Realm of Dreams

Today, the 3rd March 2014, marks the 31st anniversary of Georges Prosper Remi's passing.




The french newspaper Libération published a special edition to mark the sad occasion.



But he still lives,through Tintin. The boy reporter continues his adventures through new books, stories and essays. Like Sherlock Holmes, he will never die at all.

Rest in Peace, Hérgé. Thanks for your amazing work and for making children and adults to smile.

Who born or grew in the 80's surely know what the Thundercats are.

While searching for comics I came across a picture of a grown up Wilykit, the little female kitten. Well grown up and almost naked.

Apparently these pics are from the comic Thundercats: The return. According to what I read Wilykit and Wilykat were made sex slaves by Mum-Ra. Or at least, that's what is implied. Some people claimed it was shocking because it was the cartoon of their childhood. Personally I don't see why it would be so shocking. There's plenty of cartoons in which the female characters wear very few clothes. Wilykit is a grown up female there, not a kitten. BTW I love her garments. :P

First of all, Happy New Year!

As I said in my last post, I have been somewhat busy but aware of the updates on the kink meme. No doubt the fics are amazing as always. :D

Recently I came across a post on tumblr in which someone complained about receiving hate messages because she(probably a girl) shipped Tintin with Martine. She had written something like "All because that stupid Tintin slashers"

I was appalled by this; as much as I'm a slash fanatic I never despised straight fics/art. In fact I have seen some that are actually lovely. That girl shouldn't put all Tintinologists in the same bag. I would rather know Tintin fans who can't stand slash than Tintin slashers who despise straight Tintin fandom. And this is valid for any other fandom.

I'm a fan of Sherlock Holmes as well and don't mind when he's paired with Irene Adler, even if he doesn't feel more than admiration for her in the canon. I've read recently a comic pastiche in which there's a scene Sherlock is having a dream. In the dream he was married to Irene, they made love and had a lovely daughter. Guess what I love slash but I loved it too!

It's annoyng-and unfair to see Tintin fanart that features him with some girl and someone says "oh slash rabid fangirls don't like it tehe"

Give me a break!

And, it's not a matter of wanting straight characters to be gay! Slash exists just for fun! Yes, I know Hergé said Tintin wasn't gay, he simply belongs in a universe where women don't take part. The same for Shrlock Holmes, I know that just because he lives together with Watson it doesn't mean they're a couple. Watson is even a ladies man canonically.

In other words:

Slash doesn't change what Tintin or any other character is.

 I've heard about the hurricane some hours ago. I hope all american  tintinologists stay safe. 

Malaysia's Education Ministry has recommended a list of traits that it believes will help parents identify homosexuality in their young children — all so they can respond to the "symptoms."

What?


Here are the obscenely general and absurd traits Malaysian parents and teachers were told to look for, according to Malaysiakini.

Symptoms of gays:

• Have a muscular body and like to show their body by wearing V-neck and sleeveless clothes;

• Prefer tight and light-coloured clothes;

• Attracted to men; and

• Like to bring big handbags, similar to those used by women, when hanging out.

Symptoms of lesbians:

• Attracted to women;

• Besides their female companions, they will distance themselves from other women;

• Like to hang out, have meals and sleep in the company of women; and

• Have no affection for men.

WTF! So I guess I'm gay and lesbian at the same time! LMAO! Muscular men and woman with female friends...be careful!! xD

One thing I know:

The stupidity and homophobia are infectious diseases!

Whole article here

I would never interpret that image sequences like the author did. But whether he's right or not, I'll post it.

Trying to resume it:

The first image shows Tintin imagining himself mummified with Milou. He sees the realization of the threat the father imposes on him because of his transgression.
In the second panel the green fumes of the drug(green is the symbol of rejuvenation in the egipstian religion) are spreading. He's on all fours like a dog, like, sugesting the regression to a previous state. (in the english version they even said it's the anal stage, which according to Freud is a stage all toddlers pass by)He sees Anubis holding an umbrella, an ambiguous object that has both cultural and individual meanings. The umbrella evokes both the hook that Osiris carries on Judgement Day and the phallic instrument of the professor Sarcophagus.



The Thompsons, as archaic parental figures, are slightly differentiated as male and female. The figure on the left is smoking a cigar. He's wearing a "phallic" serpent on his hat and a masculine toga. The figure on the right is feminized. "He" lights his partner's cigar in a gesture of submission. He doesn't have any masculine attributes and wears a queen's toga that identifies his femininity.Their threatening looks are directed at Tintin, the voyeur of the scene. In the background, Sarcophagus reiterates the father figure carrying a box of cigars, symbol of power and sexuality. O.o
In the last panel, a box of cigars floats above the scene as a reminder of the Law...[] Tintin is carried by two creatures down to his tomb. One of the porters is Rastapopoulus, dressed as an egiptian. The other is a kind of "Tintinian" interpretation of the God Anubis, the head of the jackal is replaced by that of Milou...[] The father condemns the hero for returning the origin,the Mother. One sees Tintin become tiny, a simple baby, crying anxioulsy in his sarcophagus-crib...[]Above his crib, a menancing Sarcophagus simply looks on rather than comforts him, and the father-professor doesn't hide his satisfaction at having the son at his mercy.

Ok...O.o This is interesting and maybe explains the baby...I think you should know it, but the Thompsons scene is a representation from Tuthankamon and his wife.

I began reading the part about Haddock. It's a more interesting read. But again, who knows?

According to Hergé, son of Tintin, Tintin in Tibet was drawn when Hergé was having a crisis on his marriage. Since he fell madly in love for Fanny Vlamynck,a coloring artist 28 years his junior,he saw Germaine more as a sister than a wife. At first he tries to kept both women; he tried to explain Germaine it was normal to have two women (wtf). He couldn't no longer do without Fanny but it would be a error for them to end their marriage; they shared so much. A friend tried to persuade them to find a modus vivendi and Germaine and Fanny seemed to agree with that. But Hergé couldn't live like this and he announced Germaine he was leaving. Germaine resisted at first, she didn't want the divorce.

From the book:

Tintin rediscovered Tchang but the yeti stands alone. Hergé draws his tears in the sketch but didn't paint them and let the reader to imagine them. How not to think about the separation that just happened between Georges and Germaine? Especially if we recall another scene just before, in the album.



Who is Tintin, who is Haddock in the reality they´re living that time? Hergé had hopes that Germaine would break the marital bond, accepting to free him? Now he knows he has to assume the break up.


Hum...it was like Tintin represented Germaine, who didn't want the separation? õ_o. But of course the story has nothing to do with it...Haddock and Tinrin were together in the end. (fortunately ^^)

Then I recall that scene: