{"product_id":"tintin-herges-masterpiece-hc-eng","title":"Tintin - Hergé's Masterpiece (HC) (ENG)","description":"\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eSince he first appeared in Hergé's weekly cartoon strip in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Petit Vingtième\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e in Brussels in 1929, Tintin—the intrepid young reporter and world explorer—has become one of the most celebrated characters in the history of the comic world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eHergé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e’s Masterpiece\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to approach Hergé as a fine artist, comparing the Tintin cannon to other bodies of work in modern and pop art, and looks at the evolution of the artwork itself, from the broader simplicity of the early newspaper strips to the genre defining sophisticated graphic work of the later books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith more than 200 million copies of the famous 24 \"albums\" sold worldwide, Hergé's iconic hero has exploded genres and expectations, bringing readers of all ages to his stories for their unique mixture of artistry, history, and adventure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003eProduced in collaboration with the Hergé Museum, the book was written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003ethe Belgian art critic Pierre Sterckx and translated by the British expert on Tintin, Michael Farr, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTINTIN - Hergé’s Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e is the definitive book on the art of Tintin. With pencil sketches, character drawings, and watercolors that have never been published before alongside original artwork from the finished stories themselves, the book illuminates Tintin's progress from whimsical caricature to profound icon, and reveals Hergé's parallel development from cartoonist to artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003ePierre Sterckx \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-gb\"\u003e(1936-2015) was a journalist and art critic. He was the author of several books on Tintin and Hergé, as well as monographs on artists from Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Farr is a British journalist and an expert on the Tintin canon. As well as writing several original books on the subject, he has translated many of Hergé’s albums into English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e240 pages - hardcover - English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\" class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef. : 1190 - 1191\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.088%;\" height=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Moulinsart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49516942426435,"sku":"5745029","price":49.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0907\/4763\/files\/Tintin_-_Herg_s_Masterpiece_HC_ENG.jpg?v=1770899941","url":"https:\/\/shopofcomics.com\/products\/tintin-herges-masterpiece-hc-eng","provider":"The Comic Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}