Originally Posted by Mutt

i'm the only non-French North American kid I ever knew who read TinTin - I found them when I was maybe 8 or 9 years old in the childrens section of the public library. I loved them, they seemed so old and exotic to me,they were hardcover comic books/graphic novels. Since no other kids around me knew about TinTin, there was no TV cartoon yet, I felt the same way you do when you are a fan of an up and coming band before they find stardom. The covers of the books were beautiful. When Raiders of the Lost Ark came out the first thing I thought about was TinTin.

I hope with tablets and all the other gadgets that printed hardcopy books don't go extinct. I have great memories of reading books as a kid, the feel, the weight, the smell of them - live with you forever.

I'm not a big fan of CGI animation - I'd rather they had made a traditional animation of TinTin or live actors.