The Adventures of Tintin (originally Les Aventures de Tintin), drawn and written by the Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi, a.k.a. Hergé, is one of the most popular 20th century European comics.  Over 200 million books have been published to date, with translations into over 50 languages.  The hero of the series is a young reporter and traveler named Tintin, aided by his faithful dog Snowy (Milou in the original Belgian version), Captain Haddock and a variety of colorful supporting characters.  The comic book series has long been admired for its clean but expressive drawings, engaging plots, and the painstaking research, especially of the later stories.  The series straddles a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. All the titles in the Tintin series include plenty of slapstick humor, offset in later stories by dashes of sophisticated satire and political/cultural commentary.

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