The Blue Lotus
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The Blue Lotus is a classic Tintin comic adventure by Hergé, set largely in 1930s China and noted for its more mature storytelling and detailed, respectful depiction of Chinese culture.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian comic
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Tintin adventure ⓘ comic album ⓘ |
| artStyle | ligne claire ⓘ |
| colorEditionYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| considered | turning point in Tintin series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chang Chong-Chen
NERFINISHED
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Mitsuhirato NERFINISHED ⓘ Rastapopoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomson and Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Chen-Yee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | newspaper serial ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Le Petit Vingtième NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Cigars of the Pharaoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure comic
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political comic ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Hergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Blue Lotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
black-and-white serial
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color album ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 62 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chang Chong-jen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Snowy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Japanese imperialism
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critique of Western colonialism ⓘ detailed depiction of Chinese culture ⓘ more mature storytelling ⓘ respectful portrayal of Chinese characters ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Casterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Le Lotus bleu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Belgian comics tradition ⓘ |
| precedes | The Broken Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearAlbum | 1936 ⓘ |
| series | The Adventures of Tintin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
China
NERFINISHED
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Japanese-occupied Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children and young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-racism
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drug trafficking ⓘ friendship ⓘ international politics ⓘ |
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