Discovering Herge

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00:00 (gentle music)

00:02 In 1929, Hergé created one of the most famous

00:21 and loved characters of the 20th century, Tintin.

00:28 As a boy interested in airplanes

00:32 and space rockets and things,

00:33 I was immediately taken by the,

00:36 just the beautiful illustrations of Hergé.

00:40 He was this fantastic draftsman,

00:43 those clean lines and the colors.

00:45 Tintin became a reflection of Hergé's Boy Scout ideals

00:54 and his adventures created a graphic history

00:57 of the 20th century.

00:59 He covers both angles,

01:01 the fantastic artwork and the narrative.

01:04 So it's unique really.

01:06 Nice to read the Dandy and the Beener,

01:07 of course, you know, comedy comic strips.

01:09 And it was really set apart from those.

01:11 It felt more real.

01:12 The worlds and characters he would create

01:18 captivated a generation.

01:20 I'm still taken by the shady dealings,

01:24 the shenanigans, you know, the darkness,

01:26 the international, you know, espionage.

01:30 I was totally drawn into Tintin's world

01:33 and immersed myself in it.

01:34 It's 221B Baker Street, it's M's office,

01:39 and he has that quality of creating an entire world.

01:42 (gentle music)

01:45 you