Hergé ~ Georges Prosper Remi Creator of Tintin

Hergé ~ Georges Prosper Remi Creator of Tintin and So Many Others Georges Prosper Remi was born into a middle-class family in Etterbeek, Brussels on May 22, 1907. As a youngster, he was keenly interested in Scouting, something that would prove highly influential on his later work. He initially produced illustrations for the Belgian Le Boy-Scout magazine, including an illustrated story, Les Aventures de Totor, C.P. des Hannetons (The Adventures of Totor, Patrol Leader of the Cockchafers (UK) or Maybugs (the more common translation). In1927 he began working for the conservative Catholic newspaper Le XXe Siècle, where he adopted the pen name "Hergé," based upon the French pronunciation of "RG," his initials reversed.

      After Totor came a number of short-lived characters such as Tim the Squirrel, Tom and Millie (Tim had morphed into a bear cub named Tom), Fred and Mile, Mr. Mops, Popol and Virginie, and Dropsy. But by far his best-known character was Tintin, the star of a series of 24 book-length adventures (one uncompleted), which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983. He also created two other well-known comic book series, Quick & Flupke (1930-1940) and Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936-1957).
      Two pages of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets first appeared on January 10, 1929 in black and white on the pages of Le Petit Vingtièm e a weekly youth supplement to Le Vingtième Siècle, the renamed Le XXe Siècle. The story, which ran until May 8, 1930, chronicled the adventures of a young reporter named Tintin and his pet fox terrier Snowy (Milou) as they journeyed through the Soviet Union.
      A year later in January 1930, Quick & Flupke, two street urchins from Brussels, made their debut in what was to become a series of 310 self-contained two-page comic strips (called "gags" in Europe). The Quick & Flupke strips were especially clever because many of them had both a visual gag and a verbal one. This makes them somewhat difficult to translate into other languages when the verbal gag involves a pun or rhyming words in French. (I should know, having translated 48 of these strips). Hergé says, "I had to abandon these rascals (in 1936) because they were causing me a lot of worry as I became increasingly occupied with Tintin." Two pages of Tintin continued to appear every Thursday until May 1940, when the Germans invaded Belgium.
      As the war progressed, paper shortages forced Tintin to be published in a daily three- or four-frame strip, which meant that Hergé had to introduce more frequent gags and faster-paced action. Also, in order to avoid controversy, the focus of the adventures had to be moved away from current affairs.
      Almost all of the Tintin adventures have a vivid humanism and a realistic feel produced by meticulous and wide ranging research, and, of course, Hergé's drawing style. Even adults enjoy Tintin for the many satirical references to the history and politics of the 20th century.
      Hergé died on March 3, 1983 at age 75, having become a prominent national hero in his native Belgium. An Hergé Museum was opened in Louvain-La-Neuve in June 2009. And to this day his work remains a strong influence on comic artists, especially in Europe.
      There are many books and web sites devoted to Herge and Tintin, some interesting and informative, others superficial and boring. So rather than duplicating what has already been done, I've tried to look at Herge's work from some different angles and focus on characters other than Tintin. This is a work in progress and I expect to add new pages periodically. For now, here are some pages to look at:
            • The Philately of Herge and Tintin (Stamps, First Day Covers, postal cards)
            • Quick & Flupke: Complete background, covers of all 45 books, and English translations
            • Fred and Mile, Tim the Squirrel, Tom and Millie, with some English translations
            • Cameos: appearances of Herge, Tintin, Quick & Flupke, and Mr. Mops in strips of other characters
            • Quick & Flupke: products: toys, games, videos, stickers, jars, clothing, etc.
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Napoleon Hill's 17 Principles of Personal Achievement

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.

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Lesson 1: Definiteness of Purpose
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Without a purpose and a plan, people drift aimlessly through life.

Lesson 2: Mastermind Alliance
The Mastermind principle consists of an alliance of two or more minds working in perfect harmony for the attainment of a common definite objective. Success does not come without the cooperation of others.

Lesson 3: Applied Faith
Faith is a state of mind through which your aims, desires, plans and purposes may be translated into their physical or financial equivalent.

Lesson 4: Going the Extra Mile
Going the extra mile is the action of rendering more and better service than that for which you are presently paid. When you go the extra mile, the Law of Compensation comes into play.

Lesson 5: Pleasing Personality
Personality is the sum total of one’s mental, spiritual and physical traits and habits that distinguish one from all others. It is the factor that determines whether one is liked or disliked by others.

Lesson 6: Personal Initiative
Personal initiative is the power that inspires the completion of that which one begins. It is the power that starts all action. No person is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own.

Lesson 7: Positive Mental Attitude
Positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude in all circumstances. Success attracts more success while failure attracts more failure.

Lesson 8: Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is faith in action. It is the intense emotion known as burning desire. It comes from within, although it radiates outwardly in the expression of one’s voice and countenance.

Lesson 9: Self-Discipline
Self-discipline begins with the mastery of thought. If you do not control your thoughts, you cannot control your needs. Self-discipline calls for a balancing of the emotions of your heart with the reasoning faculty of your head.

Lesson 10: Accurate Thinking
The power of thought is the most dangerous or the most beneficial power available to man, depending on how it is used.

Lesson 11: Controlled Attention
Controlled attention leads to mastery in any type of human endeavor, because it enables one to focus the powers of his mind upon the attainment of a definite objective and to keep it so directed at will.

Lesson 12: Teamwork
Teamwork is harmonious cooperation that is willing, voluntary and free. Whenever the spirit of teamwork is the dominating influence in business or industry, success is inevitable. Harmonious cooperation is a priceless asset that you can acquire in proportion to your giving.

Lesson 13: Adversity & Defeat
Individual success usually is in exact proportion of the scope of the defeat the individual has experienced and mastered. Many so-called failures represent only a temporary defeat that may prove to be a blessing in disguise.

Lesson 14: Creative Vision
Creative vision is developed by the free and fearless use of one’s imagination. It is not a miraculous quality with which one is gifted or is not gifted at birth.

Lesson 15: Health
Sound health begins with a sound health consciousness, just as financial success begins with a prosperity consciousness.

Lesson 16: Budgeting Time & Money
Time and money are precious resources, and few people striving for success ever believe they possess either one in excess.

Lesson 17: Habits
Developing and establishing positive habits leads to peace of mind, health and financial security. You are where you are because of your established habits and thoughts and deeds.

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