A picture by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé (1907–1983) has set a new record for the most expensive work of comic book art, selling for €3.2 million ($3.8 million) on January 14 at an auction at ...

When Hergé submitted his cover illustration for The Blue Lotus in 1936, the cartoonist’s publisher said it was too expensive to reproduce in color. But the gouache and watercolor illustration, ...

Popeye, Tintin and other classic comic characters will enter the public domain in 2025. New stories with twists on the ...

Also in Slate, Dana Stevens reviews The Adventures of Tintin. In Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin, adapted from the comic books that have enthralled generations, the intrepid boy reporter ...

An old and storied franchise will make a major foray into gaming with the upcoming Tintin Reporter - Cigars of the Pharaoh. The title, developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Microïds, will be ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Pictured standing gingerly in a doorway at the office of the Danish newspaper Politiken over 80 years ago, Palle Huld looks more like ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Any Tintin fan would feel at home in this small wooden shed in a back street of Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, where the shelves are crammed with brightly painted ...

The setting: a tiny monarchy, poor but beautiful, on the Balkan Peninsula. The population is a mere 642,000 people, mostly peasants. The country’s main exports are wheat, mineral water, firewood, ...

Director Anders Ostergaard talks about Tintin and I, a cult comic that delves into the mind of artist Hergé, Tintin's Belgian creator. Ostergaard's new film about the comic premieres Tuesday on PBS at ...

One of my earliest memories is of walking in a city that’s no longer mine, hand-in-hand with a man who’s no longer alive, to a library long-since closed, where I'd borrow comics whose spines adorn my ...