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I think this will be the original black and white Tintin. The modern colored Tintin we see was made after WW2 and drastically rehabilitated Tintin's reputation
by alephnerd 2y ago
I think this will be the original black and white Tintin.
The modern colored Tintin we see was made after WW2 and drastically rehabilitated Tintin's reputation.
For example - https://sauvikbiswas.com/2014/11/18/tintin-in-america-the-black-and-white-facsimile-edition/ https://sauvikbiswas.com/2014/11/18/tintin-in-america-the-bl...
I love reading Tintin, but being honest about it's origins and baggage is important as well. Highly recommend reading "Tintin: The Complete Companion" as well.
- leoc 2y agoIIRC there were also plenty of changes in later editions that didn't relate to controversies (or to colourisation): for example radio sets were made more up-to-date.
- alephnerd 2y agoYep! BW Tintin was already very dated by the 1950s. Really shows how much progress (positive and negative) happened in just 20-30 years.
- eesmith 2y agoLooks like it will be "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets", which https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_in_the_Land_of_the_Soviets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_in_the_Land_of_the_Sovi... says "is the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin" and "it was the only completed Tintin story that Hergé did not reproduce in colour" due to Hegré's "embarrassment at the crudeness of the work."
- grotorea 2y agoAs much as I love Tintin, gotta agree with Hergé here. Although Congo and America aren't that much better.
- alephnerd 2y agoEvery Tintin upto "Land of Black Gold" had a black-and-white version written before the war. They did not age well, and if you read them you can understand why Hergé had a hard time in the 1945-1950 period.
- indeed30 2y agoI'd also mention that Tom McCarthy's "Tintin and The Secret of Literature" completely changed the way in which I viewed the series - genuinely exciting stuff.
- alephnerd 2y agoNever read that before! Thanks for the rec!