tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post4099441971458140729..comments2024-03-22T05:09:57.169+00:00Comments on Cloud 109: The Spawn of Herge U.K. Style - Garen Ewing and the Fabulous "Rainbow Orchid"Peter Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-78864133815285965872010-07-01T14:23:12.461+01:002010-07-01T14:23:12.461+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ejaz14357http://www.livetv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-55157232483682651002010-06-30T08:06:30.689+01:002010-06-30T08:06:30.689+01:00I think the topping and tailing of those Tintin ep...I think the topping and tailing of those Tintin episodes with "FDR's" voiceover was what made those things so special Phil, you can watch some of those shows on YouTube and they come complete and are truly, awful. <br /><br />Much better with old FDR!<br /><br />I thought those special editions were a nice idea and I think you an still pick them up relatively inexpensively.<br /><br />Which is more than can be said for the gi-normous Moulinsart Editions by Tintin scholar Phillipe Goddin, five volumes published so far, each of which weighs a ton and ensure that you won't see much change from £100.00.<br /><br />The series has been dramatically edited and translated for English readers and is highly recommended if you want to find out more about Herge and his working methods.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-83481509104091058902010-06-30T07:12:25.857+01:002010-06-30T07:12:25.857+01:00...Waaaahhh! No fair inserting a pink halibut to d......Waaaahhh! No fair inserting a pink halibut to distract people from the genuine red herring!!!<br /><br />Loved your frighteningly accurate imitation of the opening/closing voiceovers for the Tintin TV series though: the weird thing about those 5 minute episodes that appeared before the 6 O'clock News in the sixties is that they must have been one of the only shows in history where the actual credits lasted longer than the new material. On the subject of Tintin btw, I've always wondered why Hulton didn't continue the largely-forgotten serialization of the character that appeared in early issues of Eagle. It's probably just as well in the long run, however, as it left the field clear for Methuen's superior translations a few years later. (Incidentally, have you ever seen the special editions they published during the 1980s under the title of 'The Making of Tintin', each containing pages of background information by Benoit Peeters? I really wish they'd gone on to re-issue the whole series in this format! )Phil Rushtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115717268103349676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-56261065441966734082010-06-29T16:20:28.457+01:002010-06-29T16:20:28.457+01:00No Phil, hmmppff!! I'm a bit disappointed as I...No Phil, hmmppff!! I'm a bit disappointed as I thought when I posted this "Phil's bound to spot this Herge pastiche".<br /><br />But you're right t'was Franklin D. Roosevelt I was thunking of.<br /><br />That wasn't an anomaly that was a Count Arthur Strong moment.<br /><br />Dohhhh...Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-73103919122126921722010-06-29T16:16:31.643+01:002010-06-29T16:16:31.643+01:00Yes indeed Dave, but it's actually slightly mo...Yes indeed Dave, but it's actually slightly more involved than that. The story Tintin and Alph Art was left unfinished at the time of Herge's death and although the pencils for the first few pages were quite well resolved the rest of the pages were still at their very vestigial stage and hadn't been refined at all.<br /><br />Plus the story is incomplete with page 42 being the last page and even that is only a few frames.<br /><br />A few "unofficial" attempts were made to finish the book by fan artists including this one by Yves Rodier a French Canadian who was only 17 at the time.<br /><br />Whilst not quite in the same league as the master it's a really creditable effort and Bob De Moor (Herge'e assistant) was impressed enough to consider working up an authorized version with Rodier - which ultimately came to naught.<br /><br />Copies of the book do go for silly sums on Ebay but it's also out there in it's entirety in cyberville.<br /><br />Well worth checking out.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-24189898004315732832010-06-29T15:50:27.213+01:002010-06-29T15:50:27.213+01:00"...and the stentorian voice with it's &q..."...and the stentorian voice with it's "quaintly" Theodore Roosevelt accent launching each episode"<br /><br />I take it that's the anomaly you were referring to Peter? Presumably Teddy was sitting on his horse at the same time! :-)<br /><br />p.s. - OK you've finally convinced me to order RO, though I've been meaning to do so for some time anyway. Who knows? - these may well be collectors' items in years to come, when current reprintings will advertise as many other titles in the series as today's Tintin books do!Phil Rushtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115717268103349676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-26686382277284546292010-06-29T15:43:51.626+01:002010-06-29T15:43:51.626+01:00I was trying to find a sound clip of that introduc...I was trying to find a sound clip of that introductory TV announcement, which is quite similar to how Jimmy Lennon Jr used to proclaim Mike Tyson's entry into the ring. Stirring stuff for a young lad!<br /><br />Wrt the anomaly you mentioned, Peter - is that the fact that the sample page is taken from an unfinished Tintin book?Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-32738629301762982352010-06-29T14:08:38.386+01:002010-06-29T14:08:38.386+01:00Great to hear you've ordered a copy James, you...Great to hear you've ordered a copy James, you'll be in the fortunate position of being able to read the second installment straight after you've completed Book 1.<br /><br />Dave, I really think you've hit the nail on the head with the term "intellectual condescenti". It's something that all of us need to fight against as much as I laud and applaud any publicity for graphic novels and comics in general, I'm very concerned that there is a very small but very influential coterie of opinion formers who are busily informing the world at large "that comics have grown up" and backing this assertion up with the kind of examples I have already cited. The medium needs to be much more inclusive and the kind of work that appeared in The DFC really represented this ideal.<br /><br />And yes! I think Garen's "The Tomb of Nazaleod", would be a wonderful addition to the shelves and the ideal companion to The Rainbow Orchid series.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-28515240250331865042010-06-29T13:58:22.764+01:002010-06-29T13:58:22.764+01:00P.S. No one as yet has commented on the anomaly I ...P.S. No one as yet has commented on the anomaly I rather perversely included in today's posting.<br /><br />C'mon chaps some observational skills are required, or are you all still stuck in the Dupont et Dupond School of Sleuthing???Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-35705643191901415362010-06-29T13:52:44.714+01:002010-06-29T13:52:44.714+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-51325832986357677502010-06-29T13:23:34.890+01:002010-06-29T13:23:34.890+01:00I couldn't agree more, both about the brillian...I couldn't agree more, both about the brilliance of The Rainbow Orchid and the need for more such graphic novels that are honest adventure stories for a broad audience. This is the only way the UK gn market will achieve breakout beyond a narrow circle of earnest cognoscenti and intellectual "condescenti". <br /><br />I'm surprised there hasn't yet been a release date for Tomb of Nazaleod in book form - still very eager for that!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-43538018070440873792010-06-29T10:28:46.924+01:002010-06-29T10:28:46.924+01:00Spookily I just ordered this last night been meani...Spookily I just ordered this last night been meaning to get around to it for ages. Looks great and it's nice to see a genuinely British graphic novel doing so well.james corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003992401327944301noreply@blogger.com