Yep, remember that 
So that makes two of us.
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Love Tintin, collect any weird merch I find too, was obsessed with him, especially the one âCigars of the Pharaohâ which amazingly for a kids thing is about opium smuggling. Thereâs also this amazing scene where theyâre tripping that used to buzz me up. Maybe Tintin subconsciously got me into psychedelics or the idea of them from an early age haha
The Black Island was re-done twice as HergĂ©âs English editor said the landscapes in the first editions didnât look Scottish enough, as HergĂ© had never been to Scotland. He couldnât go for some reason but Bob de Moor was sent there in order to get good info about Scottish castles and stuff.
Are any of you into Thorgal? I grew up on that and Tintin and Gaston Lagaffe and so many others.
Donât forget the Magritte Museum!
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Iâll second that.
Do you know Sempé too? Amazing cartoonist.
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Yes!
I kinda want a Tintin tattoo. Was thinking about getting the stylish O from this albumâs title, looks pretty damn cool.
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yeah! I used to read Le Petit Nicholas as bedtime stories. Loved his illustrations!
Claude Ponti was another one, he has this recurring character called Blaise who is an anarchist duckling who wears a red devil mask and leads the other ducklings as they tumble around and tickle the sun and stuff.
I was thinking that if I ever get a tattoo it would be Blaise
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Sempé is amazing. His covers for the New Yorker are incredible.
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Have you seen the bootleg anarchist Tintin book?
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I went to a really good Tintin exhibition at Somerset house in London a few years back. By the way the tintin app is very good, you can view all the originals in English or the original French.
I went to that. There was another good one at the National Maritime Museum. Any opportunity to see the original artwork is worth it. There was also a great show at the BibliothĂšque Nationale in Paris of Uderzoâs Asterix drawings.
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Maybe a comics/graphic novels thread is required? Always looking for any suggestions in the same vein as the books on my shelf.
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The only graphic novel iâve read is Maus after I got it one Xmas, absolutely loved it. Would be keen to read more but itâs hard to know where to start.
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Start with Watchmen. I donât think it can be topped. Iâm not a superhero Marvel/DC guy by any stretch but itâs just incredibleâŠso atmospheric, mystical, thought provoking and such a tight story.
Loads of 2000AD stuff is amazing - Judge Dredd, DR and Quinch, Slaine, Rogue TrooperâŠ
I really like some Japanese stuff too, thereâs one called Uzumaki that stayed with me after reading it. I still think about that book sometimesâŠdisturbed me a bit. Anything by Junji Ito is good. You can read âLayers of Fearâ for free online here (Japanese format so read right to left):
https://imgur.com/gallery/daYbXNT
Chaboute is incredible too, but theyâre mostly stories without words. A bit niche maybe but one of my favourites.
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Nice one, Iâll start ticking some of those off. Cheers for the recommendations
Dan Clowes is another big name worth a look - I read all the Eightball comics in the 90s it was one of the first things that got me into graphic novels. Makes me realise I havenât read Ghost World actualy so I might order that now 
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Clipper Yeah Right madness
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Full part is in the footage thread.
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