NEWS Brussels Airlines unveils its newest Belgian Icon Tintin discovers new horizons, this time in space!
DOSSIER What if Tintin had never existed? On the occasion of his anniversary, an exploration of the images, characters and motifs that shaped comic book history.
FOCUS ON... The Speaking Vignette: Marlinspike Fanfare Band Trumpets, trombone, clarinet and snare drum slung over the shoulder, a group of musicians bursts in, almost impeccably aligned, uniforms crisp and instruments gleaming. What joyful occasion are they celebrating, all fire and flame?
NEWS Follow Gravity and Rackham in the sky... in real time! In the digital age, tracking an aircraft in flight is no longer reserved for air traffic control specialists. Thanks to tools such as Flightradar24, anyone can now observe global traffic in real time and locate a specific aircraft.
EXHIBITION Sattouf - Saint-Exupéry, a unique dialogue to discover at the Hergé Museum To mark the publication of the new edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "Terre des hommes", illustrated by Riad Sattouf, the Hergé Museum is hosting a temporary exhibition dedicated to this unique encounter between art and literature.
FOCUS ON... Draw yourself! It seems that if you want a job done weel, do it yourself. Hergé, for his part, had clearly turned the saying into an immutable graphic rule: nobody can draw yourself better…than you!
FOCUS ON... An unknown athlete To mark the opening of the Winter Olympics, tintin.com profiles an unclassifiable skier whose unconventional style defies categorisation and medals.
FOCUS ON... “What is this thing?” In the last unfinished album of his little hero, Hergé immerses the reader in the mysteries of contemporary art through an invention as simple as it is enigmatic: Alph-Art. By elevating the letter to the status of an absolute work of art, Hergé sketches both a reflection on modern creation and a biting satire of its codes.
FOCUS ON... Tintin, a Reporter Without a Pen A few days after World Handwriting Day, celebrated on 23 January, a delightful paradox emerges: Tintin is one of the most famous reporters in comic books... and yet one of those who writes the least.