In late 1935 Hergé was visited by Abbot Courtois and Abbot Pihan, the editors of "Cœurs Vaillants" ("Valiant Hearts"), a French Catholic newspaper that was publishing "The Adventures of Tintin". Courtois was often unhappy with elements of Hergé's work, and had recently complained about a scene in his latest story, "The Broken Ear", in which the two antagonists drown and are dragged to Hell by demons. On this occasion, he asked Hergé to create new characters who would be more relateable for their young readership. Whereas Tintin had no parents and did not go to school, they wanted a series in which the protagonists had a family and acted more "normal"; they also requested that these characters have their adventures in France.