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Tintin (character)
| Tintin | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Casterman (Belgium) |
| First appearance | Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929) |
| Created by | Hergé |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Partnerships | List of main characters |
Tintin (/ˈtɪntɪn/;[1] French: [tɛ̃tɛ̃]) is the titular protagonist of The Adventures of Tintin, the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The character was created in 1929 and introduced in Le Petit Vingtième, a weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle.[2] Appearing as a young man with a round face and quiff hairstyle, Tintin is depicted as a precocious, multitalented reporter who travels the world with his dog Snowy.[3]
Since his inception in the early 20th century, Tintin has remained a popular literary figure with statues and commemorative murals of the character seen throughout Belgium.[4] In addition to the original comic series, Tintin has appeared in numerous plays, radio shows, television shows, and feature films, including the Steven Spielberg-directed film The Adventures of Tintin (2011).
As of 1 January 2025, Tintin and other characters appearing in the 1929 comic strips have entered the public domain in the United States,[5] but not in Hergé's native Belgium, which will be in 2054. However, for Alain Berenboom, lawyer for the Hergé Foundation, according to the Berne Convention, Tintin will enter the US public domain in 2034.[6]
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ "The essentials about Tintin and Hergé". www.tintin.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Tintin". Tintin.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Devotion and Debate: Tintin's legacy 90 years on". RFI. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Jenkins, Jennifer; Boyle, James. "Public Domain Day 2025". Duke University School of Law. Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Lerberghe, Laura Van; Godin, Philippe (2 January 2025). "Un album de Tintin est "tombé dans le domaine public" aux États-Unis: sera-t-il exploitable à souhait?". RTL Info (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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