International event to celebrate Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin

An international event on one of the most recognisable comic characters - Tintin - will feature a keynote address by a leading University of Glasgow academic. Professor Laurence Grove, Professor of French and Text/Image Studies, will discuss the continuing popularity of Tintin for today's audience. The comic series follows Tintin, a courageous young Belgian reporter and adverturer, and his faithful dog Snowy. The Adventures of Tintin is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. ‌The Tintin two day conference, takes place between 13-14 June, at the Leeds Beckett's Northern Film School and Leeds Art Research Centre. The conference will discuss the popularity of Tintin, the relationship between Tintin and Hergé, and such areas as friendship, audience appreciation, masculinity, sexuality and legacy. Dr Steve Gerrard, Senior Lecturer in the Northern Film School, who is leading the conference said: "Hergé is the founding father of the modern comic.