As a child growing up, I, like countless others, encountered Hergé’s Tintin and quickly fell under its spell. The series offered a tantalising glimpse into a world of adventure, where a plucky, quiffed young reporter and his cast of quirky companions — the irascible, liquor-loving Captain Haddock, the loyal dog Snowy, and the eternally befuddled Thompson and Thomson — faced off against criminals, tyrants, and countless cultural oddities.
For me, as for millions of readers before and since, Tintin was a doorway into the mysteries of distant lands and the rigours of friendship. But as I grew older, my fascination with these stories expanded into something more complex: an exploration of how Hergé’s own history, his evolving political views, and his meticulous attention to detail, made Tintin’s universe a reflection of the world around him.
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