Do you think comics are a children's or adult genre/media.
I personally think the comics are in fact for both adult and children, as children see a comic as something with cool illustrations and they don't really get the full understanding or awareness of it's political agenda, where with adults they get what the comic is actually portraying. Comics really depend on the reader's interpretation of how it is going to go.
With the comic Tintin according to Micheal Farr they went "by devising a character who would appeal to children as much as grown ups, though for quite different reasons" (Farr, 1991), so this is why Tintin is enjoyed by both adults and children as it suits both, but in saying this though not from my personal opinion but that i read that in Asia this was seen as not a story for children, but seen as a problem for Asia which i thought this was interesting!. Tintin is a classic comic that is about a boy that has a dog and they are really on a classic adventure where the adults find "the political satire and parody, puns and prescience" ( Farr, 1991).
It can be said the comics are for both adult and children as Tintin is a prime example of this as both can really enjoy it!.
The next question i have chosen to answer is ...
How did Herge research China for "The Blue Lotus?".
Herge meet Chang Chong Chen, and they took to each other straight away, because of Chang Ching Chen Herge learnt alot about China from him, Herge said " I owe it to him to better understanding of the sense of things: friendship, poetry and nature, It was the time of The Blue Lotus that i discovered a new world" ( Herge, 2005; 1935).
Because of Chang Chong Chen teaching Herge about the history this gave him the chance to go into very fine detail as he went along in The Blue Lotus.
Herge made Chang Chong Chen a character as a special friend for Tintin, i see this away of thanking him, and the characters friendship is based on their real life one.
REFERENCE PAGE....
Farr, Micheal. (1991). Tintin: the complete companion. London: John Murray.
Herge. (2005; 1935). The adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus. London: Methuen.
A good start Kelsey - one way you might add depth to your discussion is to make reference to, describe or discuss extracts/scenes from the primary material (e.g the comic/text itself). For example, is there a scene in The Blue Lotus that captures the ideas raised in your discussions.
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