The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin, Volume 3: 1950-1983

The Art of Hergé #3

by Philippe Goddin

Georges Remi, better known as Herge, the creator of Tintin & Snowy, was born a century ago. He left us an exceptional legacy, at the center of which was Tintin, but also included much other work besides Tintin's cartoon adventures. From generation to generation the popularity of his creation has carried on and been extended, to such a degree that whatever their age, many readers feel they have grown up with Tintin.

The third and final volume of The Art of Herge series presents a selection of Herge's outstanding, often unpublished, drawings showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent.

This third volume of The Art of Herge covers the years 1950 to 1983,
The prolific output of the master of the "clear line" included advertisements, comic strips, illustrations, fashion designs and caricatures. In this series, Herge's work is presented in chronological order, with many high-quality reproductions of the art. The artwork is accompanied by concise commentary, allowing us a closer look into the artist's daily routine and output.

Genres: Art, Graphic Novels

208 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2011

About the author

Philippe Goddin is a leading Tintinologist, i.e., an expert on The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, and author of several books on Tintin and his creator. He was general secretary of the Fondation Hergé from 1989 to 1999.

Reviews

[Mathilde Fomsgaard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like the last two, this book tells the creation of other beloved Tintin comics as well as personal matters that effected Hergè deeply. It is once again an engaging read and probably my favorite out of the three books. I do wish that there was a chapter (or at least just a couple of pages) dedicated to the legacy of Tintin after Hergè passing. How much Tintin has become to mean for so many people, how much he has grown popular in terms of the media and more.
Other than that, it’s a great book!

[Suzanne Fournier · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought this was a Hergé biography, which it kind of is, but did not realize when I picked this up it was volume 3. I expect if you read volumes 1 and 2 this would make more sense but it is an incredibly niche book, with a multitude of references to things that are never explained.

[Nestor B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chronological presentation of Hergé's creations, both Tintin and the other things he did from 1950 until his death. The most fascinating parts are the sketches and drawings from Tintin-stories that never made it into albums. Personally I find this period the least interesting of the 3 books in this series, mostly because there were so few new albums compared to the period before 1950. But every fan of Tintin and Hergé should read this.