About The Adventures Of Tintin The Complete Series DVD Boxset
The Adventures Of Tintin The Complete Series DVD Boxset
The series is set during a largely realistic 20th century. Its hero is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter and adventurer. He is aided by his faithful Wire Fox Terrier dog Snowy (Milou in the original French edition). Other protagonists include the brash and cynical Captain Haddock and the intelligent but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (French: Professeur Tournesol; tournesol being the French word for sunflower),The Adventures Of Tintin as well as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (French: Dupont et Dupond) and the opera diva Bianca Castafiore.The series has been admired for its clean, expressive drawings in Herg�'s signature ligne claire ("clear line") style.Its well-researched plots straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. The stories feature slapstick humour,The Adventures Of Tintin offset by dashes of sophisticated satire and political or cultural commentary.