Tintin and the Golden Fleece

The first live-action movie based on Tintin was "Tintin and the Golden Fleece" released with Hergé's permission and actually quite a fun adventure! There was a film book released which had still's from the movie along with text. This was published in French and in English (although it is very rare and hard to find!). What I am offering today is not that! This is a version that some fan drew of The Golden Fleece in comic strip format. He drew it in French and I started to translate it into English. I'm sad to say that this project also never was completed. I finished the first 9 pages of the comic (which is actually divided into 3 volumes). But if you have never seen the movie or read the film book (and don't speak French!), then maybe this will give you a good taste of what you're missing!

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UPDATE 2026: I now have an English translation of the entire movie script of "The Golden Fleece." It's still not the same as being able to watch the movie in English, but it at least helps you know the entire story, even if you can't see it.

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The Adventures of Totor

This is a very interesting comic, in my opinion! Totor is kind of like the proto-Tintin character. Hergé drew this for a Boy Scout paper before he had worked on Tintin. Totor is a boy scout who is very similar to Tintin. He travels to America and encounters bandits and native Americans. It's not a very politically correct story, but that's not unique to this story by Hergé only! Obviously. It is also different because the story is told with narration under the drawings, rather than speech bubbles. But it's still a fun little story that helps us understand Hergé's early career. Enjoy!

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Then, there was also a brief continuation of Totor drawn by another artist, Evany. This was done with Herge's approval in his lifetime. I was only able to find one page from this continuation, but it is nonetheless interesting to see.

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The Misadventures of Jeff Debakker

For this comic, I originally posted it incomplete; but I have since found the entire strip that Hergé drew. This is an unusual comic called The Misadventures of Jeff Debakker. It seems to be about what the title suggests: a man called Jeff the Baker (da-Baker), and his misadventures...

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The Witch's Lake (or The Sorcerer's Lake)

All right, this will probably be the last post I make on this blog ever, because I have come to the end of my English translations that I found from years ago on my hard drive. I don't plan on doing any more translation work, but I hope what I have here will be enjoyed by many English-speaking fans of Hergé and Tintin for years to come!

This week, I am giving you my complete English translation of a Tintin story by Yves Rodier. Rodier famously did a complete version of Tintin and Alph-Art which has been quite popular. But many people do not know about The Witch's Lake (French: Le Lac de la Sorcière). This is a short comic, only 6-7 pages long but a complete story. It is very faithful to Hergé and Tintin fans will find much to delight in this story which has only been in French up until now. And with that, I bid all of you a fond farewell! Au revoir!

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Destination World

This week, I offer you Destination World (French: Objectif Monde), one of the most interesting parodies ever created based on Tintin. It is also one that received the official blessing of Hergé's estate (a very rare thing!). It was published in French and created by David Savard. It follows a young man who is a huge Tintin fan and even pretends he has a dog called Snowy! He gets caught up in a bizarre mystery that has a very surprising conclusion. I translated the full 26 pages of this comic into English back in 2006, but it has remained on my hard drive ever since. I hope Tintin fans will find this a fun ride!

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The Adventures of Rotor: The Secret of Dukduk

So, this is a weird comic this week. This is a parody of Tintin and of Totor at the same time. It is called The Adventures of Rotor, and follows a young boy scout in his adventures. There are many websites online where you can purchase the complete book in French only. Unfortunately, I only translated the first 7 pages of this comic. So it is unfinished. But if you want to get a taste of what this story is about and maybe pursue it further, go ahead and take a look!

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Non-Hergé Minor Items

So, this week's offering is a little different. All of them are not drawn by Hergé (except one deleted frame from Tintin in Tibet).

One interesting item is a short comic drawn by Bob de Moor, advertising for Eurosignal using the Tintin characters (done with Hergé's permission).

Then, we have one extra page added to Tintin in Tibet by Yves Rodier; this is not based on any page that Hergé actually drew, but is still interesting!

And then finally, Hergé drew sketches for a story called Tintin and the Thermozero. He sketched (I believe) about 6-7 pages total. It was left unfinished. Well, several fans (including Yves Rodier again) have drawn completed versions of some of those pages, making them look like actual Tintin pages. I have translated all of these into English. So enjoy!

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