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A collection of rare Tintin comic albums is set to go under the hammer in Paris Wednesday, featuring several signed by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé himself. One notable inscription reads, "Tintin is just another version of me," on the flyleaf of a personal copy.

The Pulitzer-winning novelist on Tintin, Jorge Luis Borges and a lifetime of changing tastes

The disappearance of a bust of the comic book artist in his Belgian birthplace was thought to be an act of decolonisation

The comic book adventures of Tintin, an intrepid young reporter who travels the world, contain racist stereotypes, lack fleshed-out female characters and can be read as products of a bygone era. But nearly a century after he was first created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, Tintin remains one of France’s favourite…

Why French unions are so prominent despite record low membership. How Tintin defied critiques of racism, sexism and anti-Semitism to remain one of France's favourite comic strip characters. And the 1920 beauty pageant that evolved into Miss France, watched by millions each year.

Think of those presenters who reigned at Fox News before: Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck. There’s an endless supply of horror, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Bilious blue blistering barnacles… it looks good.

The piece sets world record for most valuable original black and white drawing by the artist