Tagged With "Tintin"

As someone who begins the day with newspaper comics followed by 30 or so online....thank you for this look at a place where "comics are serious!" I especially love the outdoor comics; my favorite above is the surprised gentleman leaving his house.

Thanks PHeymont. The large murals are my favorites as well, and it was fun to "hunt" them around the city.

Hey, great pictures, thanks. I have always loved TinTin and the Belgian comic tradition.

I must admit that this was one of my biggest surprises when visiting Belgium. One thinks of folks in Brussels as people who are obsessed with politics, because it's everywhere around them. I found wonderful, helpful, easy-going folks with a quirky love of their comics. Comics, as Travellinn's piece points out so well, are everywhere and a part of their national fiber. Thanks for sharing this piece!

  Brussels  is the homeland of Tintin, Spirou, The Smurfs, Lucky Luke and the Dalton brothers, all international comic strip heroes.   I, off course, had to take a closer look, and started at the  Belgian Comic Strip Center (CBBD)...

There are two kinds of airlines: the dead serious, and those prone to a little fun. The latter sometimes takes the form of eccentric special paint jobs (American's flying some planes in TWA livery to honor the past; Eva Air runs Hello Kitty-themed...

Brussels loves its comics, and its most popular character seemed to be reporter TinTin.