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Tintin was gay, Times journalist claims

As Belgian comic book icon Tintin celebrates his 80th birthday, an age-old question has resurfaced: Is the boy reporter gay?

One British commentator says the signs are unmistakable.

"Billions of blue blistering barnacles, isn't it staring us in the face?," wrote The Times journalist Matthew Parris under the headline "Of course Tintin's gay. Ask Snowy".

"What debate can there be when the evidence is so overwhelmingly one-way? A callow, androgynous blonde-quiffed youth in amusing trousers and a scarf moving into the country mansion of his best friend, a middle-aged sailor?" he wrote.

Tintin, the creation of Belgian Georges Remi - whose pen name Herge comes from his initials, inverted and pronounced in French - first appeared in along with his faithful companions Captain Haddock and trusty dog Snowy.

Translated into 60 languages, the cartoon books still sell upwards of 2 million copies per year.

Mr Parris, a former British MP who is openly gay, said Tintin's sexuality was obvious to anyone who r

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One of favorite things about walking around in the old area of Brussels near the Grand-Place is that you can unexpectedly advance across giant murals on the sides of buildings illustrating scenes from the Adventures of Tintin.  This series of comic books was created by Belgian artist Georges Remi (who wrote under the pen name of Hergé) and was one of the most popular European comic series in the 20th century.

Although I am fortunate to make trips to Brussels a couple of times a year, my trips are short in duration and I never get to recognize the city very well. As a result, it&#;s a concrete joy to rediscover a Tintin mural when I am wandering through the winding streets of Brussels, as I did yesterday, when I stumbled onto one of my favorite murals, depicting two boys walking together.

CORRECTION: It turns out that there are a lot of different comic book artists have works depicted in murals throughout Brussels and this mural from a series by Frank Pé with a main character called Broussaille, not from the Tintin series. Broussaille is the blond character on the right and his girlfriend

Tintin is one of the iconic cultural touch-points of Belgium, but just how queer is the intrepid reporter?

The creation of Tintin

First published in , The Adventures of Tintin is the creation of Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé.

Initially serialised in newspapers, Tintin instantly became one of the most popular comic-book characters of the 20th century &#; the stories were translated and read around the world.

Who is Tintin?

Tintin is a courageous young Belgian reporter and adventurer. His investigative journalism often leads him into hazardous mysteries.

He&#;s intelligent, inquisitive, and imaginative &#; never compromising his Male child Scout ideals. But we don&#;t ever get any backstory to Tintin. We never even discover out if he has any other names apart from Tintin.

Other characters that regularly feature in the stories include Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and Thomson and Thompson.

Is Tintin gay?

Tintin&#;s creator was silent on the scrutinize, and there&#;s nothing definitive included in the published adventures of the intrepid reporter. So, we need t