TinTin - The complete companion

Tintin - The complete companion
Here is a beautiful book, both in design and content, that deserves a well dusted spot in any Tintin fan's shelf.

Herge's Tintin reflected the events that occurred throughout his creator's lifetime from his creation in 1928, taking on the communists to colonial europe and the Castro inspired Alcatraz. The book features the influences that explain the working materials that Herge (real name Georges Rémi) drew on.

Buildings, ships, entire scenes of drawings and photographs that inspired the world of Tintin. His closely observed buildings, mosques, scenes, all taken from a vast file of photographs accumulated over the years.

This book provides a fasinating insight into the mechanics and source material behind each Tintin story. Worthy of any coffee table.