mad rush in the evening to knock something together for Vermaelen. Both are pretty obvious, especially the Verminator, but I guess the second one is simple enough to have got second.</p>
<div id="attachment_3103" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3103" title="thomas-vermaelen" src="http://thesportboys.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/thomas-vermaelen.jpg" alt="Verminator" width="450" height="664" /><p class="wp-caption-text">His mission is to take out strikers everywhere.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_3113" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 459px"><img class="size-full wp-image-3113" title="thomas-vermaelen-2" src="http://thesportboys.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/thomas-vermaelen-21.jpg" alt="famous belgians" width="449" height="326" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Keep his current form up and he&#39;ll soon be number one.</p></div>
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<p>More <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2009/nov/04/thomas-vermaelen-arsenal-gallery" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<link>http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PauvrePlume</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[From: http://bit.ly/1IYaS2 I had the great fortune of taking a Belgian Lit. class when I was getting]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_3460" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 120px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3460" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/1212herge_tintin_milou_effigies/"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-3460" title="1212herge_tintin_milou_effigies" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/1212herge_tintin_milou_effigies.jpg?w=110" alt="1212herge_tintin_milou_effigies" width="110" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">From: http://bit.ly/1IYaS2</p></div>
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<div style="text-align:left;">I had the great fortune of taking a Belgian Lit. class when I was getting my Masters. We read just one <em><strong>Tintin</strong></em> text (<em>Les Bijoux de la Castafiore</em>, which you&#8217;ll see pictured below), but the commentary from my (Belgian) prof completely turned me, and the entire class, into a <em>Tintin</em> convert.</div>
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<p style="text-align:left;">In homage to Professeur LeRoy, I give you a selection of covers representing the misadventures of Tintin and his beloved pooch Milou.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">All images below borrowed from <a href="http://www.gorianet.it/tintin/"><strong>THIS CATALOG</strong></a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a style="text-decoration:none;" rel="attachment wp-att-3461" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/soviet_g/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3461" title="soviet_g" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/soviet_g.jpg" alt="soviet_g" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3463" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/attachment/9782203003071/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3463" title="9782203003071" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/9782203003071.jpg" alt="9782203003071" width="400" height="537" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3464" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/sceptr_g/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3464" title="sceptr_g" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/sceptr_g.jpg" alt="sceptr_g" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a style="text-decoration:none;" rel="attachment wp-att-3468" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/tintin/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3468" title="tintin" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin.jpg" alt="tintin" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3465" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/tibet_g/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3465" title="tibet_g" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tibet_g.jpg" alt="tibet_g" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3466" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/oreill_g/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3466" title="oreill_g" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/oreill_g.jpg" alt="oreill_g" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a style="text-decoration:none;" rel="attachment wp-att-3467" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/tintin_cover/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3467" title="tintin_cover" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin_cover.jpg" alt="tintin_cover" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3469" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/cigare_g-2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3469" title="cigare_g" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/cigare_g1.jpg" alt="cigare_g" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3470" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/les_bijoux_de_la_castafiore-sized/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3470" title="Les_bijoux_de_la_castafiore.sized" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/les_bijoux_de_la_castafiore-sized.jpg" alt="Les_bijoux_de_la_castafiore.sized" width="400" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-3471" href="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/french-friday-tintin-covers/affiche2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3471" title="affiche2" src="http://wordsandeggs.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/affiche2.jpg" alt="affiche2" width="300" height="421" /></a></p>
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<link>http://taylorbright.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/herges-ghosts/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Taylor Bright</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[With the impending movie release of Tintin, the boy journalist and his companion Snowy, there has al]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img src="http://taylorbright.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin.jpeg" alt="tintin" title="tintin" width="138" height="108" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-91" />With the impending movie release of Tintin, the boy journalist and his companion Snowy, there has already been much written about the intrepid adolescent&#8217;s creator, Herge (real name Georges Remi) &#8211; much of it criticizing Remi&#8217;s portrayal of third-world populaces &#8211; his depiction of black people, South Americans, Bolsheviks. The criticism is not new, Remi lived much of his life with it &#8211; arguing that his portraits mirrored common views at the time.</p>
<p>But, in a new biography written by Pierre Assouline, Remi isn&#8217;t as much a political creature, but someone who floats about on the political seascape like driftwood. The only constant in his life is the devotion to his art, Assouline says.</p>
<p>Remi&#8217;s tale is fascinating. Tintin first appeared in an ultra-Catholic newspaper with fascist leanings in Belgium (where Remi lived.) After the paper was shutdown during the Nazi occupation, Tintin showed up in Le Soir, the Nazi mouthpiece newspaper.</p>
<p>But, as The Times&#8217; reviewer, John Carey says, &#8220;Remi was not so much malign as thoughtless and shallow.&#8221;</p>
<p>After the liberation, Le Soir&#8217;s editor was executed. Soon after, though, a group of resistance fighters who had gone into publishing hired Remi to bring back Tintin in a weekly series.</p>
<p>Though highly successful, Remi&#8217;s personal life was shambolic. His wife adopted an orphan only to have him order the boy be returned. He soon returned his wife for a younger model. Then he turned to Zen.</p>
<p>As Carey says, &#8220;All that was worthwhile about him went into the books.&#8221;</p>
<p>And what wonderful books they are, warts and all.</p>
<p><a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article6884139.ece">Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin by Pierre Assouline trans Charles Ruas review &#124; Non-fiction book reviews &#8211; Times Online</a></p>
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<link>http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/tintin-en-irak-9-suite-et-fin/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>citizenzoo</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Depuis le 4 août dernier, citizen zoo a publié à huit reprises des planches (consécutives) de ce fau]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Depuis le 4 août dernier,</span> <em><span style="color:#008000;">citizen zoo</span></em> a publié à huit reprises des planches (consécutives) de ce faux album de Tintin. Faux parce que, en l&#8217;état, il n&#8217;est pas une oeuvre d&#8217;Hergé. Mais cette BD reste quand même une aventure de Tintin, sauf qu&#8217;elle est une création de Youssouf, avec qui ont collaboré NQP et Victor.</p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Je n&#8217;ai pas l&#8217;honneur de connaître ces gens,</span> mais je dois reconnaître ici leur immense talent à construire cette histoire en choisissant avec soin les vraies images d&#8217;Hergé afin d&#8217;en constituer une suite logique, et de nous entretenir (et nous divertir, malgré tout) sur cette dramatique situation de guerre que connaît l&#8217;Irak depuis son invasion par les forces armées américaines en 2003.</p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Le génie de ces trois personnes</span> a été de retoucher les bulles d&#8217;Hergé et de modifier les textes afin de les adapter à la situation irakienne. Il leur fallait marier les images et les textes, et leurs modifications, afin de rendre une histoire tout-à-fait logique et dans l&#8217;esprit d&#8217;Hergé, essayant de bâtir cette oeuvre comme si Hergé s&#8217;y était attaqué lui-même.</p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Par les huit publications faites à ce jour</span> par <em><span style="color:#008000;">citizen zoo</span></em>, 32 planches de ce livre vous sont devenues accessibles. Afin de rendre homogène cette publication, j&#8217;ai créé un dossier &#8221;Tintin en Irak&#8221; auquel on peut accéder dans la barre latérale droite du blog. Aujourd&#8217;hui, je donne un répit à votre patience et vous livre d&#8217;un coup la balance des planches, soient les 32 pages restantes du livre. Ce dernier se retrouve donc au complet (64 pages) dans le dossier. Je vous invite donc à vous y rendre et à terminer la lecture de ce passionnant travail de composition.</p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Je remercie encore</span> Youssouf, NQP et Victor pour la qualité incontestable de &#8221;Tintin en Irak&#8221;.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4936" href="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/tintin-en-irak-9-suite-et-fin/tintin-4/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4936" title="Tintin - 4" src="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin-4.jpg" alt="Tintin - 4" width="420" height="315" /></a><br />
<span style="color:#993300;">image: Guy Fortier<br />
source: tintin.qc.ca</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">P.S.:<span style="color:#daa520;"> </span></span><span style="color:#daa520;">Je vous avais promis une surprise</span> avec la fin de la publication de cette aventure de Tintin et je vous la livre ici. Toutefois, un petit peu d&#8217;histoire s&#8217;impose d&#8217;abord. En 1995, Nicolas Sabourin lançait le site tintin.qc.ca (&#8221;À la découverte de&#8230;Tintin / Le tout premier site consacré à Tintin entièrement en français!&#8221;). Au fil du temps, ce site devint un incontournable et était considéré par les tintinophiles/tintinologues comme un des sites les plus intéressants traitant de Tintin.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4937" href="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/tintin-en-irak-9-suite-et-fin/tintin-5/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4937" title="Tintin - 5" src="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin-5.jpg" alt="Tintin - 5" width="420" height="315" /></a><br />
<span style="color:#993300;">image: Jean Dumont<br />
source: tintin.qc.ca</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Le site se développa jusqu&#8217;en 2003,</span> année pendant laquelle Nicolas Sabourin reçût un avis de Moulinsart S.A. (dénomination officielle de la Fondation Hergé) l’enjoignant à &#8220;faire le nécessaire&#8221; pour que son site soit rendu conforme à leur Charte d’utilisateur de l’oeuvre d’Hergé sur Internet. La Fondation Hergé accordait à Nicolas Sabourin un délai de huit jours pour se mettre en conformité avec la charte.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4938" href="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/tintin-en-irak-9-suite-et-fin/tintin2/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4938" title="tintin2" src="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin2.jpg" alt="tintin2" width="420" height="314" /></a><br />
<span style="color:#993300;">image: Mateen Greenway<br />
source: tintin.qc.ca</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Ce court délai, la complexité des démarches</span> à entreprendre dans ce laps de temps et les principes de Nicolas Sabourin par rapport à l&#8217;attitude de Moulinsart S.A. (&#8220;Je suis un tintinophile, un tintinologue, pas un &#8221;utilisateur&#8221; de Tintin. (&#8230;) Je crois que l’oeuvre d’Hergé ne peut passer à la postérité que si l’on en parle, en bien ou en mal. (&#8230;) Je crois en un web indépendant, affranchi des marques de commerce, de la commandite et de la censure des ayant-droits&#8221;.) ont fait en sorte que Nicolas décida de retirer son site du Web.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4939" href="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/tintin-en-irak-9-suite-et-fin/tintin3/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4939" title="tintin3" src="http://citizenzoo.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/tintin3.jpg" alt="tintin3" width="420" height="315" /></a><br />
<span style="color:#993300;">image: Guy Fortier<br />
source: tintin.qc.ca</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Ma surprise, aujourd&#8217;hui,</span> est une adresse Internet par laquelle vous pouvez accéder à tintin.qc.ca, malgré sa disparition &#8221;officielle&#8221; du Web. Je ne peux toutefois vous garantir que votre fureteur pourra afficher toutes les images ou les liens qui s&#8217;y trouvent, mais vous ferez assûrément d&#8217;agréables découvertes sur ce qui fût un merveilleux site. Vous trouverez également ci-dessous des liens en rapport avec le sujet et que vous pourrez explorer.</p>
<p><span style="color:#daa520;">Bonne découverte!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#993300;"><em><strong><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030211041035/www.tintin.qc.ca/">tintin.qc.ca</a></strong></em> (25 mars 2003: dernière mise à jour)</span></p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color:#993300;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030606092650/www.tintin.qc.ca/">21 mai 2003: avis de fermeture du site</a></span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color:#993300;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19970331223840/http://tintin.qc.ca/">31 mars 1997</a></span></strong></em></p>
<p><span style="color:#993300;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.transfert.net/Tintin-qc-ca-se-saborde-sous-la">tintin.qc.ca se saborde</a></strong></em> (transfert.net)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#993300;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.tintin.free.fr/tintinophilie/actu/?id=9">La fondation Hergé met en demeure&#8230;</a> </strong></em>(tintin.free.fr)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#993300;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.free-tintin.net/www.tintin.qc.html">free-tintin.net</a></strong></em></span></p>
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<link>http://malagasyanieianao.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/tintin-en-amerique/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Malagasy Anie Ianao</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Les admirateurs du personnage emblématique d&#8217;Hergé ne m&#8217;en voudront pas pour ce titre ra]]></description>
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Môssieu Rajoelina et ses courtisans ont voulu réaliser un coup d&#8217;éclat à leur manière, toutes voiles de com dehors, à l&#8217;occasion de la dernière assemblée générale de l&#8217;ONU. Les <em>&#8220;coups&#8221;</em>, ça les connaît, pensez donc ! Si l&#8217;objectif était de faire parler de lui, ce qui ne devrait guère étonner quand on évalue approximativement le terrain qui lui sert d&#8217;ego, le patron d&#8217;Injet a réussi son coup. Gageons qu&#8217;un discours de son cru à la tribune n&#8217;aurait pas connu un tel retentissement. Mais, passons.<br />
En tout cas, voilà un sujet de conversation et de débat/polémique supplémentaire. Pour ça, nous savons y faire. Un journaliste de la place y est allé de son <em>“acharnement éhonté”</em>. Allons, allons… Qui sommes-nous pour <em>“exiger”</em> qu’on nous donne le micro à la tribune de l’ONU sans que le pouvoir de représentation ait reçu un quelconque agrément officiel, cette fameuse <em>“reconnaissance”</em> après laquelle, déjà, le pouvoir Ravalomanana s’était évertué à courir en 2002 ? Fierté nationale oblige, du moins pour ce qu&#8217;il en reste, les critiques ont plu sur le <em>“grand machin”</em> et chacun s’en est pris (un vrai défoulement collectif !) à ces pays qui ont osé nous donner des leçons en matière d’accès au pouvoir <em>“constitutionnellement conforme”</em>, mais à la correction discutable politiquement. Un coup de poker de trop pour Rajoelina et consorts qui ont pêché par excès de présomption et de suffisance.</p>
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<link>http://eightyfoureightyfive.com/2009/09/22/colonial-ghosts/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eightyfoureightyfive</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eightyfoureightyfive.com/2009/09/22/colonial-ghosts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday one of my favorite reads, The Publics, posted a very interesting look into the resurfacing]]></description>
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<p>Yesterday one of my favorite reads, <a href="http://pblks.com/">The Publics</a>, posted a very interesting look into the resurfacing politics behind one of Tintin&#8217;s most exotic adventures, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_in_the_Congo"><em>Tintin in the Congo</em></a>. I won&#8217;t rehash everything written, as you should go and <a href="http://pblks.com/2009/09/colonial-ghosts/">read the entry for yourself</a>, but the gist is that as of late there has been resounding criticism directed towards this book due to its perceived colonial propagandizing, racist caricatures, and brutality towards animals. Tintin&#8217;s creator, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hergé">Herge</a>, was a Belgian loyalist, and as the nation was actively colonizing the Congo during this period, the implications of his words/imagery are hard to ignore. The image above is a part of a series done by South African artist <a href="http://www.artprintsa.com/anton-kannemeyer.html">Anton Kannemeyer</a> for his <em><a href="http://www.michaelstevenson.com/contemporary/exhibitions/kannemeyer/artbrussels.htm">Congo Parody</a></em> series from 2008. Brutal and affecting, Kannemeyer pulls no punches in his interpretation of Herge&#8217;s work, and bluntly displays the racism inherent in the colonial system. Hit the jump for more from the parody, but be warned, the content isn&#8217;t for the faint of heart.  </p>
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<link>http://damnedconjuror.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/the-tintin-season-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>uenohama</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1930, the first Tintin album was released, which had been previously serialised in Le Petit Vingt]]></description>
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<p>In 1930, the first <strong>Tintin</strong> album was released, which had been previously serialised in <em>Le Petit Vingtième</em>, it was the start of a worldwide phenomenon that still lasts to this day. The first Tintin adventure, <em>Tintin in the land of the Soviets</em> is, from our 21<sup>st</sup> century perspective, a curio piece on European propaganda towards the former USSR. It is also a strikingly dull piece of work. A work that is plagued with implausibility and amateurism, but yet, the tropes of <strong>Tintin</strong> were, albeit crudely being sown.</p>
<p><strong>Tintin</strong> was created without fanfare, in 1929, when George ‘Hergé’ Rémi, at the time editor-in-chief of <em>Le Petit Vingtième</em>; the weekly supplement <img class="alignright" title="Herge" src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1669/herge.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="300" />of the <em>Le Vingtième Siècle </em>created especially for children, was 22. January 10<sup>th</sup> 1929 was the date of<strong> Tintin’s</strong> arrival. Yet, just three years earlier, Hergé had created Totor, the “ugly” brother of <strong>Tintin</strong> who no one remembers or cares about nowadays. However, <strong>Tintin</strong> was to be found in Totor as both of them had the intrepid spirit that <strong>Tintin</strong> would later be an exemplary of, in fact Totor was Patrol Leader of Les Hannetons in Le Boy-scout belge, a Belgium scouting paper.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="Tintin in the Land of the Soviets" src="http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6724/tintininthelandsoviets.jpg" alt="" width="171" height="244" />It is no surprise that <strong>Tintin</strong> had the qualities of a boy scout, as Hergé had been one when he was younger. It was a movement that was close to his heart and one that is at the very essence of what made <strong>Tintin</strong> a success. <em>Les Aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit &#8220;Vingtième&#8221;, au pays des Soviets</em> was published January 10<sup>th</sup> 1929, two pages at a time. It was a response to American comics that had speech balloons instead of the text and image separated which had been the norm in European comics. This style was seen as innovative and exciting.</p>
<p>Drawn in a rough and unrealistic style (two things that cannot be said about later <strong>Tintin</strong> adventures),<strong> Tintin in the Land of the Soviets</strong> depicts <strong>Tintin</strong> reporting on communist Russia and being subjected to an itinerary of troubles. It is presented as an anti-communist “report” where the Bolsheviks are portrayed as corrupt, letting peasants starve and making propaganda to show that the USSR was a healthy and rich country. This was the main target for the newspaper, the alleged economic success of the Soviet Republic. This was keeping with the political situation and the belief of <em>Le Vingtième Siècle, </em>a Catholic newspaper. Hergé said that his main source of information was <em>Moscou sans voiles</em>, written by Joseph Douillet&#8217;s a former Belgian consul.</p>
<p>There isn’t a plot of such, rather a simplistic and immature collection of events that show <strong>Tintin</strong> in the worst possible lights. <strong>Tintin</strong> has always been a character that survives by his wits and his ability to think rather than use his fists; brains over brawns, however, in LoTS he comes across an arrogant bully. He almost revels in dolling out punishments, reminding often of his superior nature. Of course, it’s not surprising as it is an anti-communist tract, so unfortunately propaganda mutated our loveable hero into an irritating nuisance.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="Tintin beating a guy up" src="http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8107/tintinbeatsman.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="192" /><img class="alignright" title="Tintin beats up guy for no reason" src="http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3469/tintinbeatsmanpage2.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="192" /></p>
<p>However, we are able to see the character he would later become in these uneventful and crude beginnings. We see his precedent in helping the “little-guy”; in one scene, he gives a piece of bread to a child. These are in keeping with <strong>Tintin’s</strong> entire ethos of helping children and people being unfairly punished; <strong>Tintin</strong> is part of a bureaucratic enterprise and often helps monocracies in solving mysteries, see <strong>King Ottokar’s Sceptre</strong>. He is a part of the establishment, but he also defends the people who fall victim of it.</p>
<p>As the comic was originally serialised and released two pages at a time, it often comes across as structured in “mini-comic” form. It appears that there is almost a complete story, usually ending with a cliffhanger. It’s a rather ineffective way of storytelling, creating an episodic feel to the story. It has too many cases of implausibility and is riddled with dei ex machinis; in many cases, <strong>Tintin</strong> is thrown into jail and “conveniently” he escapes. In possibly the most ridiculous instance is when he is thrown into prison that is situated on water. The cell is empty but when he gets back from being tortured, although it is actually he who tortures the torturers, there is a diving suit. Who put it there? The big author in the sky? no one knows.</p>
<p><img class="alignright" title="Tintin finds diving suit" src="http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4087/tintinfindsdivingsuit.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="Tintin fights bear" src="http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5491/tintinfigthsbear.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /><strong>Tintin in the Land of the Soviets</strong> is a historical piece as much as a storytelling one. It is often seen, with <strong>Tintin in the Congo</strong>, as the awkward “teenage” years of Tintin; plagued with racism, the casual poaching of animals, it’s terrible, yes, but I think it’s important that they’re out in the market. They are part of <strong>Tintin’s</strong> history and also our history and we cannot hide them. I wouldn’t suggest reading them before you’ve read the rest of the series first. A first-timer should begin with <strong>Tintin in America</strong>, although it still has examples of poorly researched and the “white man good” mentality, it still has a memorable and exciting plot, more on that later.</p>
<p>Finally, <strong>Tintin</strong> had to go through some teething problems before the series would become something that is truly special and something that I love.</p>
<p>Coming up: <strong>Tintin in the Congo</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[THE TINTIN SEASON]]></title>
<link>http://damnedconjuror.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/the-tintin-season/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>uenohama</dc:creator>
<guid>http://damnedconjuror.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/the-tintin-season/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[STARTING TOMORROW WITH TINTIN IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">STARTING TOMORROW WITH TINTIN IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cheverny]]></title>
<link>http://joanmolar.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/cheverny/</link>
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<dc:creator>joanmolar</dc:creator>
<guid>http://joanmolar.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/cheverny/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[D&#8217;entre tots els castells del Loire, a França, el de Cheverny és el que agradarà més als infan]]></description>
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<p>D&#8217;entre tots <a href="http://www.chateauxtourisme.com/isla/es/">els castells del Loire</a>, a França, el de <a href="http://www.chateau-cheverny.fr/">Cheverny</a> és el que agradarà més als infants. I també als joves de fins 60 anys. Perquè aquest castell és Moulinsart. El Moulinsart propietat del capità Haddock. <a href="http://blogs.uab.cat/revolucio/archives/114">El Moulinsart d&#8217;en Tintin</a>. El castell que Hergé copià de Cheverny. Només li calgué amputar-li les dues torres dels costats. El cos central és Moulinsart. Sabent això, els seus propietaris s&#8217;afanyaren a treure suc d&#8217;aquesta realitat i obriren el Museu Tintín. Si la visita a Cheverny, a les seves estances, al seu magnífic jardí, a l&#8217;Orangerie, al roserar, ja és bonica de veritat, imagineu-vos completar-la amb un museu Tintin. En fi. Tots els castells de la Vall del loire són formidables. Una ruta per aquesta maravella, patrimoni de la humanitat, imprescindible. I, ja posats, per la gent que va crèixer enganxada a les aventures del <a href="http://www.tintin.com/">jove reporter Tintin</a>, la visita a Cheverny te quelcom de màgic. Veure en el món real el que Hergé va crear en el món del còmic. No us ho perdeu. Nosaltres vàrem passar la nit en el <a href="http://www.camping-cheverny.com/">càmping Les Saules</a> proper al castell. Senzill però agradable.</p>
<p>De entre todos los castillos del Loira, en Francia, el de Cheverny es de los que más gustan  a los niños. Y también a los jóvenes de hasta 60 años. Porque  este castillo es Moulinsart. El Moulinsart propiedad del capitán Haddock. El Moulinsart de Tintín. El castillo que Hergé copió de Cheverny. Sólo le fue necesario amputarle las dos torres de los lados. El cuerpo central es Moulinsart. Sabiendo esto, sus propietarios se apresuraron a sacar jugo de esta realidad y abrieron el Museo Tintín. Si la visita a Cheverny, con  sus estancias,  su magnífico jardín,  la Orangerie, o la rosaleda, ya es bonita de verdad, imagínense completarla con un museo Tintín. En fin el no va más. Todos los castillos del Valle del loire son formidables. Una ruta por esta maravilla, patrimonio de la humanidad, se nos antoja imprescindible. Y, ya puestos, hagamos honor a  la gente que creció pegada a las aventuras del joven reportero Tintin. La visita a Cheverny tiene algo mágico para nosotros. Ver en el mundo real lo que Hergé creó en el mundo del cómic. No os lo perdáis. Nosotros pasamos la noche en el camping Las Saules cercano al castillo. Sencillo pero agradable.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[En route pour Vraoum !]]></title>
<link>http://isajones.com/2009/09/07/en-route-pour-vraoum/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Isa Jones</dc:creator>
<guid>http://isajones.com/2009/09/07/en-route-pour-vraoum/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Une fois n&#8217;est pas coutume je vais vous parler CULTURE ! Et oui, alors ouvrez grand vos yeux e]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keko: Tintín en el Tíbet]]></title>
<link>http://comicopia.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/keko-tintin-en-el-tibet/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>harrynaybors</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comicopia.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/keko-tintin-en-el-tibet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Via: Flora y Fauna]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Via: <a href="http://florayfauna.blogspot.com/2009/09/keko.html" target="_self">Flora y Fauna</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tintín el racista]]></title>
<link>http://globaljournalist.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/tintin-el-racista/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jollyroger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://globaljournalist.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/tintin-el-racista/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hergé Me quedo sorprendido cuando leo que en la biblioteca de Brooklyn han decidido retirar el volum]]></description>
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<p>Me quedo sorprendido cuando <a href="http://www.lavanguardia.es/internacional/noticias/20090905/53777820707/la-biblioteca-de-brooklyn-retira-el-comic-tintin-en-el-congo-por-racista-tintin-gran-manzana-nueva-y.html">leo que en la biblioteca de Brooklyn han decidido retirar el volumen de <em>Tintín en el Congo</em> por racista</a>. Y más sorprendido aún cuando ésta era la única biblioteca de Nueva York que mantenía público el álbum.</p>
<p>No sé si reír o llorar, pero ante todo se trata de un disparate.<a href="http://www.tintin.com/#aventures/herge/herge.swf&#38;lang=fr/&#38;mc=_root.ban7"> Tintín </a>es un cómic inofensivo, iono de su época y cómo tal afectado por la mentalidad de comienzos de siglo. Y siendo así, <a href="http://images.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http://www.editorialjuventud.es/img/tintin/84-261-0778-8img5.jpg&#38;imgrefurl=http://www.editorialjuventud.es/0778-7.html&#38;usg=__fgG-ZY0CcsRUuyP0kcVLgp6V5bY=&#38;h=256&#38;w=329&#38;sz=15&#38;hl=es&#38;start=87&#38;sig2=5JUhZrpoFftjrLGgYWi0EQ&#38;tbnid=ftb2cvnZJlBWLM:&#38;tbnh=93&#38;tbnw=119&#38;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtintin%2Ben%2Bel%2Bcongo%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Des%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26start%3D80&#38;ei=nS2iSpu8BoWx4Qaa05XgDw">Hergé</a> se posiciona en contra de los abusos de los blancos en África (en una referencia indirecta al <a href="http://historiaglobalonline.com/2009/03/un-holocausto-africano-el-congo-bajo-el-rey-leopoldo-de-belgica/">rey Leopoldo de Bélgica</a>) <a href="http://www.tintin.com/#club/tintinos/actus_tintinos.swf&#38;lang=fr/&#38;mc=_root.ban2">sin negar la realidad, describiendo los estereotipos</a> de aquel entonces.</p>
<p>Al fin y al cabo es un cómic, un gran cómic, un referente del arte del siglo XX al que quieren trascender significados ocultos, motivaciones políticas y otras<em> paranoias</em> que me dan la risa. Y en nombre de la libertad seguimos perdiendo libertad: censuran <a href="http://www.editorialjuventud.es/0778-7.html"><em>Tintin en el Congo</em> </a>mientras las bombas siguen en Baghdad. ¿Dónde está el sentido común?</p>
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<link>http://worldhaveyoursay.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/is-tintin-racist/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark Sandell</dc:creator>
<guid>http://worldhaveyoursay.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/is-tintin-racist/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tintin first appeared in 1928. A Congolese accountant wants to sue the Belgian comic character  beca]]></description>
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