#tintin in tibet

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

modern au fits! basically wanted to translate some of tintin’s most iconic looks.

From left to right, top to bottom:

- His basic day-to-day - just a crew neck sweater, white t-shirt, cargo joggers and a pair of leather trainers. The big baggy trousers Tintin famously wears are plus fours - breeches that extend four inches below the knee (hence the name!). They were introduced in the 20s and gained popularity as sportswear in the 30s as they allowed a greater range of movement. I gave Tintin cargo joggers for that sporty feel while still keeping him feeling preppy, and pockets are always useful! Snowy wears a collar now.

- A take on the Yellow Shirt and Grey Sweater Vest Look from the earlier comics, a long sleeve baseball t-shirt with the corresponding colours! isnt menswear exciting

- Thought an all blue tracksuit and plimsolls with a baseball cap and glasses to hide his face would be fun as I guess dressing in traditional Chinese clothing wouldn’t make much sense as a disguise in modern day China. Chang would wear yellow crocs.

- The spacesuit! When Herge wrote Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon the moon landing didn’t happen yet - it was a piece of speculative science fiction. He modelled his suits very closely to actual speculative spacesuits from scientific sources. In a similar spirit I based this design off the MIT Bio-Suit, an experimental spacesuit that uses elasticity to maintain pressure on the human body rather than gas pressurisation which is used currently. The idea is to reduce bulk, which should make mobility easier. We’re probably still a long way from using spacesuits like this but hey! 

- basically looked up what modern mountaineering equipment looks like today. I imagine the bright colours help with spotting climbers out in the snow - there’s a part of Mt Everest called Rainbow Valley - it’s so-called because the colourful coats of various dead climbers dot the landscape, frozen in place because it’s too dangerous to retrieve the bodies. Sherpas often risk their lives for poor pay to the benefit of wealthy tourists wanting a bit of Everest glory - Herge made efforts to point this out in Tintin in Tibet through the character of Tharkey. Sadly things haven’t seemed to have changed much in that regard.

- A bomber jacket with a fur lined hood and snow boots. I absolutely loved his outfit in The Shooting Star, and Snowy’s little bib and pink ribbon! style icons honestly

#fanart #tintin #Adventures of Tintin #snowy #milou #modern au #destination moon #explorers on the moon #tintin in tibet #the shooting star #the blue lotus #photoset #woof the first drawings in this set are rough #you can see my drawings get better as the set continues lmao #abdullah bullies him for having Zero Drip #tintin dresses for comfort and practicality

[illustratus]

#tintin #tibet #hergé #homage #tintin au tibet #tintin in tibet #himalayas #mountain climbing #mountaineering #climbing #captain haddock #snowy #milou #comic #comics #bande dessinée #the adventures of tintin #les aventures de tintin #capitaine haddock #mountains #mountain #art #illustration #snow

[mayhasopinions]

rereading tintin in tibet, why are are tintin and chang so gay in this book

#i cannot stress enough that it’s so unlike tintin to freak out and be so impulsive like how he is in this book #usually that’s haddocks role and tintin’s the most levelheaded one #but NOPE tintin’s like ‘literally everyone and their mom is saying that chang is dead but based on a vague prophetic dream he’s 1000% alive #bit fruity #tinchang #tintin #the adventures of tintin #tintin in tibet #chang chong chen #tchang #tintin x chang

[mycherrycola]

was up until 2am self-medicating with the comfort show of all time. I love them so much :(((

#they're only together for a cumulative 28 minutes and I need like a 4 hour compilation of them ghibli style hugging #the adventures of tintin #tintin #chang chong chen #herge #tintin in tibet #the blue lotus #tintin fanart #my art

[tintinology]

Which language has the funniest sound effect for Tintin getting a fruit splattered on his face?

(feel free to add other languages!!)

#big big fan of ploutch #theres just something very satisfying about saying it #spanish is out here with the randoneet sound #thats not a chof kinda situation smh #tintin #the adventures of tintin #tintin in tibet

[dimdiamond]

You know, what really strikes me with Tintin in Tibet is at the beginning, when Tintin gets Chang's letter, Haddock has no idea of who this boy is. Normally, we would expect, considering how important is for Tintin his friendship with Chang and vice versa, that Tintin would have talked about Chang at least once to Haddock and yet it seems like he hasn't. Understandably, our first thought is to be weirded out and kinda disappointed with Tintin and blame Herge for not handling his cast properly. But, I read this as how Tintin's character is.

I don't know how often Tintin and Chang exchange letters and how they keep in touch but it seems that it's not that often, or even if it is, Tintin doesn't get into the trouble to explain Haddock (hiding it from him is another explanation but I don't think it's that possible, considering Tintin's and Haddock's friendship and characters and how, if this was the case, Tintin wouldn't explain to Haddock from who the letter is and what it says). However, we see Tintin being really excited to receive Chang's letter and thrilled to meet him again after so long. So, the possibility of Tintin not cherishing or remembering his friend is nonexistent, especially if we take into consideration what happens to the rest of the book. Then why Tintin hasn't talked about Chang to Haddock? Has he even told him about his previous adventures, before meeting him?

I believe that this scene shows exactly Tintin's character and how he handles opening up to others. Simply he doesn't if he doesn't see any reason to do so. He tends to be secretive not from malice or anything bad, but because he isn't comfortable with being the centre of attention. Yeah, ironically, the famous journalist prefers to be a spectator and a listener than be on the scene and talk. Certainly this has helped to his job and his fame, as, even we, the readers, can't help but want to know more about him and see him. Tintin doesn't aim for this attention though and that's what it makes him appealing as a character.

Back to our topic, Tintin rarely talks about himself and when he does is because it just happened, not planning or intending to do so, and even then he gives so few information about him and his life (for example "I interviewed a pilot" and then never mentions it again). It is possible that Tintin has mentioned his trip to Shanghai or something of his adventure there but never went to the details. And this is the interesting part where Haddock hasn't asked for more details. More than once, Haddock has shown his respect to Tintin and his limits and never pressured him to anything. This is how their friendship, and most of their friendships with others, go. They accept each other for who they are now and their past won't change their opinion on them (actually they focus too much to the present but this is another topic). So, if this applies to both of them, why the need to say more?

My point with all this is that, instead of seeing Tintin's lack of mention of his friend (and any other irl person's to be frank) as something bad and mean, we should see it as how Tintin is and this doesn't diminish his feelings and his care and his bonds with others. For Tintin (and even Haddock) not talking about someone or something doesn't equal to dismissing it. He doesn't feel the need to say out loud something that he knows and feels already. If it happens to be mentioned he will talk and he won't lie. If it doesn't happen to be mentioned, then he won't initiate the talk. And for this exact reason I believe that Chang knows about Haddock and Calculus and maybe Nestor from Tintin's letters. Because Tintin's life and adventures revolves around them and he can't say something about him without mentioning them at least once (and probably after Tibet and staying home more the mentions become more and more).

Basically Tintin has the attention span of a cat (between other characteristics) and if something doesn't happen right in front of him he won't acknowledge it and that doesn't make him a bad person and friend.

#hey look at me talking about tintin in tibet for the 115th time #anyway just some thoughts because i caught myself feeling weird about it and then i remembered how i barely talk about me to others #tintin #chang #chang chong chen #captain haddock #archibald haddock #the adventures of tintin #tintin in tibet

[dicctor-blog]

Documenting my live reaction of reading Tintin in Tibet

#the adventures of tintin #tintin in tibet #I was a big fan of this book by the way #very high up my tierlist #I JUST LOVE SEEING ASIAN REP I LOVE BEING ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE ME IN BOOKS!!! #Sorry guys I'm crazy

[wdillustration]

Capt. Haddock: I have been sitting here for three days... At the Foot of this Yak Shaped Mountain! Waiting for this Confounded MIGOU of yours to poke his Nose OUT!!?

Tintin: Patience, Captain, Patience... Capt. Haddock: Remember I'm only here to take a photograph of that blundering baboon!

Note: A Tintin AU skit made based on the BBC Radio Tintin in Tibet...

#art #fanart #oc art #walton d parker #octonauts #captain barnacles #captain jake #weredog #the adventures of tintin #tintin au #tintin #captain haddock #snowy #milou #tintin in tibet

[anabanana-romanova]

Tintin in Tibet thingy

(My own interpretation of the avalanche near the end of the comic.)

Shades of blurred blue and white seemed to dance and sway as Tintin opened his eyes. The steady beat of his own pulse beat against his skull, pulsating with dull agony. He groaned, slowly pulling a frozen arm out from under the snow.

What had happened? They had been walking, him, the Captain and Tharkey, when Haddock sat down and objected to taking one last step. Tintin had tried to encourage him but to no avail. Haddock had well and truly given up.

Then the ground had given way and Tintin remembered the blurred view of jagged mountains in between the flurry of the avalanche.

He sat up, crying out as a sharp bolt of pain twisted through his ribs. "Captain." he gasped, "where are you? Tharkey? Captain!?"

Only the echo of his own voice replied, hollow as it receded through the mountains. "Snowy!?"

A short yap sounded from behind the boy and he twisted around, wincing as the pain flared up again. "Snowy! You're alright!"

Snowy bounded over the snow, whining as he licked Tintin's face, as though he was relieved that they boy was alive. "I'm alright. Just a bit sore."

Tintin groaned as he pulled himself out of the snow, lying on the white sea as his chest heaved with the effort. Sleep had become a distant memory, as had warmth and food. Dread tugged at his heart; an anchor threatening to drown it in fear. I'm going to die. I've failed everyone. How could he have been so foolish? Lying there, surrounded by nothing except frostbite and hypothermia, Tintin began to realise the stupidity of the expedition. Chang's dead, and now I've brought my friends to their own demise. Because I couldn't let go.

A tear fell, a small star frozen to his cheek.

No.

No, I can't give up now.

There was a monastery somewhere. All he had to do was drag his weary body down the mountainside and beg the monks there for help. With a strangled cry tearing free from his raw throat, Tintin pulled himself to his knees and began to crawl carefully over the snow. He didn't want to risk falling in again.

It seemed like an eternity until he reached a path. Snow still lay piled against the dirt, but it was thinning, and he could see where there was no snow at all. He pulled himself to his feet and took a step. The cold had numbed his limbs, but after the treacherous journey across the snow, they had warmed up and he suddenly became aware of the dull ache residing in his ankle. It was too late; his foot hit the ground in a flash of blinding pain and before he could scream, Tintin was on the ground again, sliding down the hill. Thankfully the force of friction pulled him to a halt after a few metres, but his left arm was now a mess of blood and small stone embedded into his flesh. Everything hurt. His head, his ribs, his knees, his ankle and now his arm. Nothing could stop the desperate sobs that escaped, shaking his frail body as he lay in the dirt. There was nothing left; no drive to find safety, no desperate courage. All that remained was the unadulterated, childlike The sun mocked him above in its perfect blue sky, blinding him as he stared into the blue abyss above. I can't go on. God, have mercy on my soul.

Somewhere, from a hidden recluse in his mind, came Haddock's voice. There were no words; just the memory of the rumbling baritone. Perhaps he was singing.

Haddock... I can't leave him to die.

Tintin tried to pull himself to his feet, another anguished wail echoing off the mountains. "I can't-" He collapsed again, panting. "Snowy?"

The little dog came running, licking his master's hand. Tintin pulled his little notebook from his pocket, his hand trembling as he popped off the lid of his pen.

"S. O. S." he wrote. "Avalanche. Two men and a young teenage boy. Send help."

"Go, Snowy." Tintin handed the torn page to his dog, making sure it was firmly in the terrier's jaws. "Go to the monastery. Vite!"

Snowy soon vanished down the mountainside, leaving Tintin alone lying prostrate on the rocks. All little remains of his energy had been completely sapped from his battered body and he found himself fighting against the dark spots starting to creep into his vision. No... I must stay awake.

I must...

Stay...

...

#tintin #les adventures de tintin #the adventures of tintin #captain haddock #writing #wannabe author #whump #snowy #tintin in tibet #tw pain #fanfic #oneshot

[mioritic]

Hergé, Tintin au Tibet (Tournai: Casterman, 1960)

#tintin #hergé #tintin au tibet #tintin in tibet #1960

[baaaaaaaye]

I'm sorry that my English is so bad that it always looks awkward when I use translation software. I rarely send pictures with text attached, but I actually have a lot of content to say. So I wrote the following posts directly in Chinese

这是我的一个想象，在西藏篇之后，丁丁他们在西藏游玩，并住在当地居民家里一段时间，他们再次找到了雪人，并和他成为了好朋友，他们一起围着篝火跳锅庄舞，这是多么开心的情景呀

#the adventures of tintin #tintin #chang #tchang #captain haddock #tintin in Tibet

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

Hello!!! I just wanted to say I just found your tumblr and it is DELIGHTFUL!!!! I am in love with you Chang/Tintin future!head-canons especially the Area 51 series. I hope you are Inspired to do far more!

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you guys are enjoying my stuff with Chang, I feel he's a super underrated and underused character! He's one of Tintin's first recurring friends and, to me, represents a turning point in the Tintin series in regards to the books' politics.

some of their selfies throughout the years, the second is in Chang’s uncle’s antique shop in London

#asks #Fanart #tintin #Adventures of Tintin #Chang #snowy #milou #tintin in tibet #50s au #im just sentimental #herge wanted to dip this guy in plastic #freezing him in place forever #i want him to have a full life! #i want him to grow! #also queer people in historical settings #always gets me emotional

[theblotofink]

captain's got a very delicate ratio of "this amount of faith in someone is dangerous" and "anyway let's follow tintin to some kind of place called horn of the yak that some floating guy talked about and forgot about instantly"

#wow look at me #I'm following a teenager towards very probable death! #he's concerned for himself #but also kinda has pride in his loyalty #tintin #the adventures of tintin #captain haddock #milou #snowy #herge #tintin in tibet #there's something in tintin in tibet that just makes my heart go aaaaa when reading it #the adventurous tintin albums are amazing and theres no denying it #but something about having characters that went on dangerous journeys have feelings and emotion and strong bonds of friendship #to the point where you dream about your friend in the himalayan air #and you have a friend that follows you throughout the journey because im not letting you go alone!! #just pulls on my heartstrings

[surfingkaliyuga]

“Hommage de Tibet / Homage from Tibet” Gilbert Gascard a.k.a. Tibet 1991

#comics #comic books #tintin #captain haddock #milou #snowy #herge #not herge #gilbert gascard #tibet #tintin in tibet

[earhartsease]

once again really cross about the english translation of Tintin au Tibet (Tintin in Tibet) where at the end in french, what Chang says about the yeti translates as "I wonder sometimes whether he isn't a human being" - but the english translation warps that into "I couldn't help wondering if, deep down, he hadn't a human soul" - which is amongst other things really insulting to tibetan culture that doesn't do souls

#tintin in tibet #christianising

[tintinology]

If anyone’s interested, I just found out the 1995 Tintin in Tibet video game is available to play on the Internet Archive!

#I am so bad at it it’s embarrassing #seems like a fun way to kill time though! #tintin in tibet #tintin #the adventures of tintin #video game