The World of Tintin
Tintin — the boy who went everywhere.
The Adventures of Tintin is one of the most beloved comic series in history. Created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi — known by his pen name Hergé — Tintin first appeared in 1929 and went on to captivate readers in over 70 languages across more than 200 million copies sold worldwide.
01 — Hergé
The man behind the quiff
Georges Prosper Remi was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1907. Writing under the pen name Hergé — his initials reversed — he began drawing Tintin for a Belgian newspaper supplement at just 22 years old. Over the next five decades, he crafted 24 complete albums, each meticulously researched and set against authentic real-world backdrops.
Hergé’s distinctive clear-line style — known as Ligne Claire — stripped away unnecessary detail to create clean, expressive storytelling. His influence on European comics remains immense to this day.
24
Albums published
200M+
Copies sold worldwide
70+
Languages translated
1929
Year Tintin first appeared
02 — The Adventures
From the Congo to the Moon
Tintin and his loyal fox terrier Snowy travel across every corner of the globe — and beyond. From the Soviet Union to San Theodoros, from the Sahara to a lunar rocket launch, each album is a self-contained adventure brimming with action, humour, and heart.
Notable titles include The Blue Lotus (1936), which marked a turning point in Hergé’s research rigour, The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), Destination Moon (1953), and The Castafiore Emerald (1963) — an album remarkable for having no travel at all, a meditation on daily life at Marlinspike Hall.
The Blue Lotus
1936
The Secret of the Unicorn
1943
Destination Moon
1953
The Castafiore Emerald
1963