Tintin Tintin and the Picaros
Comics by Hergé
Released	1976
Publisher	Casterman
Genre	Bande dessinée
Pages	62
Tintin chronology
Flight 714 (1968)	Tintin and the Picaros (1976)	Tintin and Alph-Art (1986)

Tintin and the Picaros (Tintin et les Picaros) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. Image File history File links Tintin_cover_-_Tintin_and_the_Picaros. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... Georges Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Casterman is an a publishing company in Tournai, Belgium, mostly famous as the publisher of graphic novels, among which Tintin. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tintin, one of the most famous Belgian comics Franco-Belgian comics are comics or comic books written in Belgium and France. ... // Flight 714 (Vol 714 pour Sydney), first published in 1968, is the twenty-second of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Tintin and Alph-Art (originally known as Tintin et lalph-art) is the twenty-fourth and final book in the Tintin series. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin), (Bande dessinée) drawn and written by the Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi a. ... Georges Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are a pair of world travellers who travel around the world in a variety of adventures from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. Tintin The character of Tintin was created...

Tintin et les Picaros is the twenty-third and final completed book in the series. It caused the most controversy of the Tintin stories since the first two (Tintin in the Land of the Soviets and Tintin in the Congo), although the controversies were aesthetic rather than political. Some fans disliked the changes brought to their beloved characters ^{[citation needed]}: Tintin doesn't like adventuring anymore and has abandoned his trademark plus fours, Captain Haddock no longer drinks whisky, and General Alcazar's masculinity is ridiculed by his new dominant wife. English-language edition Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (originally known as Les Aventures de Tintin, reporter du Petit Vingtième, au pays des Soviets) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé. The series features young reporter... English-edition cover Tintin in the Congo (Tintin au Congo) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Captain Haddock (Capitaine Haddock) Captain Archibald Haddock (Capitaine Archibald Haddock) is a character in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Synopsis

Tintin hears in the news that Bianca Castafiore, her entourage, and Thomson and Thompson have been imprisoned for fraud and for trying to overthrow the government in San Theodoros, where General Tapioca has displaced Tintin's old friend, General Alcazar. Tintin, Calculus and Haddock soon become embroiled in the accusations, and, travelling to San Theodoros to clear their names, find themselves caught in a trap laid by their old enemy, Colonel Sponsz from The Calculus Affair, who has been sent by the nation of Borduria to assist Tapioca. Escaping, they join Alcazar and his small band of guerillas, the Picaros, in a forest near an Indian village. The Adventures of Tintin has several minor characters: General Alcazar General of the army of San Theodoros, Alcazar switches with comedic frequency between being president of the country and leading a rebellion to battle the government led by his arch-rival General Tapioca. ... Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are world travellers and inseparable friends in The Adventures of Tintin. ... Flag of San Theodoros San Theodoros is a fictional South American country in the adventures of Tintin. ... The Adventures of Tintin has several minor characters: General Alcazar General of the army of San Theodoros, Alcazar switches with comedic frequency between being president of the country and leading a rebellion to battle the government led by his arch-rival General Tapioca. ... The Adventures of Tintin has several minor characters: General Alcazar General of the army of San Theodoros, Alcazar switches with comedic frequency between being president of the country and leading a rebellion to battle the government led by his arch-rival General Tapioca. ... English-language edition The Calculus Affair (Laffaire Tournesol) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... Borduria is a fictional country in the adventures of Tintin. ...

To Alcazar's dismay, his men have become drunks since Tapioca dropped copious quantities of alcohol near them. Calculus, however, has invented a pill which will make alcohol unpalatable to anyone who ingests it (which he proves to have tested on Haddock, much to the latter's ire). With his men cured, and the arrival of Jolyon Wagg's musical troupe the Jolly Follies, who intended to perform in San Theodoros, Alcazar - with a little advice from Tintin - launches an assault on Tapioca's palace during the carnival by 'borrowing' the troupe's costumes and sneaking his men into the city. He topples Tapioca, but on Tintin's urging Tapioca is not executed, as is tradition; instead he and Sponsz are exiled from San Theodoros. The Adventures of Tintin has several minor characters: General Alcazar General of the army of San Theodoros, Alcazar switches with comedic frequency between being president of the country and leading a rebellion to battle the government led by his arch-rival General Tapioca. ...

For their part in the so-called conspiracy, Thomson and Thompson are to be executed by firing squad (although as naive as ever in their observations, the detectives show courage by refusing to be blindfolded). Tintin and Haddock reach the state prison in time to prevent the executions from taking place. Castafiore, her maid and her pianist are also released, and Alcazar can finally give his wife the palace he has promised. With everything back in order (or not), all return home. Execution by firing squad is a method of capital punishment, especially in times of war. ...

Notes

Contrary to the optimism of his earlier works, Hergé here presents a more world-weary and (perhaps) less naive Tintin who aids a coup (demanding, admittedly, that no one be killed) only to free his friends from prison. The final frames of the book show that the coup has brought no improvement to the lives of the poor people of San Theodoras, and Tintin, tired of adventure for once, joins Haddock in wishing to return to the peace and quiet of home.

The book showed another break with Hergé's previous style - Tintin is depicted differently, practicing yoga in his spare time, and even riding a motorbike. Particularly irksome to many fans was the fact that Tintin has traded his standard plus fours in for a pair of flared jeans (the book was written in the 1970s). It has been suggested that Urban yoga be merged into this article or section. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

As in The Broken Ear, the invented language of the Arumbayas was originally based on Marols, the Brussels dialect Hergé's grandmother spoke. The English translation replaces this with a version of pidgin English. The Broken Ear (originally LOreille Cassée) is a one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ...