tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79821886873097507802024-02-20T05:36:00.689-08:00BenRexben's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689886115661525185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982188687309750780.post-56559747844913951192010-11-05T18:55:00.000-07:002010-11-05T18:55:19.191-07:00<span style="color: lime;"><i><b>The Adventures of Tintin</b></i> (<span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><i>Les Aventures de Tintin</i></span>) is a series of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_strip" title="Comic strip"><span style="color: lime;">comic strips</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> created by the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium"><span style="color: lime;">Belgian</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> artist <span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Georges Rémi</span> (1907–1983), who wrote under the pen name of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herg%C3%A9" title="Hergé"><span style="color: lime;">Hergé</span></a><span style="color: lime;">. The series first appeared in French in <i><span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Petit_Vingti%C3%A8me" title="Le Petit Vingtième">Le Petit Vingtième</a></span></i>, a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper <span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_XXe_Si%C3%A8cle" title="Le XXe Siècle">Le XXe Siècle</a></i></span> on 10 January 1929. The success of the series saw the serialised strips collected into a series of twenty-four albums, spun into a successful </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_(magazine)" title="Tintin (magazine)"><span style="color: lime;">magazine</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> and adapted for film, radio, television and theatre. The series is one of the most popular </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_comics" title="European comics"><span style="color: lime;">European comics</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> of the 20th century, with translations published in more than 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guardian_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-guardian-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Its popularity around the world has been attributed to its "universal appeal" and its ability to transcend "time, language and culture."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Set during a largely realistic 20th century, the hero of the series is </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_(character)" title="Tintin (character)"><span style="color: lime;">Tintin</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_Fox_Terrier" title="Wire Fox Terrier"><span style="color: lime;">fox terrier</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> dog </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_(character)" title="Snowy (character)"><span style="color: lime;">Snowy</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> (<i><span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Milou</span></i> in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Haddock" title="Captain Haddock"><span style="color: lime;">Captain Haddock</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, the highly intelligent but hearing-impaired </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Calculus" title="Professor Calculus"><span style="color: lime;">Professor Calculus</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> (<i><span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Professeur Tournesol</span></i>) and other supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_and_Thompson" title="Thomson and Thompson"><span style="color: lime;">Thomson and Thompson</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> (<i><span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Dupont et Dupond</span></i>). Hergé himself features in several of the comics as a background character, as do his assistants in some instances.</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">The comic strip series has long been admired for its clean, expressive drawings in Hergé's signature <span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_claire" title="Ligne claire">ligne claire</a></i></span> style.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> Its "engaging",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson250_6-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-Thompson250-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> well-researched<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Thompson250_6-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-Thompson250-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-STCYL_7-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-STCYL-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mills_8-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#cite_note-Mills-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_(narrative)" title="Plot (narrative)"><span style="color: lime;">plots</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> straddle a variety of genres: </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashbuckler" title="Swashbuckler"><span style="color: lime;">swashbuckling</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> adventures with elements of fantasy, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction"><span style="color: lime;">mysteries</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_fiction" title="Spy fiction"><span style="color: lime;">political thrillers</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, and science fiction. The stories within the Tintin series always feature </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick" title="Slapstick"><span style="color: lime;">slapstick</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> humour, accompanied in later albums by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire" title="Satire"><span style="color: lime;">satire</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, and political and cultural commentary.</span>ben's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689886115661525185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982188687309750780.post-8994100036786118512010-11-05T18:51:00.001-07:002010-11-05T18:52:52.246-07:00<span style="color: lime;"><i><b>Asterix</b></i> or <i><b>The Adventures of Asterix</b></i> (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" title="French language"><span style="color: lime;">French</span></a><span style="color: lime;">: <span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr"><i><b>Astérix</b></i> or <i><b>Astérix le Gaulois</b></i></span>, <small><span style="font-size: xx-small;">IPA: </span></small><span class="IPA" title="Pronunciation in IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_French" title="Wikipedia:IPA for French">[asteʁiks lə ɡolwa]</a></span>) is a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_volumes" title="List of Asterix volumes"><span style="color: lime;">series</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France"><span style="color: lime;">French</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book"><span style="color: lime;">comic books</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> written by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Goscinny" title="René Goscinny"><span style="color: lime;">René Goscinny</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> and illustrated by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Uderzo" title="Albert Uderzo"><span style="color: lime;">Albert Uderzo</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977). The series first appeared in French in the magazine <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilote" title="Pilote">Pilote</a></i> on 29 October 1959. As of 2009, 34 comic books in the series have been released.</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">The series follows the exploits of a village of ancient </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaul" title="Gaul"><span style="color: lime;">Gauls</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> as they resist </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire"><span style="color: lime;">Roman</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> occupation. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid" title="Druid"><span style="color: lime;">druid</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, which gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonist, the titular character, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_(character)" title="Asterix (character)"><span style="color: lime;">Asterix</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, along with his friend </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelix" title="Obelix"><span style="color: lime;">Obelix</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> have various adventures. The "ix" suffix of both names echoes the name of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercingetorix" title="Vercingetorix"><span style="color: lime;">Vercingetorix</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, a historical Gaul chieftain. In many cases, the stories have them travel to various countries around the world, though other books are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village.</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">The Asterix series is one of the most popular </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Belgian_comics" title="Franco-Belgian comics"><span style="color: lime;">Franco-Belgian comics</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages, and it is popular in most </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe"><span style="color: lime;">European</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> countries. Asterix is less well known in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><span style="color: lime;">United States</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><span style="color: lime;">Japan</span></a><span style="color: lime;">.</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">The success of the series has led to the adaptation of several books into </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_films" title="List of Asterix films"><span style="color: lime;">11 films</span></a><span style="color: lime;">; eight animated, and three with live actors. There have also been a number of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_games" title="List of Asterix games"><span style="color: lime;">games</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> based on the characters, and a theme park near Paris, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Ast%C3%A9rix" title="Parc Astérix"><span style="color: lime;">Parc Astérix</span></a><span style="color: lime;">, is themed around the series. To date, 325 million copies of 34 Asterix books have been sold worldwide, making co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo France's bestselling authors abroad</span>ben's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689886115661525185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982188687309750780.post-39878453557258388732010-11-05T18:46:00.001-07:002010-11-05T18:46:42.104-07:00<span style="color: lime;">You can also play with Turby my turtle if you go on to more at the bottom right of Turbys screen then you can give him a worm</span>ben's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689886115661525185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982188687309750780.post-9933865512403133162010-11-05T18:42:00.000-07:002010-11-05T18:53:24.076-07:00<span style="color: lime;">Hi I'm Ben as you can probably see and also you can probably see that I love Harry Potter. I also love reading Tintin and Asterix witch there is a headline about at the top</span>ben's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689886115661525185noreply@blogger.com0