French Literature Reviews - 2026

B. Garcia, Jules Verne and Hergé
Comparative and World Literature

Bob Garcia, Jules Verne and Hergé: From One Myth to Another

Editions Macguffin, 2006

EAN: 9782952444033

25 €

Back cover:

"Great voyagers of the imagination, Jules Verne and Hergé have built myths that have stood the test of time without aging a day. A close study of the themes explored in Verne's Voyages extraordinaires and Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin reveals numerous similarities. The best-known is undoubtedly found in the diptychs Destination Moon/Explorers on the Moon and From the Earth to the Moon/Around the Moon. Yet many other analogies exist.
Bob Garcia, a passionate collector of both Verne and Hergé, draws upon original and largely unpublished iconography to demonstrate how Hergé built the myth of Tintin upon the foundation of Verne's heroes."

Furthermore, this book is packed with anecdotes about the two authors and offers multiple levels of reading suited to both children and adults.

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The legacy of Voyages extraordinaires and The Adventures of Tintin occupies a prominent place in the history of popular adventure literature and the graphic novel. Both corpuses helped shape modern conceptions of serialized storytelling, visual world-building, and the imaginative exploration of unknown territories. Scholars and enthusiasts of these traditions have frequently examined the ways in which 19th-century adventure tropes were adapted and transformed within 20th-century bande dessinée, tracing shared motifs of travel, discovery, and scientific curiosity across different mediums and generational audiences.

Bob Garcia examines thematic similarities between the works of Jules Verne and Hergé, utilizing original and unpublished iconography to discuss how the creator of Tintin drew upon Verne's literary foundation. The study also presents various anecdotes concerning both authors and provides multiple levels of reading suited to both children and adults. Readers interested in the history of popular culture and comparative studies of literature and comics may find this volume relevant.