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Check out Leigh Walton’s Tintin sketchbook Flickr set. Lots of great Tintins. And Haddocks. And Snowys.

The Architects Journal blog has a neat Top Ten list of cities in comics (posted by Rory Olcayto). Because it is obviously written for people who know nothing about comics, it probably doesn’t go in-depth enough for comics experts on Drawn, but it does provide some interesting extras like this pairing of Marlinspike Hall with its inspiration, from Herge’s classic Tintin series. There are also some amusing picky comments from architects in the comments: “Just to be pedantic – you are mixing up Aztec and Inca influences and how Herge used them,” writes Tintin buff Chris Tregenza, who made this map of Tintin’s voyages.

Cartoonist Garen Ewing has started a daily drawing project: drawing comic book characters in alphabetical order, as suggested by members of the Garen’s A-Z of Comic Strip Characters Facebook group.

Ewing’s work is clearly influenced by Hergé, so this C for Captain Hadoock seemed particularly apt for posting.

Monsieur François de Dardel has scanned and cross-referenced with photos all the cars from Tintin.

I grew up reading (and still own) my mom’s old tattered hard-cover copies of Tintin; Hergé’s work has been a big influence on my own. This man could draw anything, but he clearly seemed to love drawing cars and other vehicles. It’s not surprising someone finally clued in and posted these scans. It’s a fun romp down memory lane to see all of them in one spot. I’ll no doubt be pulling a few of my books off the shelf later tonight. Merci François!

Source: Cartiste Stuart Immonen

First animation, then radio, now theatre – can a live action film be far behind?

Mark Lawson writes about the new Tintin stage production for The Guardian. Die-hard Tintin fans who were angry about the animated version might not like Rufus Norris’ rendition of Tintin in Tibet.

For those of you in Ol’ Blighty: Tintin is at the Barbican, London EC2, until January 10. Box office: 0845 120 7511.

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