Anyone ever read TINTIN as a kid?

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-10-08 09:21pm

I used to read him!

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-10-08 09:28pm

Tintin! Yay!

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-08 09:29pm

Never read it, but watched the cartoon!

XPViking · Post by **XPViking** » 2002-10-09 12:41am

Yes. One of my favorites is when Tintin went to the moon.

XPViking

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2002-10-09 02:06am

TinTIn was the Shit. Thompson and Thompson,the Professor whats-his-name, Captain Haddock was the man. I used to use that name on the internet years ago. The only thing that got me was the lack of women. The only woman I remember was a fat opera singer.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-10-09 02:15am

Didn't read or watch him, but I knew who he was, if that counts for anything.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2002-10-09 02:51am

Watched the cartoon a few times. I thought the eps where they go to moon were pretty cool.

Just a little offtopic question for MKSheppard (something i've been wondering). Are you part german with relatives from the war whose proud of his heritage? Or are you just a Wehrmacht enthusiest interested in German WW2 weapons and history?

Post by **Edi** » 2002-10-09 03:45am

Yeah, I read them all several times. Captain Haddock was an absolute favorite.

Edi

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2002-10-09 07:36am

Yes along with Mobious Cowboy cartoons, and Asterix (proving I had some Euro comic Background as well.)

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-09 09:11am

read them sometimes but i didnt have any.

asterix on the other hand i had all of them. they were cool.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-09 09:18am

Asterix is FUNNY! I love his mustasche.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-10-09 09:24am

what´s troubadix called in english?

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2002-10-09 11:21am

That would be Cacofonix.

Dirty Harry · Post by **Dirty Harry** » 2002-10-09 12:50pm

TinTin rocked, simple as that really.

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-10-09 03:18pm

I've watched the TinTin cartoon, and my cousin's wife made fun of me because of it

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-10-09 03:20pm

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2002-10-09 03:23pm

JUST HAVE TO LOVE IT

Kosh_The_Vorlon · Post by **Kosh_The_Vorlon** » 2002-10-09 11:30pm

...Wow..
I remembered a scene from that show completely out of the blue, and was searching my mind for the name of that show..Amazing!

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-10-09 11:32pm

Tintin is fun. I believe I've read every single one (Even the Lake of Sharks, tho I've never watched the show).

Blue Blistering Barnacles!
Flaming Fujiyama!
Seven Thousand Suffering Samurais!

Really good vocabulary-expanding material.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2002-10-10 01:58am

Around the same age I was introduced to Terry and the Pirates.

Hmm, If Tin Tin and Terry ran into each other....

Chances the Captain would make a pass at D.L.?

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2002-10-10 06:53am

I've already read ALL Tintin books and I was a big fan of Tintin when I was a kid.

But something really bothers me is the friggin **timeline**. For example, in "Tintin in America" the story is set in 1930s, gangster-esque era. But in "Tintin and Picaros", it was already 70s, and they have color TV, jetplane, etc, etc. I mean, does Tintin never get old????

Uh.. but I guess all comic book timeline is screwed... It also happen in Avengers, X-Men, etc. For example, Avengers was founded in 1958, but the characters are STILL YOUNG in 90s????

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-10-10 07:08am

Notice that most of Tintin deals with cutting edge science for that time. I mean, why else send a reporter to Syldavia if not to cover the launch of a nuclear-powered rocket?

In Tintin in America, they're in the Al Capone era(?), so it's got to be after the war, somewhere in the 1950s. Of course, being that Tintin and the Blue Lotus takes place sometime BEFORE WW2 (has to be, otherwise why would the japanese be allowed into China peacefully?) this poses BIG continuity problems.

Just suspend disbelief.

And KAN, you have a very loooooong name. You Indian?

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2002-10-10 07:22am

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:Notice that most of Tintin deals with cutting edge science for that time. I mean, why else send a reporter to Syldavia if not to cover the launch of a nuclear-powered rocket?

And KAN, you have a very loooooong name. You Indian?

Nope, I'm not Indian... I'm Indonesian but my name was derived from ancient Indian book "Mahabharata". "Kreshna" (spelled Krishna) was an avatar of Vishnu, and when he went mad he was transformed to a mountain-sized giant

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2002-10-10 07:35am

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:In Tintin in America, they're in the Al Capone era(?), so it's got to be after the war, somewhere in the 1950s. Of course, being that Tintin and the Blue Lotus takes place sometime BEFORE WW2 (has to be, otherwise why would the japanese be allowed into China peacefully?) this poses BIG continuity problems.

Just suspend disbelief.

Al Capone's era was before the war, IIRC. Oh, but screw it! Comicbook timeline is really confusing, isn't it?

Marvel made excuses for certain characters that never get old: Captain America was frozen at the end of WW2 and revived AFTER WW2; Nick Fury regularly consumed certain drug (don't remember its name) to keep him young; and Wolverine has healing factor so he never gets old.

Yet Marvel never made explanation on **other** characters. For example, Avenger was founded in 1958 (IIRC). If Tony Stark was 30 at that time, he'll be 74 years old now!!!!