The racism in Tintin in the Congo and is often dismissed by Tintin fans as youthful folly. Fans point to The Blue Lotus as an example of how Herge learnt from his mistake and depicted the Chinese in a sensitive and positive light. However the portrayal of the Japanese is suspect as this essay points out.

An Analysis of Herge’s Portrayal of Various Racial Groups in The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus [PDF]

Herge’s motivation to depict the inhumanity of colonial oppression in The Blue Lotus is offset by his dehumanizing characterization of the Japanese. Through manipulation and repetition of comic imagery, heightened impact through timing, expressive gesture, and reflective writing, he built a message that was bold but ultimately shortsighted. Herge’s benevolent concern for the Chinese was earnest, but he proves to be a much more of an effective propagandist than a social commentator.

The Inveresk Street Ingrate has an excellent suggestion about which book to make as the third film.

Tintin And The Mystery Of The Golden Fleece plus Tintin And The Blue Oranges, the first and second live action Tintin films made in 1960’s seem to be available in Australia. No sign of them having a UK or US release.

Le Tintin Movie, despite its name, is an English language blog about the Tintin Movie.

Crooked Timber has a great post and an excellent discussion in the comments on advice to (American) Librarians about Tintin in America

Picked up from the Crooked Timber post is this page of what Captain Haddock says in the Danish editions of the Tintin books including “Pocket-Mussolini! Mackerel-eater! Carnival pirate! Fatbladder!” .

Dom Joly is mad about Tintin.

A Tintin fire escape on Flickr.