One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Here is the first full biography of Herg available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics. One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Translated into dozensof languages, Tintin's adventures have sold millions of copies. Yet, despite Tintin's enduring popularity, Americans know almost nothing about his gifted creator, Georges Remi--better known as Herg. Timed to coincide with Steven Spielberg's long-awaited film The Adventures of Tin Tin: Secret of the Unicorn, here is the first full biography of Herg available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics. Granted unprecedented access tothousands of the cartoonist's unpublished letters, Assouline gets behind the genial public mask to take full measure of Herg's life and art and the fascinatingways in which the two intertwine. Neither sugarcoating nor sensationalizing his subject, he weighs such controversial issues as Herg's support for Belgian imperialism in the Congo and his alleged collaboration with the Nazis. He alsoanalyzes the underpinnings of Tintin--how the conception of the character as an asexualadventurer reflected Herg's love for the Boy Scouts as well as his Catholic mentor's anti-Soviet ideology--and relates the comic strip to Herg's own place within the Belgian middle class.For all his huge success--achieved with almost no formal training--Herg wouldsay unassumingly of his art, "I was just happy drawing little guys, that's all." A profound influence on a generation of artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, the elusive figure of Herg comes to life in this illuminating biography--a deeply nuanced account that unveils the man and his career as never before."Highlights yet again that all-too-common divide between the flawed private man and the admirable creative genius.... Those fascinated by the strange lives of creative geniuses may want to read Assouline's fine, if somewhat disillusioning, biography."--Michael Dirda, Washington Post"Will inform and edify America's Tintin devotees."--San Francisco Chronicle PrefacePart I: Truths1. A Life in Gray: 1907-19252. Scoutmaster in the Twentieth Century: 1925-19293. The Many Births of Tintin: 1929-19344. What Chang Taught Herge: 1934-19365. Eye of the Storn: 1936-19406. The Golden Age: 1940-1944Part II: Solitude7. The Plight of the Inciviques: 1944-19468. The Dark Years: 1946-1950Part III: Recognition9. Toward Fulfillment: 1950-195810. The Demon of Purity: 1958-196011. Finishing Touches: 1960-197312. The End of a Life, the Culmination of his Work: 1973-1983abbreviations used in notesNotesSelect BibliograohyList of works by HergeAcknowledgmentsIndex Herge emerges as a comic genius It is hard to imagine the job being better done.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-983727-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés