Tintin in the Congo 1975 edition. In the late 20th century, "Tintin in the Congo" became increasingly controversial for both its perceived racist colonial attitude toward the Congolese and for its glorification of big-game hunting. Accordingly, attempts were made in Belgium, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States to either ban the work or restrict its availability to children. Critical reception of the work has been largely negative, with commentators on "The Adventures of Tintin" describing it as one of Hergé's lesser works. Belgian reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy travel to the Belgian Congo, where a cheering crowd of native Congolese greet
Tintin (character) Hergé", author of numerous books on the subject, including "Hergé and Tintin, Reporters" and the biography . In 1983, Benoît Peeters published , subsequently published in English as "Tintin and the World of Hergé" in 1988. The reporter Michael Farr brought "Tintin" literary criticism to the English language with works such as "Tintin, 60 Years of Adventure" (1989), "Tintin: The Complete Companion" (2001), "Tintin & Co." (2007) and "The Adventures of Hergé" (2007), as had English screenwriter Harry Thompson, the author of "Tintin: Hergé and his Creation" (1991). Tintin's earliest stories naively depicted controversial images, with Tintin engaging in racial