Tintin in the Land of the Soviets and lock Tintin in a dungeon, but he escapes with the aid of Snowy, who has dressed himself in a tiger costume. The last OGPU agent attempts to kidnap Tintin, but this attempt is foiled, leaving the agent threatening, "We'll blow up all the capitals of Europe with dynamite!" Tintin returns to Brussels amidst a huge popular reception. Georges Remi—best known under the pen name Hergé—had been employed as an illustrator at (""The Twentieth Century""), a staunchly Roman Catholic and conservative Belgian newspaper based in Hergé's native Brussels. Run by the Abbé Norbert Wallez, the paper described itself as a
The Adventures of Tintin Sexuelle de Tintin" ("Tintin's Sex Life"), featuring Tintin and the other characters engaged in sexual acts. Another such example was "Tintin in Thailand", in which Tintin, Haddock, and Calculus travel to the East Asian country for a sex holiday. The book began circulating in December 1999, but in 2001, Belgian police arrested those responsible and confiscated 650 copies for copyright violation. Other parodies have been produced for political reasons: for instance, "Tintin in Iraq" lampoons the world politics of the early 21st century, with Hergé's character General Alcazar representing President of the United States George W. Bush. Written by the