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Mr. Bohlwinkel

* Lapan
* Hergé

**Mr. Bohlwinkel** is an unscrupulous businessman working in the South American nation of São Rico. He was originally created by Hergé in 1942, as a minor villain in *The Adventures of Tintin:* *The Shooting Star*.

## Origin

Bohlwinkel holds unfortunate origins as a negative caricature of Jewish peoples, based on visual stereotypes popular in Europe during the late 1930s-early 1940s. While Hergé would ultimately regret the decisions he made with Bohlwinkel, he admitted that drawing characters in this manner was "the style [back] then." The Shooting Star was printed in Le Soir magazine, which became a Nazi-owned and sympathizing publication up to and during the events of World War II. Hergé was doubtful of and uncomfortable around Nazis, but the environment he was working in would likely have enabled any racist caricatures he chose to draw.

Originally, Bohlwinkel was named "Mr. Blumenstein", and later renamed to "Bohlwinkel" based on the Belgian word for candy stores, "bollewinkel". Unfortunately, Hergé later discovered that Bohlwinkel was also a predominantly Jewish surname. In 1959, Hergé made a list of things he wanted to revise in The Shooting Star, which included altering Bohlwinkel's nose. This list of edits was ultimately postponed and remained unfinished after Hergé's death in 1983.

## Common fanon

Because of his design and original purpose, Bohlwinkel very rarely appears in fan-made *Tintin* media. He is sometimes included in large group images, as series completionists sometimes want to include every general character or villain in an art piece.

On the other hand, Bohlwinkel primarily appears in far right-leaning fan media as an anti-Semitic dogwhistle; he is overtly a villain and depicted further as a Jewish stereotype in more extreme, hateful pastiches. He was featured prominently in a series of collage pastiches by Parodie.org, particularly "The Capitalism Journal", where Bohlwinkel was depicted in the header of each chapter.

## Fanon versions

* In 2021, cartoonist Lapan created an alternate version of *The Shooting Star* with an alternate design for Bohlwinkel. This version was first released on her official Tumblr and later collected on Archive.org.

## References

1. ↑ Assouline, Pierre. *Hergé, the Man Who Created Tintin*. Charles Ruas (translator). Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-539759-8
2. ↑ Peeters, Benoît. *Hergé: Son of Tintin*. Tina A. Kover (translator). Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4214-0454-7
3. ↑ "Now available: The Piscean\* Edit of The Shooting Star" - Tumblr
Angelina Sordi

* Hergé
* Rodier
* Nami
* Nash

**Angelina Sordi** is an Italian actress who is good friends with Signora Castafiore. She was created by Hergé as a background character in *Tintin and Alph-Art*, but after Hergé's passing in 1983, the story was left unfinished.

## Common fanon

Angelina's role in *Tintin and Alph-Art* was always intended to be small, but pastiche artists have attempted to finalize her character beyond Hergé's initial sketches. Nami's *Alph-Art* directly adapts Hergé's sketched design, while Nash's *Alph-Art* turns her into a different character named Brigitte Fontaine (after the French avant-garde musician of the same name).

In Yves Rodier's *Alph-Art*, Angelina is partially modelled after Fanny Vlemynck, Hergé's second wife. The Iranian Arabic fan translation of Rodier's pastiche edits Angelina's outfit to give her a higher neckline and longer skirt.

## References

1. ↑ Tintin volta ao Irão - 12 | largodoscorreios
Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine

* Hergé
* 2011 film

**Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine** is an antiques collector who first appears in *The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn*. In Hergé's original comics and the 1991 TV series adaptation, Sakharine is an eccentric collector of model ships who tries to buy a model of the Unicorn by pure chance. In the 2011 *Tintin* film, Sakharine is re-envisioned as the film's central antagonist, chosen because of his strong resemblance in the comics to Red Rackham. His portrayal in the 2011 film is largely his most popular version among fans.

## Common fanon

Most fan-created media uses Sakharine's 2011 incarnation, as it is his most prominent appearance to date. Fans generally consider Hergé's Sakharine and Spielberg/Jackson's Sakharine to be two separate entities. Sometimes these two are compared for comedic effect, due to either Sakharine's wildly-varying morality and motivations.

Some fans have created speculative content exploring Film Sakharine's origins and his rise to power. His backstory is not fully elaborated on in the film, only stating that he is wealthy and descended from Red Rackham the pirate. Since Sakharine survives the end of the 2011 film, he has also been included in fan sequels; whether he stays a villain or becomes Tintin's ally largely varies between interpretations.

### Differences between canons

 **Motivation** | Collect model ships
 **Relation to Captain Haddock** | None
 **Endgame** | His Unicorn model is stolen
Rainbow Heart

**Rainbow Heart** is a colloquial term for any fandom content involving the pairing of Tintin and Chang Chong-Chen.

## Name

The term "Rainbow Heart" is adapted from a metaphor Chang describes on the final page of *The Blue Lotus*. In the scene's context, Chang is weeping because Tintin is returning to Brussels the next day, but he is also overwhelmed with joy after being adopted by the Wang family. Chang explains to Mrs. Wang that it feels like there is "a rainbow in [his] heart".

The pairing was first referred to as Rainbow Heart sometime in the early 2010s, allegedly on Livejournal or Tumblr, according to eyewitnesses. This was around the same time as the release of *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011) in theatres, which led to a spike in online fandom activity for three years afterwards. The pairing is also referred to as "Tinang", a merging of Tintin and Chang's names. This naming system usually places the name of the more assertive partner first, according to fan interpretation.

## Content

Typically, Rainbow Heart fanworks focus on the emotional drama between Tintin and Chang. The two have met in canon in *The Blue Lotus* and *Tintin in Tibet*; both books have very dramatic, emotional scenes between the two, which many fans find appealing to write about. Rainbow Heart is sometimes tied into Haddotin within the same fanwork, for reasons such as creating a love triangle, or to lead from one pairing into another.

Many fans are adamant against involving the real life friendship of Hergé and Zhang Chongren in Rainbow Heart content. Some have tried to analyze Tintin and Chang's canonical relationship according to Hergé and Zhang's friendship, while others have kept Rainbow Heart content separate from real life out of respect for Hergé and Zhang.

## References

1. ↑ Hergé. *The Blue Lotus*. London: Methuen, 1983. pg. 62
Self-shipping

**Self-shipping** is the practice of creating an original character and depicting them in a relationship with a piece of media's canon character, whether through fan media (i.e. art, fiction), roleplay, or discussion. The term refers to character pairings as "ships", which are "shipped" by supporting them with content or discussions; this term is a shortening of the word "relationship".This phenomenon is common in the *Tintin* fandom, with "self-shippers" most often creating characters to pair with Tintin, or Captain Haddock.

Some self-insert original characters very closely resemble their creator in appearance and/or mannerisms, while others may be a complete re-imagining of their person. Not every self-insert stays as an avatar for an author/artist to project into the *Tintin* canon with; some of these characters have gone on to be further developed into self-sustained original characters.

## Notable examples

* Videl Sadiki, a self-insert from the early 2000s in a relationship with Roberto Rastapopoulos; later adapted into an original character separate from her creator
Conrí Ceallaigh

Conrí Ceallaigh (born 512ad) was the ruler of Magn Naí from 531-534 known for his lust for women, mostly those of an older age. He was born to a peasant family in the outskirts of Eínvanan, in 520 his parents died of complications due to a rough winter and he would be taken in by his merchant uncle. His uncle would be invited to the court of Magn Naí's ruler at the time and would serve as spymaster. Conrí would eventually achieve that role himself after his uncle fell off a cliff in 528. In 531 alongside his court, he successfully took the throne from the ruler who was assassinated while riding his horse outside of Canuran.

He would famously order a statue of him to be constructed even though they did not have the resources, his court adviced him not to.

He would die of complications due to the cold in 534 ad, only a few days after trying to get with the 57 year old mother of his spymaster who was ordered to be executed publically along with her son after rejecting him. His death would eventually lead to an internal conflict in Magn Naí over who should be the successor.
Haddotin

Art by Charles Callico

**Haddotin** is a colloquial term for any fandom content involving the pairing of Tintin and Captain Haddock.

## Name

The term "Haddotin" is a merging of Tintin and Haddock's names. This naming system usually places the name of the more assertive partner first, according to fan interpretation. Alternate names for the pairing are rare, though "Tindock" has been used occasionally, placing Tintin's name first to indicate him being the more assertive partner in that particular fanwork.

## Content

### Origin

Historically, Haddotin content was created only for shock value. Most art containing the pairing from the 20th Century has been lost to time, though most of it portrayed the characters in a negative, exploitative manner. The earliest known use of Haddotin in fan media was in 1976, in Charles Callico's original version of *Tintin in Switzerland*, which included a short story by an unknown author wherein a gutter punk version of Tintin and Haddock consummate their relationship. Hergé was known to ignore non-canon fanzines, instead focusing on his own *Tintin* continuity, so his thoughts on *Suisse*, Haddotin, and other fan pairings are unknown.

### Present

The pairing gained traction with fans into the 1990s. Gay rights and agency became stronger towards the end of the 20th Century, especially in Europe, and many LGBT+ individuals used Tintin and/or Haddock to represent themselves. Tintin and Haddock are often referred to as a "twink" and a "bear" respectively, these being gay slang terms for a small, effete man and a tough, hairy man. Today, Haddotin content is primarily created by LGBT+ fans and/or women.

Haddotin is arguably the most popular pairing in the *The Adventures of Tintin* fandom. Artwork, fan fictions, and other speculative content are plentiful and easy to find within the fandom. Haddotin content revolves around the re-interpretation of Tintin and Haddock as lovers, using canon material as basis for Tintin and Haddock having a romantic relationship. Most, if not all, Haddotin fans interpret Tintin as being a young adult (i.e. aged 20-30) for fanworks and media. Many of them vocally object to content involving an underage Tintin, both as a matter of good taste, and to contrast the pairing's past use as "shock" content.

## Notable fanworks

* Graffiti artist CK Combo painted a mural on Rue des Petits Carreaux in Paris depicting Haddock and Tintin kissing. Combo originally intended it as a protest against homophobia in France. This mural has inspired imitations throughout Europe, including a full body version on Rue Eugene Atget in Paris.

## References

1. ↑ 5 Hidden Works of Street Art in Paris - JumpingForJoe
The Hidden Blonde of Tintin

**The Hidden Blonde of Tintin** (French: **La blonde cachée de Tintin**) is a short pastiche originally published in Quebecois magazine Safarir.

## Synopsis

> Did you think Castafiore was the only woman in the Tintin series? Well, no. Hergé, who was often accused of misogyny because of the lack of space he gave to women in his work, decided to silence the critics by including a female character.
>
>

> Yes, Tintin has a girlfriend; the only problem is that the author has hidden it well. On this 60th anniversary of Tintin, allow us to lift the veil on the unknown aspect of his adventures by introducing you to...Tintin's hidden blonde!
>
>

The premise of the pastiche is that Tintin's "true" girlfriend, the titular blonde, is standing directly out of frame on the cover of each *Tintin* album.

## Availability

The pastiche was published in Safarir #13, dated January 1989 but released to stores in December 1988. It was intended as a tribute to *The Adventures of Tintin*'s 60th anniversary, which was in January 1989, commemorating the first time Tintin was published in Le Petit Vingtieme.

Physical copies of Safarir #13 have become quite rare in the decades since, due to Safarir being exclusive to the Canadian province of Quebec. However, scans exist online thanks to fan archiving and the pastiche's short length.

## References

1. ↑ Quebec : Safarir - Tintin est Vivant
Tintin and Alph-Art (Rodier)

***Tintin and Alph-Art*** (French: ***Tintin et Alph-Art***) is a feature-length fan comic by Quebecois artist Yves Rodier. The comic adapts Hergé's final sketches, lineart, and notes for *Tintin and Alph-Art*, a manuscript that was left unfinished when he passed away in 1983, with the intention of building a fully-illustrated finale to *The Adventures of Tintin* series.

## Synopsis

The story revolves around the modern art scene in Brussels, Belgium. Captain Haddock becomes enamoured with the artwork of Ramó Nash, a Jamaican pop art sculptor. Tintin gets involved when a local art dealer is murdered. Upon investigating further, Tintin and Haddock discover the underground world of art forgery, which seems to be masterminded by a religious guru named Endaddine Akass.

## Production

Rodier originally completed the lineart in August 1991, eight years after Hergé's death, and three years after Casterman published Hergé's unfinished manuscript. Rodier independently published his version as a fanzine, and soon presented to the Moulinsart estate for consideration. Ultimately, the story was rejected for publication.

In September 1991, Hergé's longtime assistant Bob de Moor met with Rodier in order to discuss the comic. The two eventually asked Moulinsart for permission to continue Alph-Art, but were rejected again. Rodier continued to touch up his lineart to more closely resemble Hergé's *ligne claire* artwork, and zine editions continued to be released into the 1990s. In the 2000s, a fan group known as Studio Juhis provided digital colouring for the entire comic.

## Staff

* **Yves Rodier** - Artist, writer
* **Studio Juhis** - Colourist
* **Richard Wainman** - English translation

## Availability

Digital copies of Rodier's *Alph-Art* are readily available online. Physical copies also exist, and are sometimes available for sale online, though prices range in severity depending on how old the print edition is. The most commonly-available edition is a glossy paperback edition appearing similar to Casterman editions of the Hergé-penned *Tintin* books.

## References

1. ↑ Lofficier, Jean-Marc; Lofficier, Randy (2002). *The Pocket Essential Tintin*. Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Pocket Essentials. ISBN 978-1-904048-17-6.
Les aventures de TINTIN (song)

"**Les aventures de TINTIN**" is a song by Japanese musician Taeko Onuki. It is a city pop style tribute to the *Tintin* comic series by Hergé, and contains references to albums such as *Crab with the Golden Claws* and *The Shooting Star*.

## Release

"Les aventures de TINTIN" was the first track on Onuki's 1985 album, Copine. At the time of the song's release, the *Tintin* series had only just been fully released with an official Japanese language translation, with all 24 albums (including the unfinished Alph-Art manuscript) being released in Japan after Hergé's death in 1983. While the song is written and sung in Japanese, the title is written in Roman characters on all official resources, including on the back of the original album. This French title was likely maintained because of how popular French language and culture are in Japan, though it resulted in many Japanese comic readers mistaking the *Tintin* series as being from France, rather than Belgium.

## Lyrics

天気がいいや散歩に出かけよう
町の野次馬よこめに
僕は急がず寝て待とう港で

霧の波止場という名の店で今
海のオオカミ鼻づら突き合せ
眠る宝の秘密を
ひとりじめする怪しい相談

タンタン、スノーウィ 星を追いかけ
ニッカーボッカー足取りも軽い
奇妙な情熱さ

百戦錬磨明るい知恵の輪で
一足早く慌てず解き明かす
夢の科学を味方に
鍵は目の前で僕に微笑む

タンタン、スノーウィ 星を追いかけ
ニッカーボッカー足取りも軽い
ハドック船長水面を駆けて
舵取るオーロラの 航跡

タンタン、スノーウィついておいでよ
不思議な旅に出かけよう

奇妙な情熱さ | *Whistling lu-li-lu, la-lu-li-lu*
*Let’s go for a walk when the weather’s nice*
*Sightseeing around the city*
*I’m in no hurry to sleep, so, at the harbour…*

*…Now at a foggy seaport with no name*
*Butting heads with a sea wolf*
*The secret of a dormant treasure*
*Taking a chance on a suspicious meeting*

*Tintin, Snowy, chasing the stars*
*Light footsteps in Knickerbockers*
*A strange passion*

*An aura of knowledge from a hundred battles*
*Not panicking when things go wrong*
*Dream science on my side*
*The key before me smiles at me*

*Tintin, Snowy, chasing the stars*
*Light footsteps in Knickerbockers*
*Captain Haddock, cruising through water*
*Weaving an aurora in its wake*

*Tintin, Snowy, let’s go*
*Let’s go on a mysterious journey*

## References

1. ↑ Taeko Ohnuki – Copine. (1985, Vinyl) - Discogs
2. ↑ タンタンの冒険 - Wikipedia
3. ↑ France–Japan relations - Wikipedia
4. ↑ 未来の扉 | A pop song tribute to Tintin by Taeko Ohnuki - Tumblr
Martine Vandezande

* Hergé
* Rodier
* Nash
* Nami

**Martine Vandezande** is an employee of Mr. Fourcart at the Fourcart Art Gallery. She is a very friendly but emotional young woman who Tintin soon befriends. She was created by Hergé for a secondary role in *Tintin and Alph-Art*, and partly modelled after Greek singer Nana Mouskouri. However, after Hergé's passing in 1983, The story and Martine's full arc were left unfinished.

In the decades since, many fans have tried to recreate Martine in Hergé's *ligne claire* art style. Much speculation has gone into how she would have impacted the story and other characters.

## Common fanon

Some fans have attempted to flesh out Martine's role in Alph-Art by giving her romantic feelings for Tintin. This was popularized by Yves Rodier's *Tintin in Alph-Art*, in which Martine develops a crush on Tintin over the course of the album, and even invites him to come visit her family.

## Fanon versions

* Martine Vandezande (Rodier) - Rodier depicts Martine as having long red hair with feathered bangs, similar to a "Farrah Fawcett" haircut.
Tin (Earth-Eleven)

## Tin

**Tin** is a post-apocalyptic warrior from an alternate dimension version of Earth. He is a heavily modified version of Tintin, created in 1987 by husband-wife artist duo Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier. Tin's first and only appearance was in American comic book *Teen Titans Spotlight #11*.

## Story

In an alternate dimension, an alternate version of Earth called Earth-Eleven has succumbed to nuclear war. "Tin" is a muscular road warrior who travels through the apocalypse with a former sailor called the Captain, and a giant mutant dog named Halfwolf. He was part of the first group of humans to walk on their dimension's moon in 1952. However, after this scientific breakthrough, tensions between the USSR and USA lead to a global nuclear war.

Tin and the Captain hope to rescue their friend, the Professor, from a shifty businessman named Minos. Minos has abducted the Professor and forced him to engineer an enormous space citadel, in the centre of which is an escape rocket, which Minos and his many political associates plan to use to escape the dying planet. Tin's group of resistance road warriors successfully take over the citadel. The Captain goes to find and rescue the Professor, while Tin and Halfwolf go confront Minos in his control room. Minos tries to trigger the citadel's self-destruct button, but one of the road warriors, Monsieur Mallah, shoots Minos dead. Tin's group flees aboard the escape rocket, but Tin still feels survivor's guilt from the catastrophes indirectly caused by his first rocket trip. Tin suggests he stay behind instead of being a potential bad omen, but Monsieur Mallah knocks Tin unconscious, and leaves him in the Captain's care for the rest of the trip.

## Appearance

Tin is a tall, muscular human man. He is aged somewhere in his 40s, having been a teenager before the nuclear war 30 years before. He has long ginger hair with a noticeable quiff in the front, and a mullet pulled into a short ponytail. He wears an open metal vest, brown slacks, a metal armband on his right arm, and matching grey gloves and boots. Tin's overall appearance is heavily influenced by the American cartoon *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe*, which was popular around the same time *Teen Titans Spotlight #11* was published*.*

## References

1. ↑ Jean-Marc Lofficier - Wikipedia
2. ↑ He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Production history - Wikipedia
Floating timeline

A **floating timeline** is when a comic book or cartoon takes place during a "continuous present". Media with a floating timeline will rarely give a year or date for its events, opting only to say it takes place "now", rather than within a set timeline. Characters in a floating timeline are rarely shown growing older nor drastically changing their appearances, and will be shown using technology from the same era as a story's production.

In *The Adventures of Tintin* by Hergé, the overall series takes place on a floating timeline. The events of each album occur during whatever decade Hergé and his team were producing the comic. For example, *Tintin in the Land of the Soviets* (1929) and *Tintin and the Picaros* (1976) both depict vastly different vehicles, art, fashion, and political commentary, while only canonically taking place within 5 years of each other.

Fan media based on *The Adventures of Tintin* often varies in timeline setting. Many fans will follow the setting on an album-by-album basis; for example, a comic taking place during the events of *The Blue Lotus* will not depict the post-modern art shown in *Tintin and the Picaros* or *Alph-Art*. Other times, fans will experiment with a specific year timeline, such as re-envisioning the albums to fit within a single decade, or even creating modern AUs taking place during the author's current time period.
Tintin Fanon Wiki

**Welcome to The Adventures of Tintin Fanon Wiki!**
This wiki is dedicated to the wide variety of fan works, pastiches, and characters created by the *Adventures of Tintin* fandom! Tintin's creator Georges "Hergé" Remi worked on the Tintin comic series from 1929 to 1983, and since then, fans all over the world have created contributions to the comic's world and characters. This wiki will be a space for fans to catalogue, write about, and read about these non-canon creations.

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Shrimptin

***Shrimptin*** is a surrealist webcomic featuring abstract edits of Hergé's *The Adventures of Tintin* comic series. The series follows Tintin, Captain Haddock, and many other characters having esoteric conversations. *Shrimptin* is published infrequently via its official Tumblr blog.

## Format

*Shrimptin* instalments are generally comprised of 1-5 panels from *The Adventures of Tintin*. These panels are heavily edited to create a piece separate from the original *Tintin* context.

Sometimes these edits are to create an abstract piece of art, while most edits are based around out-of-context real life conversations, similar to the early webcomic series *Jerkcity/Bonequest*. *Shrimptin*'s character conversations usually involve commentary on current events in the Western Hemisphere, including politics and pop culture.

## Popularity

*Shrimptin*'s absurdist nature has led to fair amounts of success on Tumblr. As a social media website, Tumblr users have the option to "reblog" a post from another user, which embeds that post on their own blogs while also linking back to the home blog. In addition, most of the site's userbase is aged 13-35, a demographic commonly associated with absurdist "Gen Z humour". *Shrimptin*'s esoteric nature allows for Tumblr users who are not familiar with *The Adventures of Tintin* to enjoy the scenario being presented by the (edited) *Tintin* characters.

## References

1. ↑ Shrimptin - by shrimp for shrimp | Tumblr
2. ↑ Jerkcity (Webcomic) - TV Tropes
3. ↑ Humor Is Gen Z's Coping Mechanism Against an Uncertain Future | Study Breaks
Genderswap AU

The **Genderswap AU** (Alternate Universe) is a fan-created alternate continuity wherein the characters of *The Adventures of Tintin* are re-imagined with the opposite assigned genders. These gender-swapped characters have been explored by fans through art, fan fictions, and occasionally cosplay. It is one of the oldest AUs explored among members of the *Tintin* fandom.

## About

Gender-swapping is a common type of character re-imagining in fan communities. It is not entirely unique to the *Tintin* fandom, but in context of the series, gender-swapping is often used as a way to explore gender roles in the *Tintin* universe. The series cast is primarily male with very few female characters, even fewer of which are named and/or non-passive. Some genderswap works will explore the reversed genders as a way of providing political commentary, but this is not the case for all gender-swapped fan media; most fans have done genderswaps as a character design exercise.

The Genderswap AU has existed for many decades and has no central creator or lore. Some works are more popular than others, but fans do not generally hold any character designs as more "official" than others. Some fans have turned their genderswap designs into self-standing characters, and in rare cases, made these characters into their original characters (or "OCs") for use either within the *Tintin* canon or in their own original works.

## Gallery

Below are some examples of gender-swapped characters from this AU.

"Tintine" by Mahie"Chang Xiao-Lan & Tintin" by Lapan
## Notable works

* Tintina and the Omega-Art - A 2018 multi-artist comic based on *Tintin and Alph-Art*, but with a predominantly female cast in a modern setting.
Professor Tarragon

**Professor Hercules Tarragon** (French: **Professeur Hippolyte Bergamotte**) is an archaeologist specializing in the Incan Empire and South American culture. He was a member of the doomed Sanders-Hardiman Expedition, and was briefly driven mad by Rascar Capac's curse. Hergé originally modelled Tarragon's design off of Belgian Egyptologist Professor Jean Capart.

## Common fanon

In recent years, Tarragon has become more frequently discussed within fan circles. A major point of contention around Tarragon is his appropriation and treatment of Rascar Capac's body, removing Capac from his final resting place and storing him in a glass display case. Some fans have pointed out that the Sanders-Hardiman Expedition, including Tarragon, never receive any sort of backlash in canon for their theft of Capac's body, beyond being cursed for a period of time, and the body disappearing. Fan discussions have often tried to explore the Expediters' reasoning for stealing the mummy.

Simultaneously, Tarragon has become more popular in fan circles due to his looks. The series's traditionally butch characters, such as Captain Haddock, have been especially popular in recent years, and Tarragon began to draw attention when fans noticed his stature makes him the largest *Tintin* character. The first known use of Tarragon in a pairing was in a light comic by Lapan, who speculated on Tarragon's youth with Professor Calculus. Not long after this, Hadsbae proposed the pairing of Tarragon with Captain Haddock, connecting the two based on their time together in canon and how both are brawny men with beards.

## References

1. ↑ LE VÉRITABLE PROFESSEUR BERGAMOTTE… - TINTINOMANIA
2. ↑ Aboard the Scheherazade - "For your consideration: Calgon" - Tumblr
3. ↑ Hads on Twitter: "Thinking of Haddock and his "gay panic" look whenever he sees the absolutely massive professor Hercules Tarragon"
Lanceval

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

## Appearances

### Debut

*The Adventures of Lanceval: The Evil Twin*

**Inspector Lanceval** is a character created by Swiss artist Exem. He is the titular protagonist of *The Adventures of Lanceval*, a limited release comic series written and illustrated by Exem.

## Series

*The Adventures of Lanceval* first began as a pastiche based on The Adventures of Tintin. This first book, "The Evil Twin" ("Le Jumeau Maléfique") from 1983, introduced Lanceval as an international police detective who begins investigating the sudden death of Tintin. Lanceval is the first to discover that Tintin had an evil twin brother, Zinzin, who Lanceval soon runs afoul of. He swears to find and capture Zinzin one day.

The *Lanceval* series has since expanded into thirteen albums. Not all of them are Zinzin pastiches, with some of them focusing on Lanceval's personal life and hometown. He has also appeared in Exem's other pastiches and original poster illustrations.

## Personality

For the most part, Lanceval is a highly-competent police detective. He is especially good at dealing with children and animals, such as when he briefly had to look after Jo, Zette, and Jocko. Lanceval is often accompanied by his faithful Pekingese dog Ergé, and will talk to Ergé much like Tintin talks to Milou.

Lanceval may have a professional side, but also has a tendency to be klutzy and impulsive. Lanceval also has a propensity to drink large amounts of alcohol, but only when off-duty. He is popular with women, and his sexual exploits are sometimes depicted in the *Lanceval* book endpapers and illustrations. His exploits have even been plot points, such as in the *Blake et Mortimer* pastiche "La Gabelle Jaune", when Lanceval and the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II escape a prison cell by having sex in it, and then fleeing when their captors send a henchman to break them up.

## Appearance

Lanceval is a European human man aged somewhere in his mid 30s to early 40s. He has short, slicked-back black hair with one loose strand that hangs over his forehead. As a typical 1930s detective, Lanceval usually wears formal clothing such as suits, trench coats, and fedoras. He is tall and svelte and generally stands about 1 head taller than Zinzin and Tintin.

## References

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

**Alcatin** is a colloquial term for any fandom content involving the pairing of Tintin and General Alcazar.

## Name

The term "Alcatin" is a merging of Tintin and Alcazar's names. This naming system usually places the name of the more assertive partner first, according to fan interpretation. The earliest known use of the "Alcatin" name was in 2018, when Tumblr user tintin-is-my-life coined the term on a list of their personal favourite pairings.

## Content

Alcatin is one of the more recent pairings in the Tintin fandom, having originated in the late 2010s. It first rose to prominence in the fandom when fanartist Bloodybeasts555 released a comedic Haddotin comic adapted from a scene in *The Red Sea Sharks* wherein Tintin introduces Captain Haddock to Alcazar. Later that same month, the artist posted an adult-oriented prequel comic based on General Alcazar and Tintin's first meeting in *The Broken Ear*. The pairing soon caught traction with other fans, many of whom created their own artwork and fan fictions.

Alcatin fanworks tend to explore the pairing in the context of Tintin having a fling with General Alcazar. This stems from how Alcazar marries Peggy Bazarov in canon, and the popularity of Haddotin, with fans trying to let both pairings exist at the same time. Common elements in Alcatin fanworks include love triangles, dramatic scenes and jealousy (i.e. from Haddock or Peggy), and character exploration.

## References

1. ↑ Keep Calm and Love Tintin — "My ships XD" - Tumblr
2. ↑ Aah Haddotin and stuff — Tumblr
Freelance Reporter of the 20th Century

***An Adventure of Tintin: Freelance Reporter of the 20th Century*** (French: ***Une aventure de Tintin: Reporter pigiste au XXe siècle***) is a short fan comic by Quebecois artist Yves Rodier. It is based on an unproduced comic pitch from 1957.

## Synopsis

The original concept for *Freelance Reporter of the 20th Century* was printed as text only in *Le Journal de Spirou* #1027 (19 December 1957). It is a prequel that closely follows Hergé's original canon, making Tintin aged 14-15 during the events of the story. It also takes place approximately a year before *Tintin in the Land of the Soviets*.

In 1920s Brussels, Tintin and Snowy come across a bank robber named Mickey Martino. Realizing he is the only witness to Martino's guilt, Tintin decides to assist the police in their investigation. The comic then ends with Tintin getting a job as a journalist, and he excitedly plans for an upcoming trip to the Soviet Union.

## Staff

* **Yves Rodier** - Artist, writer
* **Studio Juhis** - Colourist
* **Chris Owens** - English translation
* **Richard** - English lettering

## Availability

*Freelance Reporter of the 20th Century* was first published as a black-and-white fanzine in 1994. The original format was a short horizontally-aligned booklet, with the comic broken into 3-panel strips, similar to a *The Far Side* or *Garfield* pocketbook. This original version was limited to only 100 spiral-bound copies that were primarily sold in Quebec, Canada.

In the years since, *Freelance Reporter* has been remastered with vertically-aligned pages, turning it into a 3-page comic. A fan-made colour edition was also produced by fans in the 2000s. Physical editions occasionally appear for sale online, but are generally rare, expensive original editions or low-quality reproductions.

## References

1. ↑ Québec : Rodier - Tintin reporter pigiste au XXe siècle
2. ↑ Tintin freelance reporter : Internet Archive
Ladinakeelsed fraasid

* *de omnibus dubitandum* – kahtle kõiges
* *ex caelis oblatus* – taevast kingitu
* *hic et nun* – siin ja praegu
* *In omnibus caritas* – kõiges armastus
* *modicus cibi medicus sibi* – mõõdukas sööja on iseenda arst
* *nolens volensää – tahes tahtmata*
* *quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi* – Mis on lubatud Jupiterile, ei ole lubatud härjale
Jan Bucquoy

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

## Jan Bucquoy

### Genre

Comics

**Jan Bucquoy** is a multimedia artist from Harelbeke, Belgium. He is best known for his pornographic parodies and frequent mockeries of *The Adventures of Tintin.*

## Career

Bucquoy is primarily a filmmaker and author, with most of his works employing surrealism, libertarian themes, and harsh political criticism. Unlike other *Tintin* pastiche artists, Bucquoy's works have been made to be as offensive and edgy as possible. He has criticized Hergé for his past involvement with Nazi-owned magazines in the 1930s, and likewise, Bucquoy's comics have depicted Hergé as a Nazi sympathizer.

Bucquoy's works have largely been derided by Tintin fans. Prad and Luc Van Gong of the resource website Tintin est Vivant have said Bucquoy's comics are of "great nullity" and provide little to Tintin fans outside of shock material. The authors go on to dismiss Bucquoy's handling of female characters, as young girls and women are always depicted provocatively and degraded in his works. Bucquoy has also republished Charles Callico's *Tintin in Switzerland (Tintin en Suisse)* with his own name on the cover, and other additional edits to the comic's art that Callico never authorized.

In 1992, Hergé's widow Fanny Vlamynck took Bucquoy to court in an attempt to convict him for copyright infringement. A Belgian judge declared Bucquoy's pastiche *The Sex Life of Tintin* to be fair use, and the case was dropped. Bucquoy then printed the judge's dismissal on the back of future editions of *Sex Life*. Since then, Bucquoy has primarily worked as a comic story writer and independent filmmaker. However, due to his edgy public persona and frequent publicity stunts, his career has continued to dwindle throughout Europe since the mid-1990s. Bucquoy, in an attempt to stay relevant, tried to invade the Belgian Royal Palace five times between 2005 and 2010.

## Past works

* *Titan and Pussie (Titain et Piloux*) - (1980)
	+ Reprinted as "*Tintin à la Gaule*" in 1983 and "*Les aventures sexuelles d'un jeune reporteur*" in 1984
* *The Marriage of Tintin (Le mariage de Tintin)* - (1980)
* *The Sex Life of Tintin (La vie sexuelle de Tintin*) - (1992, colour version of *Titain et Piloux*)
* *Pussy in Stock (Minous en stock)* - (2000)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tintin XXL - Tintin est Vivant
2. ↑ Tintin en Suisse - Tintin est Vivant
3. ↑ Jan Bucquoy - Lambiek Comiclopedia
Destination Hollywood

**Destination Hollywood** is a short *Tintin* pastiche written by Frederic Antoine and illustrated by Yves Rodier. It was originally commissioned by Quebecois magazine Safarir, and was published in Safarir #268.

## Characters

* Tintin
* Milou
* Captain Haddock
* Steven Spielberg
* Bianca Castafiore
* Dupond & Dupont
* Professor Tournesol

## Synopsis

The story parodies 2011 theatrical film *The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn* and the hype leading up to the film's release. Likewise, the cover art of Tintin, Haddock, and Milou riding a snowmobile parodies the 2011 film's promotional poster. The issue's table of contents page contains art of the gory aftermath, implying Tintin's snowmobile crashed.

The pastiche begins with a title page resembling one of Hergé's album covers: Tintin is cutting through a jungle dressed as Indiana Jones, while a caricature of American film director Steven Spielberg directs through a megaphone. The comic itself is simple; Captain Haddock finds out that he and Tintin's adventures are being made into a movie. Haddock leads Tintin and Snowy on a trek to Spielberg's house to confront him, but the group is shocked to find Spielberg sleeps in a comically-oversized bed with a great deal of Tintin merchandise. Haddock rips the head off of a plush E.T. doll as a threat, which helps Tintin's group negotiate in favour of getting 60% of the movie's profits.

## Availability

The pastiche was published in Safarir #268, dated December 2011 but released to stores in November 2011. Physical copies of the magazine issue have become quite rare in the decades since, due to this particular issue being promoted as a collector's item, and how Safarir was exclusive to the Canadian province of Quebec. However, scans exist online thanks to fan archiving and the pastiche's short length.
A Day at the Airport

***A Day at the Airport*** (French: ***Un jour dans un Aeroport***) is an unproduced *Adventures of Tintin* album by Hergé. In the early 1990s, artist Yves Rodier attempted to bring the album to life based on Hergé's notes. Only one page was fully produced due to legal issues.

## Synopsis

The story takes place in an airport where Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus are waiting for their layover flight. As they wait, they notice a number of old friends and faces pass by them in the airport: General Alcazar is almost assassinated, Bunji Kuraki is undercover, and Emir Ben Kalish Ezab is travelling with his private jet and his son Abdullah.

Concepts for the story date back to 1976. The story was ultimately never produced, but Hergé's planning notes have since been compiled and archived. In 1990, Yves Rodier began trying to assemble the story into a finished album, similar to his edition of *Alph-Art*, but legal threats forced Rodier to stop production. One finished page exists that features Alcazar nearly being assassinated.

## Availability

Due to its short length, the pastiche's finished page is easy to find online. Physical editions sometimes appear for sale online as a simple pamphlet with Rodier's cover, finished page, and a facsimile Casterman album back cover. Pirate editions have since been found online, claiming to contain 38 to 44 pages, but most of these pages are likely only reprints of Hergé's notes and sketches.

## References

1. ↑ Il n’y a pas eu que l’Alph’Art ou Le Thermozéro Comme Projets Inachevés - Tintinomania
2. ↑  Tintin - Pastiches, parodies & pirates - Un jour dans un aéroport
The Adventures of Finfin and Filou at Polytechnique

***The Adventures of Finfin and Filou at Polytechnique*** (French: ***Les Aventures de Finfin et Filou à Polytechnique***) is a 1987 pastiche created by two students of Polytechnique Montréal. It was published by the college's student newspaper in commemoration of the paper's 20th anniversary. The pastiche likewise contains many references and inside jokes from the Polytechnique Montréal student body.

## Synopsis

The story begins as "Finfin" receives a letter from Polytechnique, telling him he has been accepted into their freshman year of study. He and his dog "Filou" go to Montreal, Quebec to begin classes. As soon as he arrives in Montreal, strange things begin to happen; a taxi with shutter windows takes Finfin right up to the college campus, and he notices several older students seem to be trying to trick him into snafus or monitoring him with cameras.

As Finfin tries to study polytechnic arts, he begins to realize he's been lured into a trap from one of his old enemies, "Plazapopulos". He has manipulated the college's robotics professor, Professor Aerosol, into creating custom android clones, for the sole purpose of selling them to students so they can cut classes and let the robots take notes. Finfin must stop the robots from going haywire and bring peace back to Polytechnique Montréal.

## Characters

* Tintin (as "Finfin")
* Milou (as "Filou")
* Roland Doré
* Bianca Castafiore (cameo)
* Rastapopoulos (as "Plazapopulos")
* Captain Haddock (cameo)
* Professor Tournesol (as "Professor Typhon Aerosol")

## Availability

Physical copies of *Polytechnique* have become very rare in recent decades. The comic was only ever published as a supplement to Polytechnique Montréal's student newspaper, Le Polyscope, and it had one printing in March 1987. These physical copies are generally only in the hands of former Polytechnique students or dedicated Tintin collectors who have managed to import a copy. A digital version is also accessible on the Internet Archive.

## References

1. ↑ Quebec : FinFin et Filou
2. ↑ Le Aventures de Tintin Pastiches & Parodies : Internet Archive
Mitsuhirato

* Lapan
* Hergé

**Mitsuhirato** (Japanese: ミツヒラト) is the owner of a women's clothing store in Shanghai, whom is also secretly an agent of the Japanese government. Mitsuhirato is tasked with aiding in Japan's attempted takeover of China, and importing opium into Shanghai as one of Rastapopoulos's underlings in the Kih-Oskh Brotherhood. He is a particularly diabolical villain in *The Adventures of Tintin* due to his uses of kidnapping, brainwashing, bribery, and other deeds.

## Common fanon

While Mitsuhirato has infrequently been brought up in fan discussions, many of these fans agree he is one of the most fearsome villains Tintin has had to defeat. Mitsuhirato's death at the end of the book has also been contested, with some speculating on whether or not he could have faked his own death. This speculation primarily draws from how Mitsuhirato does not end his own life in the original black-and-white edition of *The Blue Lotus*.

Mitsuhirato's canon character design has long been a point of contention among fans, due to the obvious racist overtones. Many fan artists have reproduced Hergé's original design, while others have adapted his features (i.e. teeth and pig nose) into their own art styles to create something less insensitive. In the 2020s, artist Lapan created an alternate version of *The Blue Lotus* that redraws Mitsuhirato's face, along with the faces of other Japanese characters throughout the book.

## Fanon versions

* The Shattered Emblem - Also by Lapan, The Shattered Emblem depicts Mitsuhirato and Rastapopoulos's first meetings and subsequent romantic affair. The pastiche also gives Mitsuhirato the civilian name of Hitsumi Tora based on Lapan's experience with the Japanese language.

## References

1. ↑ The Adventures of Tintin [Piscean Edits] : Internet Archive
2. ↑ The Karaboudjan has been impounded : "I just came up with a really fun idea for ..."
Kaka Nami Rai

* Signature
* Self-portrait

**Kaka Nami Rai**, or "**Nami**", is a comic artist from Indonesia. He is best known for his full-length *The Adventures of Tintin* pastiches, including his own version of Hergé's unfinished *Tintin and Alph-Art* manuscript.

## Career

Nami's pastiches are created through a mix of traditional and digital mediums. His colouring and lettering are typically done digitally, using a font called "Remi Script", which was created in 1993 to emulate Hergé's handwriting. Nami's *Tintin*-related works are published in full online, either to his official Instagram or his Tintin blog. Speculative covers will feature "Namiman" as the publisher name instead of Casterman.

## Works

### Pastiche

* Tintin et les UFO Mysterieuse (Tintin and the Mysterious UFO)
* Tintin et Mokele mbembe (Back to the Congo)
* Tintin au Java
* Le monstre de loch Ness (The Loch Ness Monster)
* The Mushroom Incident
* Tintin and the Great Snakes
* Tintin aux Indes: Le Mystère du Diamant Bleue (Tintin in India: Mystery of the Blue Diamond)
* Tintin and Alph-Art (Nami)
* The Adventure of Miss Martine

### Covers

* *Tintin & Asterix: La Machine du Temps*
* *Monsieur Boullock a Disparu*
* *Tintin et Blackpink*
* *Tintin et Totoro*
* *Tintin et Harry Potter*
* *Tintin Versus Superman*
* *Tintin Versus Aliens*
* *Tintin et Shinchan*
* *Tintin and Doraemon*
* *Tintin contre Hulk*
* *Tintin et Tomb Raider*
* *Tintin and Spongebob Squarepants*
* *Le Code de la Route*
* *Tintin et Olga Lawina*
* *The Secret of the Klomps*
* *Tintin et Mister Bean*
* *Le Sceptre d'Ottokar*
* *Tintin and We Bare Bears*

## References

1. ↑ Download Remi Script font - ufonts.com (accessed 22 April 2023)
2. ↑ Nami (@tintinligneclaire) - Instagram photos and videos (accessed 22 April 2023)
3. ↑ My Own Tintin (accessed 22 April 2023)
Danaos

**Danaos** (vanakreeka keeles Δαναός) oli vanakreeka mütoloogias Egiptuse kuninga Belose poeg ja Aigyptose kaksikvend.

Aigyptos tõrjus ta Egiptusest välja, misjärel põgenes Danaos koos oma 50 tütrega (danaiidid) Argosesse, kus ta sai kuningaks. Mõni aeg hiljem saabus Argosesse Aigyptos koos oma 50 pojaga ning Danaos oli sunnitud loovutama oma tütred Aigyptose poegadele naisteks. Danaos andis aga igale tütrele käsu oma peigmees pulmaööl tappa. Ainsana jättis käsu täitmata Hypermnestra, kelle peigmees Lynceus oli austanud tema soovi jääda neitsiks. Lynceus tappis pärast seda Danaose ja tema tütred ning asus ise Argose troonile (olemas on ka teisi versioone). Karistuseks pidid danaiidid allilmas kandma vett põhjatusse vaati. Aigyptose poegade tapmine arvatakse esindavat Argolise piirkonna jõgede ja allikate kuivamist suviti.

## Viited

1. ↑ Danaus. *Encyclopædia Britannica*. Vaadatud 5.9.2021