Les Aventures de Tintin

Hergé's Les Aventures de Tintin is the cornerstone of Franco-Belgian comics, a 44-issue series published by Casterman from 1934 to 2004 that follows the globe-trotting young reporter Tintin, his loyal dog Milou, and a cast including the irascible Capitaine Haddock, the bumbling detectives Dupond and Dupont, and the brilliant Professeur Tournesol. Though primarily the singular vision of Hergé, the series was sustained by his studio and collaborators like Bob de Moor and Jacques Van Melkebeke, whose ligne claire art and meticulous adventure storytelling defined a generation. Its clean, expressive linework and blend of humor, suspense, and exotic locales made it a global phenomenon, influencing countless artists and readers far beyond its original Belgian audience.