Following on from "Tintin in America", "Cigars" was a commercial success, and was published in book form by Casterman shortly after its conclusion. Hergé continued "The Adventures of Tintin" with "The Blue Lotus", the plot of which followed on from "Cigars". The series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. In 1955, it was re-drawn and coloured by Hergé and his assistants at Studios Hergé to match his distinctive "ligne-claire" style. Critical analysis of the story has focused on its innovation, and the "Adventure" introduces the recurring characters of detectives Thomson and Thompson and villain Rastapopoulos. The comic was loosely adapted by Hergé and Jacques Van Melkebeke for the 1941 play ""; a more faithful adaptation was later made for the 1991 Ellipse/Nelvana animated series "The Adventures of Tintin".