A FRESH START

Last night after all presents were opened, food semi-digested, my sister suggested we all go see TinTin the movie.  Growing up I was surrounded by these books as my brother was and is a ginormous fan~ everything TinTin to include a large tattoo of the rocket portrayed in Explorers on the moon inked on his arm.  He has even taken me to the store they have for TinTin in San Francisco and it is very cool.    He was not with us, but we all went, and thought of my brother as we watched the film in 3D. 

The animation was amazing and I felt it stayed true to the style of the books.  I would say the only draw back was the theatre was packed-not for that film but for others, and the 3D made me a little queasy.   ON the bright note, it had some really nice real life quotes usable in all life situations….

Tintin Adventures inspire and delight readers all over the world. Supported by Moulinsart and Studios Hergé, tintin.com takes you on a journey behind the scenes of the Tintin stories. Find out how they were created and who created them. Dive in and discover the exciting real history of Tintin’s universe! 

If you haven’t looked at the books, it is definately worth reading for kids, adults everyone.    Here is a list of books done:

1. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929–1930, 1930)

2. Tintin in the Congo (1930–1931, 1931, 1946)

3. Tintin in America (1931–1932, 1932, 1945)

4. Cigars of the Pharaoh (1932–1934, 1934, 1955)

5. The Blue Lotus (1934–1935, 1936, 1946)

6. The Broken Ear (1935–1937, 1937, 1943)

7. The Black Island (1937–1938, 1938, 1943, 1966)

8. King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1938–1939, 1939, 1947)

9. The Crab with the Golden Claws (1940–1941, 1941, 1943)

10. The Shooting Star (1941–1942, 1942)

11. The Secret of the Unicorn (1942–1943, 1943)

12. Red Rackham’s Treasure (1943, 1944)

13. The Seven Crystal Balls (1943–1946, 1948)

14. Prisoners of the Sun (1946–1948, 1949)

15. Land of Black Gold (1948–1950, 1950, 1971)

16. Destination Moon (1950–1953, 1953)

17. Explorers on the Moon (1950–1953, 1954)

18. The Calculus Affair (1954–1956, 1956)

19. The Red Sea Sharks (1956–1958, 1958)

20. Tintin in Tibet (1958–1959, 1960)

21. The Castafiore Emerald (1961–1962, 1963)

22. Flight 714 (1966–1967, 1968)

23. Tintin and the Picaros (1975–1976, 1976)

24. Tintin and Alph-Art (1986, 2004) Unfinished work, published posthumously