(W) Michael Farr, Pierre Sterckx (A/CA) Herge. Since he first appeared in Hergs weekly cartoon strip in Le Petit Vingtime in Paris in 1929, Tintin has become one of the most celebrated characters in the comic world. With more than 200 million copies of the famous twenty-three albums sold worldwide, Hergs iconic hero has exploded genres and expectations. Drawing on the archives of the Herg Museum in Brussels, this book looks at the evolution of Hergs artwork, from the simplicity of the early newspaper strips to the sophisticated graphic work of the later books. With rarely seen pencil sketches, character drawings, and watercolors alongside original artwork from the finished stories, the book illuminates Tintins progress from whimsical caricature to profound icon and reveals parallel development from cartoonist to artist..
