#but i really DO respect how far hergé came once he started properly immersing himself in other cultures and reflecting that in the books | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

edorazzi · 5 years ago

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Tomorrow’s the sixteenth!

On the months where I can’t think of (or don’t have time to make) anything funny to post for Tintin Day I’m trying to draw more of the supporting cast! Chang (or Tchang) is a particularly special character tied to the series starting to overcome its period-typical xenophobia and that feels pretty topical right now.

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#the adventures of tintin #chang chong cheng #tchang tchong jen #josie's art #obviously being made from the 1920s onwards these comics contained a lot of; uh; signs of the times #which as modern fans we do NOT condone in any shape or form #but i really DO respect how far hergé came once he started properly immersing himself in other cultures and reflecting that in the books #and The Blue Lotus was the start of that change when tintin meets chang and has a lot of his western preconceptions challenged #we don't ignore the problems but we can respect the writer who realised he was wrong and made his characters take the same journey #ANYWAY also chang got adopted by a yeti let's not forget that whole arc #(also belatedly realised i made him look like daniel from voltron force AAAAAAAA)

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