The Weird Adventures of Tintin

***The Weird Adventures of Tintin, by H.P. Lovecraft*** is a series of speculative covers created by Scottish artist Murray "Muzski" Groat. The covers depict an alternate universe wherein Tintin and his friends encounter surreal creatures and settings from American writer H.P. Lovecraft's works.

## Covers

* *Tintin in Innsmouth* (originally posted 27 September 2010)
	+ Muzski's note: "Zadok Allen (the town drunk and ex-sailor) could be played by the villainous Captain Allen."
* *Tintin in R'Lyeh* (originally posted 5 October 2010)
	+ Muzski's note: "PLOT ENDING: Tintin uses a crowbar on Cthulhu (BONK!), while Captain Haddock kicks his groping tentacles and curses alot. Cthulhu see's stars and hears little birds chirping, and slumps back into his tomb. Our heroes slam the cyclopean door shut, then have a wee chuckle to themselves, while walking back to the boat. Once they sail off, only Snowy notices the great city of R'Lyeh sinking back into the sea, before he puts his head down for a long nap while the sun sets in the distance. The End. :) "
* *Tintin and the Reanimator* (originally posted 29 October 2010)
	+ Muzski's note: "PLOT: Ok, here we have Tintin and Snowy investigating the dubious activities of (the misunderstood) Herbert West, who loves bringing dead things back to life with his lizard-gene-soup. Eeeek!"
* *Tintin at the Mountains* (originally posted 18 November 2010)
	+ Muzski's note: "PLOT: Tintin and Snowy travel to the newly discovered and very mysterious Mountains of Madness, in Antarctica. They are looking for a missing expedition party from the Miskatonic University. Their bold leader and their friend, Professor Calculus was with the doomed party when everything went wrong."
* *From Beyond* (originally posted 2 December 2010)
	+ Muzski's note: "THE PLOT: Prof. Calculus is too busy working on a top-secret project at the Miskatonic Uni involving an expedition to Antarctica, so he asks Tintin and Captain Haddock to check in on his old friend Prof. Crawford Tilling-Ghast. To make sure he is well. Crawford has recently been slandered by the scientific community, for his outrageous cosmic theories, and becomes a recluse. Our heroes visit Crawford, but they are surprised by his bizarre machine, humming away suspiciously with a feint violet glow around it. Something is wrong! Crawford acts strange. His house staff have disappeared. Snowy keeps barking. There is a sudden sense like that of a rushing incoming train. Slowly, and slippery, something ghastly appears above Captain Haddock's head....!"
* *The Shadow Out of Time* (originally posted 9 December 2010)
	+ Muzski's note: "I based the layout on the June 1936 issue of 'Astounding Stories' magazine cover, where Lovecraft had this story first printed -> [link] "
* *The Dunwich Horror* (originally posted 3 January 2011)
	+ Muzski's note: "PLOT: Prof. Calculus is currently teaching at the Miskatonic Uni. on the subject of Antarctica. He contacts his pals Tintin and the Captain about several strange goings-on in the area, which seem to relate to the scarey Book Of The Dead - The Necronomicon (the uni library holds a copy). At night, the mutated Wilbur Whateley has broken into the library, looking for THE BOOK, but he gets savaged by the watchmen's dogs. Our heroes here this, but are too late. Wilbur dies, muttering "YOG SOTHOTH!" Snowy sniffs around, and spots a very old book lying on the floor."
* *The Whisperer in Darkness* (originally posted 18 May 2011)

## Production

The *Weird Adventures* illustrations were first posted on Groat's online art portfolios in November 2010. According to Groat, the illustrations were entirely created in Photoshop CS3 with a Wacom tablet. The texture effects used throughout the illustrations were originally created by FrozenStarRo and Zombiestock.

The complete series was compiled in 2011 into a gallery subfolder on Groat's deviantART account. Later in June 2012, the illustrations gained international attention when they were featured on websites such as Comic Book Reader and Geek Art.

## Availability

After the Weird Adventures illustrations went viral, they became widely-distributed online, and have since been reposted to websites such as Tumblr and Pinterest. At some point, Groat removed the collection from his deviantART account, possibly due to Moulinsart Company claiming copyright infringement. Murray Groat passed away in October 2018, but his illustrations continue to circulate among *The Adventures of Tintin* fans.

## References

1. ↑ deviantART: muzski's Journal: Tintin/Lovecraft - Copyright, Links and Thanks [Archive]
2. ↑ The Whisperer In Darkness by =muzski on deviantART
3. ↑ Herge and HP Lovecraft by muzski on deviantART Archive]
4. ↑ Muzski's Tintin vs. Lovecraft - CBR
5. ↑ Muzski — The Weird Adventures of Tintin