The Adventures of Tintin (film) location of Marlinspike Hall, Tintin and Haddock find there some of the treasure and a clue to the "Unicorn"s location. Both men agree on setting up an expedition to find the shipwreck. Spielberg has been an avid fan of "The Adventures of Tintin" comic book series since 1981, when a review compared "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to Tintin. Meanwhile, the comics' creator, Hergé—who didn't like the previous live-action film versions and the animated series—became a fan of Spielberg. Michael Farr, author of "Tintin: The Complete Companion", recalled Hergé "thought Spielberg was the only person who could ever do Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin Tintin, sometimes referred to as "Tintinology", has become the life work of some literary critics in Belgium, France and England. Belgian author Philippe Goddin has written "Hergé et Tintin reporters: Du Petit Vingtième au Journal Tintin" (1986, later republished in English as "Hergé and Tintin Reporters: From "Le Petit Vingtième" to "Tintin" Magazine" in 1987) and "Hergé et les Bigotudos" (1993) amongst other books on the series. In 1983, French author Benoît Peeters released "Le Monde d'Hergé", subsequently published in English as "Tintin and the World of Hergé" in 1988. English reporter Michael Farr has written works such as "Tintin,