October, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Raghav

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Raghav

I thought the reason they hadn’t rereleased Tintin au Congo in color in English was that it was racist and colonialist?

Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians

Tintin is apparently set to appear in a movie at some time in the unspecified future. I’m indifferent to this myself—the black and white cartoon from the 60’s was good enough for me, and the BBC radio drama adaptations are unsurpassable

Tintin and the Waste Vegetable Oil (CBI)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Tintin and the Waste Vegetable Oil (CBI)

Doesn’t this sound more like a Tintin book than the operations of a publicly listed company? I’m sure the company is doing what it has to but this tells you all you need to know about intellectual property protection in China.

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by harry b

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by harry b

z and anderson,. well, I basically agree with z and doug k about this (and sk, you’re just being silly). I want to emphasize that I was not endorsing any possible complaint against the book, which (and indeed I said that I would buy it

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by BruceR

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by BruceR

Agreed.

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Martin Wisse

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Martin Wisse

I’ve always found Tintin in America to be an effective answer to the charge that Herge was a conscious racist because of Tintin in the Congo. Both are a mixture of stupid cliches and downright ignorance, with the America volume mixing

IT'LL BE ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT - Plymouth Evening Herald

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Plymouth Evening Herald
IT'LL BE ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT
Plymouth Evening Herald, UK - 10 hours ago
All for just a walkies-on part as Snowy, the four-legged best friend of Tintin. The puppyrazzi waited, cameras poised, as four talented finalists in the

Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians

Tintin is apparently set to appear in a movie at some time in the unspecified future. I’m indifferent to this myself — the black and white cartoon from the 60’s was good enough for me, and the BBC radio drama adaptations are

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Clayton

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Clayton

So I followed the link to amazon for Tin Tin in America and read the one preview page. I’m dying to know what’s with the boomerang attack on the hired thug? Anyone? Please, please don’t make me order the book just to find out!

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Martin

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Comment on Tintin in America: Advice for Librarians by Martin

When you raised the question of what the childrens librarian should do with “Tintin in America,” at first I thought you were referring to the novel reviewed below (which apparently has a following as a cult classic):