The world’s leading Tintinologist will reveal the inspiration behind the Adventures of Tintin and the links with the upcoming Spielberg film.

Join Michael Farr, the leading expert on the boy reporter, for a talk about the origins of Tintin, Haddock and key characters from the series.

A book signing for Farr’s Tintin: A Complete Companion will follow the talk.

Sat, Nov. 5th, 2011
3 – 5pm
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-989-3270
www.booksofwonder.com

Michael Farr is the world’s leading Tintinologist, 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.

Tintin: The Complete Companion
by Michael Farr

A fully illustrated guide to the world-famous comic character Tintin, and his adventures. This well-researched and gorgeously presented overview follows Tintin through the 23 titles of the complete series. Tintin is the classic example of groundbreaking graphic narrative that all others can be compared to. Written and drawn between 1929 and 1976, the 23 adventures of Tintin, his dog Snowy and an unforgettable cast of characters has become a defining standard of graphic literature.

The Complete Companion contextualizes the work of Tintin’s creator, Herge, and places it in its historical context. Author Michael Farr shows Herge’s drawings side by side with their references, demonstrating how he established believable backgrounds and realistic details. The Companion includes a large number of sketches, which Herge would re-work and polish until he found the clearest, most easily readable line-giving birth to a style that would later be called Clear Line.

The Adventures of Tintin mix universal appeal, adventure and slapstick, drama and humor in a collection of stories that have stood the test of time and whose art style has been adopted by new generations of European cartoonists. This is the ultimate companion to the Adventures of Tintin.

Hardcover, Color and b&w images throughout
206 pages, $35.00, ISBN 978-0-86719-754-9

Published by Last Gasp of San Francisco

“…devoted not just to the cartoons but also to Hergé’s impressive, sometimes glorious work as an illustrator and graphic designer.”
Bruce Handy, the New York Times
on the Last Gasp series The Art of Hergé

“gorgeous”
Jennifer Schuessler, the New York Times Papercuts blog
on the Last Gasp series The Art of Hergé

“…Philippe Goodin’s handsome three-volume survey…”
Charles Solomon, the Los Angeles Times

The Art of Hergé
Volume 1: 1907-1937
978-0-86719-706-8

The Art of Hergé
Volume 2: 1937-1949
978-0-86719-724-2