Tag Archives: Tintin

Tintin reduced

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

I’m always in for games that include reduction and constraints, such as the one French (?) illustrator (?) Ludo Prieur (?) designed, reducing all Tintin covers to the max, while still maintaining their immediate recognisability. I’m using question marks a-plenty, … Continue reading →

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Stamps 2021 : Belgium

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

Belgian’s post office BPost always excels itself in its confusing communication style. If you want to know what the stamps they have planned for 2021 look like, you need to either watch a YouTube slide show or buy a 6.50 … Continue reading →

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Tale of many panels – Saperlipopette!

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

Now and then a cartoonist seems to enjoy a particular scene that does not really fit into the story, but that’s just too funny to leave out.  Since they don’t want to disturb the general flow or the rhythm of … Continue reading →

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Lettering! Fonts! Starkings!

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Comic geekdom doesn’t get a lot more ephemeral than when it’s focused on what’s basically meant to remain unnoticed: the way balloons and captions are lettered. This short (all too short, actually) video covers the evolution of (American) comic book … Continue reading →

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Happy easter with Tintin

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Today is Easter, the day when Christians the world over celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and children hunt for chocolate eggs. It’s a clear sign of how times have changed: I feel somehow obliged to explain what Easter is, … Continue reading →

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Tintin drives a Citroen

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

Some 10 years ago (almost to the day even), I already showed that Tintin and cars is a complicated matter that does not involve a lot of brand loyalty. Still, French car maker Citroën seems to have had a special … Continue reading →

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Close but no comic

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

As with anything that can garner a loyal (if not fanatic) niche following, comics-related imagery are used on any item that even remotely has a collectible value. Case in point today, cigar bands. Often referred to (at least by me) … Continue reading →

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Tintin! Moon! Lego!

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

Forgive my childish gibber, but could somebody wake up whoever’s at the helm at Lego and point their noses towards these creations by Tyler Clites? I mean, this must be the best Tintin moon rocket in Lego I have ever seen. … Continue reading →

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Tintin, detergent and flexi-disks

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

If you read Dutch and can stand a cantankerous stand towards all things Moulinsart, you should be following A La Recherche Du Tintin Perdu. Recently its anonymous editor discovered a Dutch promotional flexi-disk with an audio version of Tintin’s The … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s also affects heroes

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

It’s been quite a while since I saw a bonafide ad campaign featuring classic comic heroes, but this one really fits the bill. The Association France Alzheimer wanted to alert people to be aware of the early symptoms of the … Continue reading →

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