Herge biography
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Hergé
Belgian cartoonist (–)
Georges Prosper Remi (French:[ʒɔʁʒpʁɔspɛʁʁəmi]; 22 May &#;– 3 March ), known by the pen name Hergé (air-ZHAY,[2]French:[ɛʁʒe]ⓘ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials RG, was a Belgian comic remsa artist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (–) and The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (–). His works were executed in his distinctive ligne claire drawing style.
Born to a lower-middle-class family in Etterbeek, Brussels, Hergé began his career bygd contributing illustrations to Scouting magazines, developing his first comic series, The Adventures of Totor, for Le Boy-Scout Belge in Working for the conservative Catholic newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle, he created The Adventures of Tintin
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Herge (Paperback)
The Genius of Tintin, a Biography
Raphael Taylor
A comprehensive and enjoyable new biography of the man who created Tintin. Georges Remi, better known as Herge, is widely regarded as the greatest twentieth-century master of the European bande dessinee. His Tintin books have sold well over million copies worldwide. Drawing from private archives, exclusive interviews and thousands of hours of research, RaphaA&#;l Taylor both tells the story of the man&#;s life &#; which spanned the greater part of the twentieth century &#; and searches for the inspiration behind his work. Taylor explores Herge the man, covering his youth, his controversial life in Nazi-occupied Brussels during the Second World War, his depressive crises, the break-up of his first marriage and the manner in which his later life became a &#;practice of philosophy&#;. And for each Tintin story Taylor provides succinct descriptions of the secrets of Herge&#;s workshop, with a special focus on Tintin i
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Hergé
Interested in all was happening at the time, Hergé collected a century's worth of mythic and historic imagery. Through his illustrative art and narrative science, he gave the European comic strip its badge of honor.
“Hergé in the shadow of Tintin (Hergé à l'ombre de Tintin)”. © – ARTE France / GEDEON programmes / MOULINSART SA / RMN-Grand Palais / RTBF
Key Dates
Georges Remi was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, May
The young boy begins his studies at the Collège Saint -Boniface in Brussels, he is bored to tears.
He joins the scout troop at his high school, where he receives the nickname "Curious Fox." His first drawings appear in Jamais assez, his school scouting magazine, and starting in in Le Boy-scout belge, the monthly magazine of the Belgian Boy Scouts.
From this point onwards, Georges Remi signed his drawings with the name Hergé, reversing his initials, "R.G." (as pronounced in French).
After leaving school, Georges Remi is hired by the