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Tintin and the Secret of Literature

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The following article contains sexual content, language, or innuendos that may be inappropriate for some readers.

## Tintin and the Secret of Literature

### Publisher

Granta Books

***Tintin and the Secret of Literature*** is a 2006 literary criticism novel by Tom McCarthy. The book compiles several of McCarthy's theories and analyses about Hergé's *The Adventures of Tintin* series.

## Essays

1. *R/G* - In this opening essay, McCarthy compares *Tintin* to books such as *Don Quixote* and *Sarrasine* to explain why he believes *Tintin* can be considered "literature". Also covered is Hergé's assumed struggles with identity, citing his pen name and his family's alleged ancestor in the Belgian royalty.
2. *They're Pining for You in Borduria: Fascism and Friendship* - Discusses *Tintin*'s origins as a right-wing leaning piece of media. McCarthy also compares Bordurian fascism to real world German fascism.
3. *Place of Dead Men, Here: From Chateau to Crypt and Back Again* - Discusses the *Tintin* series's themes of losing ancestral ground (i.e. the Indigenous expulsion in *Tintin in America*) to the prevalence of tombs and crypts in the albums.
4. *Castafiore's Clit* - McCarthy addresses alleged sexual undertones in the *Tintin* books. This essay popularized multiple interpretations in Western fandom, such as aspects of Bianca Castafiore's sex life, and Colonel Sponsz's champagne mishap in *The Calculus Affair* representing an erectile dysfunction.
5. *Adonis and his Counterfeit* - This essay discusses themes of legitimacy and imposter syndrome, making various comparisons between *Sarrasine* by Honoré de Balzac and *The Broken Ear*.
6. *A Thing in the Grip of Gravity, or, GLING, BLING, CLING* - Examines Hergé's use of slapstick to cushion the more frightening and/or dire moments in the series.
7. *Pirates!* - This essay discusses the themes of piracy and theft in the albums. These themes are compared to the post-Hergé fandom and its ensuing pastiches.

## Reception

Reactions to *Tintin and the Secret of Literature* have been mixed. Some readers have praised the book for its thorough analyses and its coverage of Hergé's real life issues with identity and alleged royal ancestors. However, numerous other readers have criticized the book for taking "enormous scholarly leaps of logic", especially regarding the book's sexually-oriented analyses.

## References

1. ↑ McCarthy, Tom. *Tintin and the Secret of Literature*. London: Granta Books, 2006. pg. 107
2. ↑ December Books 3: Tintin and the Secret of Literature, by Tom McCarthy - From the Heart of Europe — LiveJournal
3. ↑ Tintin and the Secret of Literature by Tom McCarthy | LibraryThing
Captain Haddock

**Captain Archibald Haddock** is a character originally created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi in January 1941. Haddock is an experienced sea captain who Tintin rescues from the middle of an international drug trafficking ring. Ever since, Haddock has become one of Tintin's closest friends and allies, and is especially iconic for his elaborate curses.

As a popular character, Captain Haddock has been redeveloped and explored by fans in the ensuing decades. Many of these characterizations have become significant enough to be entities different from the canon Captain.

## Common fanon

Fan communities tend to be consistent in depicting Captain Haddock. Sometimes, particular aspects of his personality are emphasized to contrast Tintin in one way or another; common example include making Haddock more inept for comedic effect, or making Haddock more serious and grounded to contrast Tintin's impulsiveness.

Oftentimes, fan media explores and speculates on Haddock's past as a sea captain. Entire pastiches and fan fiction series have been created to expand on Hergé's canon.
Tintina and the Omega-Art

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## Tintina and the Omega-Art

### Pages

62

**Tintina and the Omega-Art** is a multi-artist comic anthology released in 2018. The comic is a parody of Hergé's *Tintin and Alph-Art*, with each page done by a different independent artist in Europe or North America.

## Synopsis

The story is a re-imagining of *Tintin and Alph-Art* that takes place in the 21st century with a gender-swapped *Tintin* cast. "Tintina" is a gutter punk in her early 20s, accompanied by her white pet cat and her butch life partner "Archibalda Hadcock", with whom she lives with at Muffinspoke Hall. One day, Hadcock becomes enamoured with an alternative pop artist named "Rama Nash", while Tintina begins to cross paths with a shady new-age guru named Endo'time.

## Characters

* Tintina (orig. Tintin)
* Captain Archibalda Hadcock (orig. Captain Haddock)
* Signore Nero Castratore (orig. Bianca Castafiore)
* Rama Nash (orig. Ramó Nash)
* Martin Fanzino (orig. Martine Vandezande)
* Endo'time Asscrass (orig. Endaddine Akass)

## Production

*Omega-Art* was a collective project managed by the Bilderberg Konferez, a Berlin-based comic collective. Each page is a redraw or adaptation of its respective page in *Alph-Art*. Additional inspiration is taken from Yves Rodier's *Alph-Art*, primarily following some of its story structure and character designs. Each of these pages were also drawn by a separate artist, and likewise, the visual style changes from each page to the next. Two of the artists also provided front and back cover art for the book.

Rama Nash is depicted as having a potted plant for a head; this is likely an allusion to how Hergé never finalized a design for Ramó Nash. The strong character re-imaginings are likely due to how many alternative underground cartoonists contributed to the *Tintina* book, with these artists likely drawing from their own lives and personal style when drawing Tintina and her friends. These re-imaginings were also likely done to avoid legal issues with *Tintin* copyright holders.

## Availability

*Tintina and the Omega-Art* was only available for sale for one weekend at the Bilderberg Konferenz IV independent comic book convention. Leftover copies were sold online through certain small retailers until stock ran out. Copies are hard to find for resale, but select images of the interior pages exist online.

## References

1. ↑ Tintina - Joris Bas Backer
2. ↑ Bilderberg Tintina and the Omega-Art - All The Problems In This World
The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is the 20th stage in Chapter three.

## Debut

* In 1-star, it is the debut of Dark.
* In 3-star, it is the debut of Anti-Ame.

## Battleground

### 1-star

* Wave 1
	+ 4 Hexs spawn
* Wave 2
	+ 3 Rects spawn
* Wave 3
	+ 2 Pointers spawn
* Wave 4
	+ 1 Strand spawns
* Boss Wave
	+ 1 Hex spawns
	+ 2 Pointers spawn
	+ 1 Dark spawns

### 2-star

* Wave 1
	+ 1 Upside Downshroom spawns
	+ 1 Icey spawns
	+ 1 Strand spawns
* Wave 2
	+ 2 Hexs spawn
	+ 2 Jelly Pebbles spawn
* Wave 3
	+ 1 Upside Downshroom spawns
	+ 2 Acid Poisos spawn
	+ 1 Hex spawns
* Wave 4
	+ 1 Acid Poiso spawns
	+ 2 Darks spawn
	+ 1 Jelly Pebble spawns

### 3-star

* Wave 1
	+ 1 Acid Poiso spawns
	+ 2 Hexs spawn
	+ 1 Ame spawns
* Wave 2
	+ 1 Acid Poiso spawns
	+ 1 Hex spawns
	+ 1 Dark spawns
	+ 1 Ame spawns
* Wave 3
	+ 4 Hexs spawn
* Boss Wave
	+ 1 Acid Poiso spawns
	+ 1 Dark spawns
	+ 1 Ame spawns
	+ 1 Anti-Ame spawns

## Music

* 1-star, 3-star: Minor Track-Difficult Track
* 2-star: Minor Track

## Trivia

* The Eiffel Tower is a famous tower in Paris, France
Sea Shanty

**Sea Shanty** is a colloquial term for any fandom content involving the pairing of Captain Haddock and Bianca Castafiore.

## Content

The pairing is semi-canon, having first been introduced in *The Castafiore Emerald* by Hergé. Castafiore was kind towards Captain Haddock during their early encounters in *The Calculus Affair* and *The Red Sea Sharks*, but during the events of *Castafiore Emerald*, she becomes especially fond of Haddock to the point that tabloids assume the two are betrothed.

Fanon content featuring the Castadock pairing tends to be quite rare. Many fans are uninterested in the pairing due to Haddock being canonically uncomfortable with Castafiore's affections, though some others interpret this as him being stubborn about his own feelings, a character trope often known by its term in Japanese, "tsundere". This particular pairing is generally usurped in popularity by White Sunflower and Haddotin.

## Notable fanworks

* A romantic image of Castafiore and Haddock was featured on a promotional card for the Salon de la Carte Postale annual exhibition in August 2015. The event theme was "Flowers", and likewise, the flyer depicts Castafiore and Haddock surrounded by flowers.

## References

1. ↑ 14e Salon de la Carte Postale et toutes collections - La Seyne-sur-Mer (83) - les Cartes Postales Anciennes
Kuantum kimyası ve katı hal fiziği yazılımları listesi

**Kuantum kimyası bilgisayar programları**, kuantum kimyası metodlarını uygulamak için bilgisayarlı kimyada kullanılır. Çoğu program, Hartree-Fock (HF) ve bazı post Hartree-Fock yöntemlerini içerir ve ayrıca yoğunluk fonksiyonları teorisi (DFT), moleküler mekanik veya yarı-ampirik kuantum kimyası metotlarını da içerebilirler. Bahsi geçen programlar arasında açık kaynaklı ve ticari yazılımlar bulunur. Bunların çoğu büyüktür, çoğu zaman birkaç ayrı program içerir ve uzun yıllar boyunca geliştirilmiştir.

Aşağıdaki tabloda bazı çok yönlü yazılım paketlerinin yetenekleri gösterilmektedir.

† "Akademik": talep üzerine akademik (ücretsiz) lisans sağlanabilir; "Ticari": ticari olarak dağıtılır.

‡ Periyodik sistemler için destek (3d kristaller, 2d plakalar, 1d çubuklar ve izole moleküller): 3d-periyodik kodlar her zaman bir süper hücre içinde düşük boyutsallığa sahip sistemlerin simülasyonuna izin verir. Burada belirtilen, düşük periyodiklik içinde simüle etme yeteneğidir.

1 CAMPOS projesi (Dacapo dahil) tüm kodların GPL olduğunu belirtir. Dacapo dağıtım hiçbir lisans bilgisi içermiyor.

2 QuanPol, GAMESS-US' e entegre tam bir spektrum ve kesintisiz (HF, MCSCF, GVB, MP2, DFT, TDDFT, CHARMM, AMBER, OPLSAA) QM/MM paketidir.

3 Ascalaph24 Şubat 2010 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi. yardımı ile

4 MOPAC arayüzü yoluyla

5 Tam değişim DFT kullanarak

6 Quantum ESPRESSO7 Temmuz 2017 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi. ile birlikte dağıtılır

7 MPQC' yi entegre eden web servisi

8 TeraChem, ilk tamamen GPU ile hızlandırılmış kuantum kimya yazılımıdır

9 Atomistix ToolKit ayrıca açık sınır koşullarında sonlu önyargılı NEGF elektron taşıma hesaplamaları içerir

10 CRYSCOR programı ile

11 Ancak, Schrödinger Süitinde mevcuttur

12 SIESTA, ayrıca TranSIESTA kullanarak açık sınır koşullarında sonlu önyargılı NEGF elektron taşıma hesaplamaları içerir

13 FPLO tamamen göreceli bir hesaplamaya sahiptir

14 Eylül 2017'de, MOLCAS' ın büyük bölümü LGPL kapsamında yayınlandı

## İçindekiler

* 1Diğer programlar
* 2Ayrıca bakınız
* 3Kaynakça
* 4Konuyla ilgili yayınlar

## Diğer programlar[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]

* AIMPRO11 Ağustos 2011 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
* Ascalaph Designer
* PWPAW, Atompaw
* Deneb
* Fireball
* FSatom
* MAPS
* Newton-X
* NRLMOL
* ParaGauss3 Mart 2016 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
* PARATEC
* PARSEC
* Petot
* QMCPACK
* Socorro19 Eylül 2010 tarihinde Wayback Machine sitesinde arşivlendi.
* S/PHI/nX
* SPR-KKR

## Ayrıca bakınız[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]

* Monte Carlo moleküler modelleme için yazılım listesi
* Moleküler mekanik modelleme yazılımlarının karşılaştırması
* Moleküler tasarım yazılımı
* Molekül editörü
* GPU' larda moleküler modelleme
* Nanoyapı modelleme yazılımları listesi
* Yarı-ampirik kuantum kimyası yöntemleri
* Katı hal fiziğinde bilgisayarlı kimya yöntemleri (periyodik sınır koşulları ile)
* Değer bağı programları
* Araba-Parrinello moleküler dinamiği
Edwin Maxwell

**Edwin Maxwell** is a talent agent and film producer who lives in Los Angeles, California. Publicly, he owns and operates a production company called Imperial, but he secretly has ties to the criminal underworld. He was created by Les Bachi-Bouzouks for the 1988 pastiche *The Adventures of Tintin in Hollywood*.

## Appearance

Edwin Maxwell is a Caucasian man aged somewhere in his 40s. He has short, slicked-back black hair, and is constantly ,in spite of his thick round glasses. He is usually seen wearing fancy suits and smoking cigars.

In some panels, Maxwell's posing is copied freehand from panels of Mitsuhirato in *The Blue Lotus*.

## Personality

Maxwell is very bold and outgoing, which he uses to build his image as a smooth-talking film producer. However, he is heavily involved with various criminal groups, including Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, and possibly also the Kih-Oskh Brotherhood.

Maxwell was hired by some of these very mobsters as part of a plot to bring Tintin to America so that he could be assassinated. He at first tries to charm Tintin with compliments, although he secretly is very annoyed by Tintin's dedication to justice and plucky demeanour.
Yan G

**Yan G** (Pinyin: 紀燕) is an art student from Taiwan, and a female counterpart to Tintin. She was originally created in 2011 by digital artist Sasa Tseng for a scrapped concept called *Tintin and the Chastity Peony.*

## Personality

Yan and her twin brother Yong were born in the summer of 1943. The two grew up poor, but were very close, and did the best they could to survive together.

In the present, Yan is an undergraduate arts student. While she appears cute and dainty, she is actually highly capable with guns and sharp-shooting. She enjoys painting and reading, and also the company of Tintin, who she begins to develop a mutual romance with.

## Appearance

   Yan is a young woman in her early 20s with shoulder-length black hair. She usually wears her hair in one or two buns at the top of her head. As a student, she wears long, breezy skirts, dress shirts, and qipao shirts. In more action-oriented situations, she wears boots and high-waisted trousers. She stands a little shorter than Tintin and has a similar round, simple face.

## Legacy

In the early days of the Tintin fandom post-2011 film, Yan was fairly popular with fans online. She appeared in some fan fictions and a fan character collaboration called *The Tintin Adventures*. In the years since Yan's debut, much of Tseng's *Tintin* fan art, including pieces with Yan, has been reposted online without proper attribution. Tseng has since re-imagined Yan and her other *Tintin* fan characters for an original series called *The Illegals*.

## References

1. ↑ the chastity peony by SAcommeSASSY
2. ↑ Tintin Goes to Paris (Part 1) by HoneyLimeandRockLee on DeviantArt
3. ↑ The Tintin Adventures - Blogspot
Stanislas

* Signature
* Self-Portrait

Stanislas Barthélémy, or simply "**Stanislas**", is a prolific cartoonist and graphic designer from France. He is best known for his *ligne claire* illustrations and artwork for *The Adventures of Hergé*, a biography about Georges "Hergé" Remi.

## Career

Stanislas was born in Rennes, France, and went to Paris to study at the National School of Applied Arts and Crafts. While he graduated with a major in interior architecture, he would change careers and go into comic art, a career he keeps up to this day. He is one of the six founders of L'Association, a comic publishing house that specializes in *ligne claire*-style and alternative comics.

One of Stanislas's many influences is Hergé, and he has contributed illustrations to many Tintin and Hergé-related projects. In addition to his Tintin-inspired works, Stanislas is also known for his original comics, including *Victor Levallois*, and his illustrative work for others' comics, such as *Le Perroquet des Batignolles* and *Donjon Monsters* volume 11. Stanislas is still active in European arts and comics scenes. He still posts work online on his Facebook page and official blog.

## Past works

### Comics

* *The Adventures of Hergé* (*Les Aventures de Hergé*) - 1999

### Covers

* *A l'Ombre de la Ligne Claire* by Benoit Mouchart
* *Archibald le Marin* by Yvon Thalamer
* *Brassens et Tintin: Deux Mondes Parallèles* by Renaud Nattiez
* *Le Dictionnaire Tintin* by Renaud Nattiez
* *Les Femmes dans le Monde* de *Tintin* by Renaud Nattiez
* *Meurtres à Moulinserre* by Renaud Nattiez
* *Tintin: Bibliographie d'un Mythe* by Olivier Roche
* *Tintin du Cinema à la BD* by Bob Garcia
* *Tintin & l'Histoire* by Bob Garcia
* *Tintin, Hergé et le Cinéma* by Philippe Lombard
* *Tintin: Le Diable et le Bon Dieu* by Bob Garcia

## References

1. ↑ Stanislas - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographiel
2. ↑ Stanislas - Lambiek Comiclopedia
3. ↑ Stanislas Barthélémy - Blogspot
Tintin (character)

**Tintin** is a character originally created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi in January 1929. Tintin was first published in an eponymous weekly serial in Le Petit Vingtieme, and since then, he has been featured in 24 comic albums and multiple films. He is usually accompanied by his pet dog Milou (known as "Snowy" in many languages).

As an "open" character, Tintin has been left to individual reader interpretation over the years. Many of these characterizations have become significant enough to be entities different from the canon Tintin.

## Common fanon

Fan communities are frequently split on how to depict Tintin. Only a few details of Tintin's early life have ever been made canon by Hergé; the known lore around Tintin is that he is:

* Belgian and Catholic
* living on his own and working independently
* a former Boy Scout

This has left much room for individual interpretations. Some use this as a starting point for interpreting Tintin as a jaded anarchist who has become tired of his conservative surroundings (i.e. *Breaking Free* by J. Daniels). Other fanon versions of Tintin cast him as a young adult who happens to look much younger than he appears (with fans casting ages anywhere between 20 and 32), while some depict him as an orphaned teenager living during World War II.

Tintin's sexual orientation is often debated among fans; two of the most common fan takes are that he is asexual or gay. This aspect of Tintin's character is surprisingly prevalent in fan discussions, with it often being emphasized for parodic purposes, original romantic dramas, and more.

## Fanon versions

* Teesside Tintin (character) - A British "scouser" with a penchant for getting into fights
* Tintina (Tintina and the Omega-Art) - A gender-swapped version of Tintin, now a gutter punk lesbian living in the 21st century.
Endaddine Akass

**Endaddine Akass** is a spiritual leader and metaphysical guru. He commands a mysterious but imposing presence, and holds large ceremonies in which he blesses believers among his audience. However, Akass is also a big-time art forger. He knowingly supplies fakes to an artist named Ramo Nash who seems to have no idea of their true legitimacy. Most famously, Akass was set to murder Tintin by coating him in liquid resin, thus imprisoning Tintin inside his own portrait.

Akass was created by Hergé to be an antagonist in *Tintin and Alph-Art*. He is partially modelled after several real-life personalities; these include Fernand Legros, an eccentric art dealer and forger, and the many phony gurus who emerged during the 1960s-1970s, such as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. However, after Hergé's passing in 1983, *Alph-Art* and Akass's full arc were left unfinished. Among many details Hergé did not get to write are Akass's "true" identity and how, and if, Tintin would defeat him.

## Common fanon

Many fans are divided on what could have been Akass's endgame. Much of *Alph-Art*'s story, especially the ending, remains unfinished due to Hergé's death. A few of the known canon details about Akass state that:

* his voice sounds familiar to Tintin
* he loves fine art, but forges it for profit
* in one ending option, Ramo Nash would push Akass to his death to save Tintin

A handful of concept designs exist, but Akass's race, nationality, and true identity were never finalized by Hergé. Many fans have speculated that Akass could have been a new alter-ego for one of Tintin's old enemies.

The most popular choice is Roberto Rastapopoulos, due in part to a concept sketch by Hergé in which he considered having Akass reveal himself to be Rastapopoulos. This plot twist has been explored in *Alph-Art* pastiches by Rodier, Nash, and Kaka Nami Rai. Meanwhile, many other fans have considered Akass to be Omar Ben Salaad from *The Crab With The Golden Claws*. Akass and Salaad are both appreciators of high art, both have similar builds and statures, and both employ brutal execution methods.

## Fanon versions

* Rastapopoulos's Akass (Rodier) - Rodier's adaptation of Alph-Art popularized the idea that Roberto Rastapopoulos would become so desperate to get back into the wealthy upper-class that he would undergo plastic surgery, become a guru (using his experience with the Kih-Oskh Brotherhood), and begin forging art in order to sustain his lifestyle.
* Endo'time Asscrass (Tintina and the Omega-Art) - A gender-swapped version of Akass. She is an eccentric "lipstick lesbian" and guru who deals forged art through Rama Nash.

## References

1. ↑ Alph-Art: who is Endaddine Akass? | Tintinologist
Mickey Martino

**Mickey Martino** is a mobster and serial bank robber. He was originally conceived in 1957 for a Tintin origin story, which was later realized as *An Adventure of Tintin: Freelance Reporter of the 20th Century* by Yves Rodier. In this story, Martino is the first criminal ever brought to justice by Tintin.

## Biography

Martino was originally born in Italy but travelled the rest of Europe in his adulthood for "work" related reasons. In reality, Martino has ties to the Italian mafia, and frequently commits crimes and robberies on his own.

At the start of *Freelance Reporter of the 20th Century*, Martino is on the run after robbing a bank on Brussels' west side. He happens to cross paths with 15-year-old Tintin on the street, but thinks nothing of it, fleeing in a taxi. However, Tintin recognizes Martino's face from the mugshot printed on the front page of that day's 20th Century News. Martino is eating at an outdoor cafe when the police come by and arrest him.

The police keep Martino in custody while they search his apartment. He claims to have been out of the country for the last several days, only having returned to Belgium two hours ago. He remains confident about his alibi until his alarm clock goes off elsewhere in the apartment. Tintin, who was witnessing the investigation, points this out to one of the detectives: if Martino was out of the country and nobody was in his home, how did he set his analog alarm clock? Martino, much to his dismay, is promptly arrested.

## Appearance

Mickey Martino is a middle-aged European man of average height and build. However, he is significantly taller than Tintin, standing little over one head taller than Tintin. Martino has black hair that he keeps combed back and tousled.

## References

1. ↑ Québec : Rodier - Tintin reporter pigiste au XXe siècle
The Youth of Our Heroes

**The Youth of Our Heroes** (French: **La jeunesse de nos héros**) is a 2014 pastiche, which collects several mock-up *The Adventures of Tintin* book covers.

## Synopsis

Each cover features a different *The Adventures of Tintin* character, and speculates on what their life was like before the present *Tintin* canon. The main portion of the book features covers in the style of classic Casterman and Methuen editions of *The Adventures of Tintin* stories. In the print edition, there are additional pages of mockup journals, newspapers, and personal photographs expanding on the *Tintin* cast's backstories.

## Availability

The full "The Youth of Our Heroes" pastiche was printed in 2014, limited to one print run of 150 copies. These copies were printed via an online photo and document printing service called Photoweb. Twenty of the covers have since been hosted online by one of the author's friends.

## Gallery

Tintin & Snowy: The EncounterThe Childhood of CastafioreLittle AlcazarThe Conception of Little AbdullahThe Youth of CalculusNestor and his BikeLittle Rastapopoulos Makes a Yacht
## References

1. ↑ (AUT) MOV- La jeunesse de nos héros
2. ↑ Moulinsart la vie de chateau la jeunesse de nos héros
The Shattered Emblem

***The Shattered Emblem*** (French: *L'emblème Éclaté*) is a fan comic by Lapan based on *The Adventures of Tintin*. It focuses on Roberto Rastapopoulos's moral decline, and his rise and fall as a film producer.

## Synopsis

The story of The Shattered Emblem takes place during the Tintin canon timeline, between *Tintin in America* up to *The Red Sea Sharks*. After secretly leeching money from his family, Roberto Rastapopoulos opens the Cosmos Productions film company and attempts to make his original script, Arabian Knights, into a real film. Simultaneously, he begins to join forces with others - including Mitsuhirato and Omar Ben Salaad - to create a wide-reaching drug trafficking ring that will soon use Cosmos as an outlet for laundering money. Later on, Rastapopoulos buys Lieutenant Allan Thompson's loyalty, and by extension, access to the Karaboudjan ship.

## Production

*Emblem* is said to have begun production in Autumn 2020. Lapan has said the reason why the pastiche has taken so long is because she is researching Hergé's *The Adventures of Tintin* story notes, in hopes of making *Emblem* adhere to the Tintin canon as closely as possible.

The pastiche is currently only available in black and white. Lapan has produced pages in 3x3 panel row format, allegedly to differentiate the pastiche from an official Hergé-penned work. She has also announced that the completed pastiche will be collected into a single .PDF, though further information about the omnibus release is currently unknown.

## Availability

Fourteen pages have been completed as of June 2022. Lapan has posted these pages in batches to her Tumblr blog, grouped according to scene.

## Gallery

Teaser poster featuring Mary PikefortTeaser poster featuring Marlene KatzRastapopoulos meets MitsuhiratoMarlene is chosen as lead actress
## References

1. ↑ The Karaboudjan has been impounded : "Finally, the complete scene!" - Tumblr
The Cargo of the Medusa

***The Youth of Archibald Haddock: The Cargo of the Medusa*** (French: *La Jeunesse d'Archibald Haddock: Le Cargo* de la *Méduse*) is a comic concept by Yves Rodier. The full pastiche is unproduced, but its concept was first released online in 2003. Rodier has since gone on to focus on original comic works, leaving the *Medusa* story open for others to work on.

## Synopsis

*The Cargo of the Medusa* would have been an early adventure with Captain Haddock and Captain Chester before they became captains. Haddock and Chester are in their 30s, working on a merchant ship that happens to dock in West Africa. They are warned by the locals to watch out for a fearsome sea creature, and at one point, must salvage the cargo of an abandoned ship.

## Availability

Similar to A Day at the Airport, the full pastiche was never produced. However, Rodier still offers prints of the Medusa cover on his official Society6 shop, and all completed artwork is available for free online.

## References

1. ↑ Yves Rodier - Wikipedia
2. ↑ Le Cargo de la Méduse Art Print by Mouah | Society6
Rastafiore

Art by Melvin

**Rastafiore** is a colloquial term for any fandom content involving the pairing of Roberto Rastapopoulos and Bianca Castafiore. The pairing is semi-canon, with it being implied in *The Red Sea Sharks* by Hergé, and later confirmed by official publications.

## Content

In *The Red Sea Sharks,* Bianca Castafiore is a guest aboard the Scheherazade, a party yacht owned by Rastapopoulos under the alias "Marquis de Gorgonzola". Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Szut are rescued and brought onto the ship, and as soon as Castafiore recognizes them, she steps forward to welcome them on the Marquis's behalf. Rastapopoulos quickly arranges to have Tintin's group kept separate from the ship's guests, likely because Tintin would recognize him, or because Castafiore would tell Tintin who "the Marquis" actually is.

The pairing's canon status was discovered in January 2022 by artist Lapan, who found confirmation in an official character guidebook about Rastapopoulos. The guidebook explains Castafiore was one of the many people who Rastapopoulos was able to charm by putting on a non-threatening facade; specifically, the book entails the two had "a brief romantic affair", hence how and why Castafiore was on Rastapopoulos's boat. The pairing was not completely explored in canon, likely because Hergé did not want to distract from the main plotline of *The Red Sea Sharks*.

While largely unknown in the English *Tintin* fandom, some French fan fictions and pastiches have referenced RastaCasta. It is generally done for shock value.

## Notable fanworks

* Paris Flash - This pastiche, adapted from the tabloid Captain Haddock reads in *The Castafiore Emerald*, includes reference to Castafiore's alleged relationship with Rastapopoulos in a section speculating on her past affairs.

## References

1. ↑ Hergé. *The Red Sea Sharks*. London: Methuen, 1960. pg. 40
2. ↑ The Karaboudjan has been impounded - Tumblr
3. ↑ Editions Moulinsart. *Rastapopoulos.* Paris: Editions de Noyelles, 2007. pg. 15.
Les Bachi-Bouzouks

**The Bachi-Bouzouks** (French: ***Les Bachi-Bouzouks***) were a small team of independent cartoonists best known for their The Adventures of Tintin pastiches.

## Career

The Bachi-Bouzouks were mainly active during the late 1980s. Much of their past and present careers are unknown, along with whether or not they are actually a single individual, since the Bachi-Bouzouks worked under pseudonym to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits. Their earlier works used the canon character names, but they were forced to give characters pseudonyms in later pastiches (i.e. Captain Haddock becoming "Havelock", Tintin becoming "TNT" and "Martin"). Their first work, *Tintin in Hollywood*, begun production in 1987. Some strips were painted in colour, but no colour edition was ever released of this book.

The group's name is adapted from the başıbozuks (or "Bashi-bazouks), a class of mercenary cavalrymen employed by the Ottoman Empire during the 17th Century. The Turkish meaning of the word toughly translates to "undisciplined" in reference to how chaotic and brutal the başıbozuks could be. "Bachi-Bouzouks" is the Francophone literation of the word, and in French versions of *The Adventures of Tintin*, Captain Haddock frequently uses "Bachi-Bouzouks" as an insult.

## Past works

* *The Adventures of Tintin in Hollywood (Les Aventures de Tintin à Hollywood)*
* *The Adventures of Captain Havelock: Havelock to the Rescue (Les Aventures de Capitane Havelock: Havelock à la rescousse)*
* *TNT vs. Mister Georges (T.N.T. contre Mister Georges)*

## Original characters

* Edwin Maxwell (*The Adventures of Tintin in Hollywood*)
* Henriet Mistral (*Havelock to the Rescue*)
* Boniface Mistral (*Havelock to the Rescue*)
* Marcel Mistral (*Havelock to the Rescue*)

## References

1. ↑ Tintin à Hollywood by unknown, Hergé - Original art
2. ↑ Havelock à la rescousse - Tintin est Vivant
3. ↑ Tintin à Hollywood by unknown, Hergé - Original art
4. ↑ Bashi-bazouk - Wikipedia
5. ↑ Tintin - Pastiches, parodies & pirates - Les Aventures de Tintin à Hollywood
6. ↑ Tintin - Pastiches, parodies & pirates - Havelock à la rescousse
7. ↑ Tintin - Pastiches, parodies & pirates - T.N.T. contre mister Georges
The Voice of the Lagoon

**The Voice of the Lagoon** (French: **La voix du lagon**) is a short pastiche by Harry Edwood. The story first began development in the early 2000s, and Edwood gradually produced several pages for the concept. It was later translated into English by Richard, who also translated Yves Rodier's *Alph-Art*.

## Synopsis

The story begins with Tintin, Milou, and Captain Haddock visiting the shores of Madagascar. They decide to go scuba diving, and in spite of some diving suit mishaps, the two humans get to explore the coral reef. Things take a turn when they discover a large tropical fish that seems to be speaking with a radio-like voice...

## Availability

The concept cover for *Voice of the Lagoon* emerged on the internet as early as 2004. However, the completed pages were not posted online until *Voice* was given a limited physical release in 2011. The pastiche's pages can be found online in French and English, and both versions can likewise be found on fan pages and archive sites.

## References

1. ↑ Harry Edwood: Voice of the Lagoon, Kangaroo Rock, O-Light etc.
2. ↑ Tintin - Pastiches, parodies & pirates- La Voix du Lagon
Zinzin

**Suggestive Content Warning**
The following article contains sexual content, language, or innuendos that may be inappropriate for some readers.

## Zinzin

### Relatives

Mr. & Mrs. Georges (parents)
 Tintin (brother)

## Appearances

### Debut

*The Adventures of Lanceval* #1: *The Evil Twin*

**Zinzin** is the estranged twin brother of Tintin. Notably, Zinzin is the "evil twin" of the duo, and as a result, is the complete moral opposite of Tintin. He was created by Swiss artist Exem, and is the main antagonist of The Adventures of Lanceval series.

## Series

   The first *The Adventures of Lanceval* book, *The Evil Twin*, begins in 1935 when Tintin is suddenly murdered. Meanwhile, Inspector Lanceval begins to suspect who might have killed Tintin. After some investigating, he finds physical proof that Tintin was not an only child: a newspaper clipping announcing the birth of two brothers, Tintin and Zinzin Georges. While Tintin found success on his own, Zinzin's existence was kept a secret, until he got loose from wherever he was staying. Zinzin goes on to stab his parents and fatally shoot Tintin. From there, Zinzin embarks on a crime spree that spans across Europe. His schemes primarily revolve around stealing art, blowing up national landmarks, and causing general mayhem. The only person who seems capable of capturing Zinzin is Lanceval, and knowing this, Zinzin enjoys terrorizing Lanceval and giving him challenges. Zinzin's only trusted companion is his dog, Mildou (or "mildew"), who also seems to be the evil twin brother of Milou.

## Appearance

Zinzin is a human man aged somewhere in his 20s. He is visually identical to Tintin, even usually dressing the same as Tintin, but this is likely just an attempt to disgrace Tintin's public image. The main difference between the two is Zinzin's constant scowling and evil grin.

## Personality

   As Tintin's polar opposite, Zinzin is generally immoral and selfish. He has a passion for *in*justice, and gets a thrill from performing evil deeds, from annoying people to blowing up the Panthéon Building. Zinzin is as cruel as he is creative; upon starting his crime spree, Zinzin decides to throw further blows towards Tintin by dismembering Professor Calculus, and tying Haddock by his penis to the ceiling.

Unlike Tintin, Zinzin is a huge pervert, and is often seen having affairs with (consenting) women throughout the *Lanceval* series. Tintin in this series was established as being agender and asexual, and inversely, Zinzin is hyper-masculine and lecherous.

## References

1. ↑ Zinzin maitre du monde - Le jumeau malefique | Tintin est vivant
Exem

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Emmanuel "**Exem**" Excoffier is a graphic artist from Geneva, Switzerland. He is most known for his *ligne claire* style artwork and tributes to Hergé. While he primarily creates original artwork, he has also made many *The Adventures of Tintin* and *Blake & Mortimer* pastiches.

## Career

Exem is best known throughout Europe for his poster artwork. Since 1986, he has been commissioned by art galleries, municipal services, conventions, and more, to produce full colour promotional artwork. He has done so many posters over the decades that there have even been whole exhibitions dedicated to his artwork.

In regards to The Adventures of Tintin, Exem is the creator of two of the earliest fan characters, Inspector Lanceval and Zinzin. They were created for a special series of mini-fanzines that were first released in 1983 in limited batches. A few of Exem's political posters have featured *The Adventures of Tintin* character cameos; most famously, his pro-refugee posters include Tintin, Chang, and other characters from *The Blue Lotus*. He has also included Tintin characters in a select few political comics.

## Past Works

Much of Exem's work is dedicated to original or commissioned designs. The following is a list of only his Zinzin and/or *Tintin*-related works.

### Pastiches

* The Adventures of Lanceval - Tomes 1-13
* The Adventures of Percelot - A PG/PG-13 mini-series of charity comics. Many were made for the Red Cross of Switzerland and sold for charity drives. Lanceval is given an alternate name to distinguish him from his non-kid-friendly home series.

### Posters

* *Exposition S'EXEM* (1988)
* *Les Réfugiés* (1988)
* *Non aux mesures de contrainte* (1994)
* *22ème Assemblée Générale des Amis de Hergé* (2007)
* *Le Grand Voyage: Trente Ans Déjà* (2013)
* *Tintin à Fribourg* (2013)

## References

1. ↑ Affiches anciennes de EXEM, Emmanuel EXCOFFIER – Galerie 1 2 3
2. ↑ EXEM, 40 years of posters - Ville de Carouge
3. ↑ Exem - Tintin est Vivant
4. ↑ Exem dessins et posters - Tintin est Vivant
Modern AU

The **Modern AU** (Alternate Universe) is a fan-created alternate continuity wherein the characters of *The Adventures of Tintin* are re-imagined into the modern era. Generally, characters' personalities and skills are left unchanged, while their surroundings, clothing, and technology are updated to reflect a modern time period. Sometimes, Modern AUs can take place within a specific decade (i.e. the 1970s, 1990s) rather than the most recent era a fan artist is living in.

## About

Modern re-imaginings are common in fandoms for media set during a specific antiquarian time period. Within the *Tintin* fandom, modern AUs are often used as a venue to have the *Tintin* cast comment on current events, whether as a serious adventure, or for comedic purposes.

There have been a variety of Modern AUs over the decades, and there is no central creator, timeline, or lore. Some Modern AU works are more popular than others, but fans do not generally hold any character designs as more "official" than others, and the AU is often considered an "open-source" topic for fan media and exploration,

## Gallery

Below are some examples of modernized characters from this AU.

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Allan Thompson

**Allan Thompson** is a mariner and ship captain who formerly served as Captain Haddock's first mate. He betrayed Haddock and commandeered his ship, and turned it into a drug smuggling vessel. He is one of the few villains who appear in more than one album of *The Adventures of Tintin* series.

## Common fanon

While Allan is only a secondary character, he plays a large role in *The Crab with the Golden Claws*, one of the most significant albums of the *Tintin* series that is also very popular with fans. Allan's betrayal of Captain Haddock is especially pivotal in the story, since Haddock previously thought of Allan as his best friend. His actions against Haddock - leading a mutiny, enabling his alcoholism, turning his ship into a cartel vessel - are severe, and fans have speculated as to what could have motivated Allan to end this friendship in favour of such a dangerous line of work.

Allan goes on to be the right-hand man of two major villains, Roberto Rastapopoulos and Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine. With his adjacency to many prominent characters and a major part of a popular *Tintin* story, Allan comes up quite frequently in fan discussions.

## Fanon versions

* Allan briefly appears in The Adventures of Lanceval book 2, as the right-hand henchman of Tintin's evil twin Zinzin. He is working under the code name "Lieutenant Satan" while guarding a robotics lab Zinzin has hijacked.
* *Allan Thomas Scott* by Sarah Belmas - The first pastiche focusing entirely around Allan. The story follows his release from prison and thoughts on his life after the end of *Flight 714 to Sydney*.
Mary Haddock

Art by J. Daniels

**Mary Haddock** is a housewife living in London, England. While Mary initially spends most of her time at home, she becomes involved in local women's liberation circles and even a worker's strike. She was created by J. Daniels for the alternate universe pastiche *Breaking Free*.

## Story

Mary lives in a cheap apartment complex with her husband, nicknamed "Captain", and their young daughter Sharon. The family barely gets by, with Captain working as a construction worker while Mary has a part time job cleaning others' houses and apartments. This has made them very understanding towards people more worse off, as both Mary and Captain welcome a pair of young squatters who take up refuge in the apartment next door.

Mary feels trapped by her current living situation. When not working, she spends a lot of her time doing chores around the family home. She used to work in a café as a waitress and kitchen crewmember, but after work, she would find herself having to do the exact same duties at home. Her neighbor, Nicky, persuades Mary into joining a local women's rights support group. When a worker's strike starts brewing, Captain is initially hesitant about letting Mary join the union meetings, but his friends reassure him that letting women join will build support and solidarity for their cause. Mary immediately joins in helping make leaflets and newsletters for the union.

As Mary gets more into activism, she and the Captain also begin spending more time together, both at meetings and at their favourite pub, the White Swan. Things take a turn when Captain is jumped on his way home from work, with the bandits threatening Mary and Sharon are next. Mary plans to get the family out of London to stay with her sister, but Captain is arrested a few days later for "resisting arrest". This leads to Mary and Tintin joining the big London demonstration for worker's rights and economic equality.

## Personality

Mary is an outgoing and friendly woman. She is quick to welcome her new "neighbors" Nicky and Des, mainly because of her disgust with the apartment building's gatekeeping and poor maintenance. She is highly critical of the local governments, and jumps at the opportunity to get into activism circles in hopes of improving her family's living conditions. Mary is as friendly as she is headstrong, and she refuses to be talked down to by others, not even her scouser nephew Tintin.

## Appearance

Mary is a White British woman in her mid-to-late 50s. She has black hair that she usually keeps pinned back in a bun with teased bangs. She mostly wears modest casual clothing, such as long skirts and sweaters, though she occasionally dresses up for union meetings. Mary is most often seen wearing large dangle earrings in different shapes.

## References

1. ↑ Daniels, J. *Breaking Free*. London: Attack International, 1989. pg. 32
Angeline Rastapopoulos

**Angeline Coronella Rastapopoulos**, or "**Angie**", is the estranged daughter of Roberto Rastapopoulos. She is a shy, withdrawn young woman whose friendship with Tintin and Captain Haddock helps her open up to the world around her. Angie was originally created in 2016 by fanartist AdventurousDragon96 for fan art and discussions.

## Personality

Angie was born in Patras, Greece. She was unfortunately born prematurely, which left her with some physical impediments, and caused her father to be fiercely protective of her. She spent much of her early life under Rastapopoulos's watch, but in spite of his best intentions, it left Angie feeling isolated from the rest of the world. She has many memories of hanging around on (and sneaking away from) Cosmos Pictures movie sets.

As an adult, Angie is still very shy, but also very curious about the world. She wants nothing to do with her father nor his organizations, and Angie is deeply embarrassed about this connection when she admits it to Tintin.

Angie enjoys the arts, including painting and music, and wishes to one day become a singer herself. She also loves trying culinary dishes from around the world, with one of her favourites being jambalaya.

## Appearance

Angie is a young woman aged somewhere around 20 years old. She has long black hair that she usually wears in braids or buns, and fair skin and a small frame due to her illnesses in early childhood. Though she wears it very rarely, one of her most prized possessions is a ruby necklace Rastapopoulos gave to her.

## References

1. ↑ Tintin OC - Angeline by AdventurousDragon96 on DeviantArt
2. ↑ Tintin short: New friends, hidden enemy by AdventurousDragon96 on DeviantArt
3. ↑ A new Tintin OC refer sheet by AdventurousDragon96 on DeviantArt
Paris Flash

The **Paris Flash** was a tabloid magazine depicted in *The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald* by Hergé in 1963. In 1992, an artist named "Melvin" created a limited edition reproduction of the Paris Flash magazine. This pastiche serves as both a full-scale prop replica and an exploration of what tabloids are like in the *Tintin* universe.

## Synopsis

The Paris Flash depicted in *The Castafiore Emerald* was a parody of Paris Match, a long-running Francophone news and celebrity gossip magazine. Melvin's reproduction of Paris Flash continues the sardonic, referential humour, and closely emulates the magazine that Tintin and Haddock read. It primarily reproduces the *Paris Flash* story about Bianca Castafiore and Captain Haddock's alleged marriage. It also expands on the in-universe gossip around Castafiore and her career. New content is added to fill space, with full-length news and gossip columns, and advertisements for *Tintin* universe products such as Loch Lommond Old Scotch Whisky, Flor Fina cigars, Brol laundry detergent, and more.

## Availability

Only 1000 copies were ever printed of the Paris Flash. It was a booklet-style fanzine with glossy paper and a stapled spine, similar to a light magazine. Most of the fanzine was was in black-and-white but the front and back covers were in colour. This makes Paris Flash of higher quality than most other physically-printed pastiches. As such, the fanzine has become quite rare in the years since. It is highly desired by *Tintin* collectors, but bootleg reproductions have resurfaced online in recent decades.

## References

1. ↑ Paris Match - In popular culture - Wikipedia
2. ↑ Paris Flash - Tintin est Vivant