Captain Haddock he has the sun-induced delusion that Tintin is a bottle of champagne. However, Haddock is a sincere figure in need of reform, and by the end of his first adventure Tintin has gained a loyal companion, albeit one still given to uttering the occasional "expletive". Hergé also allowed himself more artistic expression through Haddock's features than with Tintin's. Michael Farr, author of "Tintin: The Complete Companion", notes: "Whereas Hergé kept Tintin's facial expressions to a bare minimum, Haddock's could be contorted with emotion." Farr goes on to write that "In Haddock, Hergé had come up with his most inspired character
John Ryan (cartoonist) John Ryan (cartoonist) John Gerald Christopher Ryan (4 March 1921 – 22 July 2009) was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character "Captain Pugwash". Ryan was born in Edinburgh. He expressed his love of writing and drawing early in life, creating his first book, "Adventures of Tommy Brown", at the age of 7. Ryan attended Ampleforth College, a Catholic boarding school. After serving as an officer with the Lincolnshire Regiment in Burma during the Second World War, Ryan studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic. Whilst teaching art at Harrow, Ryan first created "Captain Pugwash" as a comic