"Tintin postage stamps This is a list of postage stamps, released in Belgium and in other countries around the world, honoring ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. In 1979, a one-off stamp was released on October 1, 1979. The stamp featured Tintin and Snowy with a magnifying glass examining a stamp depicting Captain Haddock. The stamp would be featured on the front cover of Harry Thompson's book, ""Tintin, Hergé and his Creation"". In 1999, a stamp which depicts a model of the moon rocket (Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon) was released on 15"
"Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock () is a fictional character in ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin's best friend, a seafaring pipe-smoking Merchant Marine Captain. Haddock is initially depicted as a weak and alcoholic character under the control of his treacherous first mate Allan, who keeps him drunk and runs his freighter. He regains his command and his dignity, even rising to president of the Society of Sober Sailors (""The Shooting Star""), but never gives up his love for rum and whisky, especially Loch Lomond, until the final Tintin adventure, ""Tintin and"
"The Secret of the Unicorn The Secret of the Unicorn () is the eleventh volume of ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to January 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The story revolves around young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, and his friend Captain Haddock, who discover a riddle left by Haddock's ancestor, the 17th century Sir Francis Haddock, which could lead them to the hidden treasure of the pirate Red Rackham. To unravel the riddle,"
"Victor Hubinon Victor Hubinon (26 April 1924 – 8 January 1979) was a Belgian comic-book artist, best known for the series ""Buck Danny"" and ""Redbeard"". Victor Hubinon was born in Angleur (Now a part of Liège), Belgium in 1924. He studied at the Arts Academy of Liège and fled to England later during World War II, where he served in the Royal Navy. After the war ended, he returned to Belgium and when he was 22, he started working as an illustrator for the newspaper ""La Meuse"". He got a contract with businessman and journalist Georges Troisfontaines, who started the"
"a Scottish accent) as well as his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. Just as in the comic, he is initially portrayed as a drunk, who is always in search of alcohol. Tintin endeavours to cure the captain of his alcoholism, but eventually discovers that it is an essential component of his character. Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock () is a fictional character in ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. He is Tintin's best friend, a seafaring pipe-smoking Merchant Marine Captain. Haddock is initially depicted as a weak and alcoholic character under the control of his treacherous"
"of ink and watercolour. Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for ""Father and Daughter"" (2000) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for ""The Red Turtle"" (2016). Michaël Dudok de Wit was born in Abcoude in the Netherlands. After his high school education in the Netherlands, he attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art & Design (now the"
"Martin Lodewijk Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk (born 30 April 1939) is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising adviser. Martin Lodewijk was born in Rotterdam. He dropped out of high school in 1957, and started drawing cartoons, notably of spacecraft and pirates. In 1959, his first cartoon was published in the newspaper ""Het Parool"", after which he specialized in drawing for commercial advertising. For the weekly comics magazine ""Pep"", he co-created with Jan Kruis the ""Agent 327"" comic in 1966, a feature he ended up writing and drawing for close to fifty years. He provided scripts for other strips,"
"Peter Maddocks Peter Maddocks (born 1 April 1928) is a noted British cartoonist. Maddocks has contributed to many of the UK's leading Daily and Sunday national papers with cartoon series such as ""Four D. Jones"" in the Daily Express in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He has also created children's animated series for the BBC including ""The Family Ness"", ""Penny Crayon"", ""Jimbo and the Jet-Set"" and ""The Caribou Kitchen"". Maddocks was born in Birmingham. In 1939 he won a scholarship to the Moseley School of Art in that city. He was taught by a man named Norman Pett at"
"Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for ""Father and Daughter"" (2000) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for ""The Red Turtle"" (2016). Michaël Dudok de Wit was born in Abcoude in the Netherlands. After his high school education in the Netherlands, he attended the Geneva School of Fine Arts. In 1978, he graduated from the West Surrey College of Art & Design (now the University for the Creative"
"Lodewijk de Vadder Lodewijk de Vadder (1605, Brussels – 1655, Brussels) was a Flemish Baroque landscape painter, draughtsman, engraver and tapestry designer. He came from a family of painters: his father and brothers were painters. His brother Philippe de Vadder was likely his teacher. He became a master of the Brussels Guild of St. Luke in 1628. In 1644 he obtained from the Brussels city authorities a privilege to make tapestry cartoons. He made cartoons principally for the Brussels weaving workshops of Jan Cordijs and Boudewijn van Beveren. His pupils were Ignatius van der Stock and possibly also Lucas Achtschellinck."
"cartoons for various tapestry manufacturers in Brussels. He was an accomplished draughtsman and some of his drawings were engraved and printed. Lodewijk de Vadder Lodewijk de Vadder (1605, Brussels – 1655, Brussels) was a Flemish Baroque landscape painter, draughtsman, engraver and tapestry designer. He came from a family of painters: his father and brothers were painters. His brother Philippe de Vadder was likely his teacher. He became a master of the Brussels Guild of St. Luke in 1628. In 1644 he obtained from the Brussels city authorities a privilege to make tapestry cartoons. He made cartoons principally for the Brussels"
"one of the film songs, ""Les gars de la Marine"". Captain Craddock Captain Craddock (French: Le capitaine Craddock) is a 1931 German French-language musical comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and Hanns Schwarz and starring Jean Murat, Käthe von Nagy and Charles Redgie. It is a French-language version of the 1931 German film ""Bombs on Monte Carlo"". It is sometimes known as Bombe Sur Monte Carlo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. According to Philippe Goddin, author of ""Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre"", the name of ""Tintin""'s character Captain Haddock is inspired by this"
"Harmsen van der Beek Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek (more commonly Harmsen van der Beek or just Beek; October 8, 1897 in Amsterdam – July 24, 1953 in Blaricum) was a Dutch illustrator and commercial artist. Abroad, he is best remembered for his illustration of Enid Blyton's Noddy books. Van der Beek was the creator of the ""Flipje"" character in 1935. This was a comic strip featuring a character made of berries which was commissioned by a jam factory in Tiel. He was already well known in the Netherlands when he approached London publishers Sampson Low at the"
"The Calculus Affair The Calculus Affair () is the eighteenth volume of ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was serialised weekly in Belgium's ""Tintin"" magazine from December 1954 to February 1956 before being published in a single volume by Casterman in 1956. The story follows the attempts of the young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, and his friend Captain Haddock to rescue their friend Professor Calculus, who has developed a machine capable of destroying objects with sound waves, from kidnapping attempts by the competing European countries of Borduria and Syldavia. Like the previous"
"Kamagurka Luc Zeebroek (born 5 May 1956), better known as Kamagurka, is a Belgian cartoonist, playwright, comic strip artist, painter, comedian, comedic singer and television producer, known for the absurd nature of his work. He created various comic strip characters, but ""Bert"" is the most well known. He also writes the scenarios for Herr Seele's comic strip, ""Cowboy Henk"". Luc Zeebroek was born on 5 May 1956 in Nieuwpoort in Belgium. Kamagurka studied Art in Bruges and later performed studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. However, he quit school before he would graduate. During a schooltrip"
"and went on to collaborate with Turk on several series, including ""Archimède"", ""Robin Dubois"" and eventually Raymond Macherot's Clifton. They also created ""Léonard"" for ""Achille Talon"" magazine in 1975, before de Groot began a prolific production of comics scenarios for many comics artists, including Tibet, Dupa, Philippe Francq, Greg and Dany. With Rodrigue he created ""Doggyguard"" and continued the ""Clifton"" series, and with Morris he collaborated on stories for ""Lucky Luke"" and ""Rantanplan"". Bob de Groot Bob de Groot is a Belgian cartoonist, born on 26 October 1941 in Brussels, to Dutch and French parents. While still a young art"
"Herbert Haddock Herbert James Haddock, CB RNR (27 January 1861 – 4 October 1946) was an English naval reserve officer and ship's captain, and was best known as the captain of the RMS ""Olympic"" at the time of the sinking of the ""Titanic"". He was the first person to captain ""Titanic,"" overseeing the ship at Belfast while her delivery-trip crew was assembling there from 25 to 31 March 1912. A 1911 story in ""The New York Times"" described Haddock as the ""only skipper in the Atlantic trade who wears the mid-Victorian mutton chop whiskers without a beard or mustache"". Haddock"
"of Captain Haddock's ancestor Sir Francis Haddock, an English naval officer in the service of Charles II of England. The fictional ""Unicorn"" was captured by pirates and blown up by her captain, presumably taking her treasure to the bottom of the sea. In 2011, the story was adapted into an animated film directed by Steven Spielberg. Unicorn's battle honors included Porto Farina 1655, Santa Cruz 1657, Lowestoft 1665, Four Days' Battle 1666, Orfordness 1666, Sole Bay 1672, Schooneveld 1673 and Texel 1673. By 1660, her armament had been increased to 56 guns. ""Unicorn"" was sold out of the navy in"
"Red Rackham's Treasure Red Rackham's Treasure () is the twelfth volume of ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from February to September 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Completing an arc begun in ""The Secret of the Unicorn"", the story tells of young reporter Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock as they launch an expedition to the Caribbean to locate the treasure of the pirate Red Rackham. ""Red Rackham's Treasure"" was a commercial success and was published in book"
"Lo Hartog van Banda Lodewijk ""Lo"" Hartog van Banda (The Hague, 4 November 1916 – The Hague, 2 February 2006) was a Dutch comics writer. Working for the Toonder Studio, he co-wrote ""Aram"", ""Kappie"", ""Panda"", ""Tom Puss"" and his own creation ""Koning Hollewijn"". When Marten Toonder went to Ireland, Lo Hartog van Banda left the studio. Later he would write the scripts for comics such as ""Arad en Maya"", ""Arman en Ilva"", and ""Ambrosius"". Arman en Ilva was published widely in daily newspapers all across Europe. It was an eerie and disturbing science fiction future, with the young Arman and"
"G. Van Raemdonck can be found at the Dutch Royal Library website . George Van Raemdonck George Van Raemdonck (28 August 1888 – 28 January 1966) was a Belgian comics artist and painter, and is generally considered to be the first Flemish comics author. He mainly worked for left-wing, socialist and anti-fascist magazines and newspapers, creating thousands of political cartoons. George van Raemdonck was born in Antwerp in 1888. His father, who worked as a pharmacist, also was a talented draftsman. His mother, who was French, died when George was still young. Because George van Raemdonck was gifted with some"
"the company. He died six days later. Beek and Langeler had a son and a daughter, (1927–2009), who was a writer, poet and herself an illustrator. Harmsen van der Beek Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek (more commonly Harmsen van der Beek or just Beek; October 8, 1897 in Amsterdam – July 24, 1953 in Blaricum) was a Dutch illustrator and commercial artist. Abroad, he is best remembered for his illustration of Enid Blyton's Noddy books. Van der Beek was the creator of the ""Flipje"" character in 1935. This was a comic strip featuring a character made of berries"
"George Van Raemdonck George Van Raemdonck (28 August 1888 – 28 January 1966) was a Belgian comics artist and painter, and is generally considered to be the first Flemish comics author. He mainly worked for left-wing, socialist and anti-fascist magazines and newspapers, creating thousands of political cartoons. George van Raemdonck was born in Antwerp in 1888. His father, who worked as a pharmacist, also was a talented draftsman. His mother, who was French, died when George was still young. Because George van Raemdonck was gifted with some musical talent, he was sent to the conservatory to study the violin. At"
"Bob de Groot Bob de Groot is a Belgian cartoonist, born on 26 October 1941 in Brussels, to Dutch and French parents. While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on ""Félix"". He began creating shorter work for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ""Pilote"", with creators such as Hubuc, Reiser. With Fred as scenarist he drew the strip ""4 × 8 = 32 L'Agent Caméléon"" in the late 60s. When the artist Turk joined to assist on the series, de Groot gradually took on increasing amounts of work as scenarist"
"in a racist manner. He was upset by these claims, and made alterations to the depiction of the Africans in later reprints. Hergé continued ""The Adventures of Tintin"" with ""Tintin in Tibet"", and the series as a whole became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. ""The Red Sea Sharks"" was critically well-received, with various commentators describing it as one of the best Tintin adventures. The story was adapted for the 1991 animated series ""The Adventures of Tintin"" by Ellipse and Nelvana. After a night out at the cinema, Tintin and Captain Haddock bump into an old acquaintance, General"
"which was continued by Curd Ridel, and ""Durant les Travaux, l'Exposition Continue"" with Clarke. Midam is married to Chilean Araceli Cancino, who translates his works into Spanish. Midam Midam (born 16 May 1963) is the pseudonym of Michel Ledent, the Belgian comics author best known for ""Kid Paddle"". Michel Ledent was born in Etterbeek near Brussels in 1963. He studied illustration and interior decoration at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels, and started creating comics in 1989 for the computer magazine ""Micro-Systèmes"". Under the pseudonym Midam, he joined ""Spirou"" magazine in 1992 as an illustrator for the videogames section. The character"
"in ""Tintin and the Blue Oranges"", and by David Fox in ""The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)"". On BBC Radio 4, he was portrayed by Leo McKern in Series One and by Lionel Jeffries in Series Two. In both the 1960s and 1990s television series, Haddock spoke with an Irish accent. In the latter he was voiced by David Fox with a light Northern Irish/Ulster accent. In the animated movie ""Tintin and the Lake of Sharks"", he was voiced by Claude Bertrand. In the 2011 film """", Andy Serkis supplies the voice and motion capture performance of Captain Haddock (adopting"
"Kid Paddle Kid Paddle is a Belgian comic strip, created by Michel Ledent (Midam) in 1993. It's a gag-a-day comic about the adventures of a young boy. The series was popular enough to have spawned a Belgian-French-Canadian animated TV series spin-off. It aired on Teletoon, Sundays at 4:00 am, EST. Both the comic strip and the TV show cover all the passions and interests of 8 to 12-year-old boys. The main character, Kid Paddle, is your typical young boy with a passionate love for video games, comic books, Blorks (fictional aliens), and sci-fi television. His two best friends are Big"
"Founder of the Young Christian Workers. 24) Hergé, (1907-1983) comics artist (""The Adventures of Tintin"", ""Quick and Flupke""). 25) James Ensor, (1860-1949) painter (""Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889""). 26) Peter Piot, (1949-) physician. Co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, for which he found a way to contain the epidemic. 27) Jan van Eyck, painter (""Ghent Altarpiece"", ""The Arnolfini Portrait""). 28) Christoffel Plantijn, printer and publisher. 29) Willy Vandersteen, (1913-1990) comics artist (""Suske en Wiske"", ""De Rode Ridder"") 30) Hugo Claus, (1929-2008) novelist, poet, playwright and film director (""The Sorrow of Belgium""). 31) Jan Frans Willems, (1793-1846) writer and activist. Founder"
"Midam Midam (born 16 May 1963) is the pseudonym of Michel Ledent, the Belgian comics author best known for ""Kid Paddle"". Michel Ledent was born in Etterbeek near Brussels in 1963. He studied illustration and interior decoration at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels, and started creating comics in 1989 for the computer magazine ""Micro-Systèmes"". Under the pseudonym Midam, he joined ""Spirou"" magazine in 1992 as an illustrator for the videogames section. The character he created there, ""Kid Paddle"", soon got its own series, which became very popular, with over 4 million copies sold in French. New albums sell some 400,000"
"Golden Claws"". A was released October 2011. Red Rackham's Treasure Red Rackham's Treasure () is the twelfth volume of ""The Adventures of Tintin"", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from February to September 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Completing an arc begun in ""The Secret of the Unicorn"", the story tells of young reporter Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock as they launch an expedition to the Caribbean to locate the treasure of the pirate Red Rackham. ""Red Rackham's Treasure"" was a"
"Peter Pontiac Peter Pontiac (born ""Peter J.G. Pollmann""; 28 April 1951 – 20 January 2015) was a Dutch cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator. He was the winner of the 1997 Stripschapprijs. Pontiac died on 20 January 2015, after a lengthy battle with severe liver disease. He was known for leading a life in the fringe and was addicted to heroin for several years, something he drew autobiographical comics about as well. He illustrated various album covers for bands like Parados, Thud!, The Bouncers, The Schizofrenics, Dead Moon and bootleg singles by Lou Reed and Bob Dylan. At the time of"
"the special jubilee quiz in 2005, where they reached the finals. For his whole work in comics, Lodewijk was presented the Stripschapprijs in 1978, the highest award in the Dutch comics world. On 29 April 2011 Martin Lodewijk was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. He received this royal medal because of his comic work. Martin Lodewijk Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk (born 30 April 1939) is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising adviser. Martin Lodewijk was born in Rotterdam. He dropped out of high school in 1957, and started drawing cartoons, notably of spacecraft and"