The Blue Lotus

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The Blue Lotus is a classic Tintin comic adventure by Hergé, set largely in 1930s China and noted for its more mature storytelling and detailed, respectful depiction of Chinese culture.

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instanceOf Belgian comic
Tintin adventure
comic album
artStyle ligne claire
colorEditionYear 1946
considered turning point in Tintin series
countryOfOrigin Belgium
creator Hergé
criticalReception highly acclaimed
featuresCharacter Chang Chong-Chen
Mitsuhirato
Rastapopoulos
Thomson and Thompson
Wang Chen-Yee
firstPublicationForm newspaper serial
firstPublicationMedium Le Petit Vingtième
follows Cigars of the Pharaoh
genre adventure comic
political comic
hasCoverArtBy Hergé
hasEnglishTitle The Blue Lotus
hasFormat black-and-white serial
color album
hasPageCountApprox 62
inspiredBy Chang Chong-jen
language French
mainCharacter Snowy
Tintin
notableFor critique of Japanese imperialism
critique of Western colonialism
detailed depiction of Chinese culture
more mature storytelling
respectful portrayal of Chinese characters
originalPublisher Casterman
originalTitleLanguage Le Lotus bleu
partOf Franco-Belgian comics tradition
precedes The Broken Ear
publicationYearAlbum 1936
series The Adventures of Tintin
settingPlace China
Japanese-occupied Manchuria
Shanghai
settingTime 1930s
targetAudience children and young adults
theme anti-racism
drug trafficking
friendship
international politics

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The Adventures of Tintin hasAlbum The Blue Lotus
Hergé notableWork The Blue Lotus
Thomson and Thompson appearsIn The Blue Lotus
Rastapopoulos appearsIn The Blue Lotus
Cigars of the Pharaoh precedes The Blue Lotus
The Blue Lotus hasEnglishTitle The Blue Lotus
The Broken Ear follows The Blue Lotus