>I do wonder how Tintin would have turned out without the political
>angle to the war. Tintin the reporter was always involved in national
>disputes, but once the war hit, Hergé essentially remade the
>character as a adventurer.

What's interesting is that he left him that way after the war. I think even Hergé himself realized by that point that putting a heavy political shading on the comic was limiting his potential audience--and it's also conceivable that his experiences during the war cooled his youthful conservatism somewhat. (Besides which, many people become less crusading by temperament as they age, after all.)

>I think Tintin and the War Witches would have been an excellent
>book.

Heh, I can see it. It would be set during the Battle of Britannia, and involve His Majesty's Government "requisitioning" Marlinspike Hall (as happened to many British stately homes for various War Purposes during the real war) for use as a witch base, much to Captain Haddock's annoyance. And Professor Calculus working with Francie Whittle.

>Though for some reason, of all of the magic that goes on in various
>stories, the mirror thing bugs me more than anything else because like
>photons don't have a "bounced of a vampire" metadata bit, like how
>does that even work???

How do you know they don't? The quantum characteristics of photons are baffling enough in a universe without magic. :)

>More Eastern? Tell that to my Russian coworker, Victor. )))

Well, OK, but all the same, I think you might agree upon reflection that "Vazul" is rather more Eastern, from a West European perspective.

>Just like to add that the whole relationship between Ben and the
>Scarlet sisters is turning out to be quite French.

I know, right? I get the impression that, with the matter finally settled between herself and Remilia for good, Flandre only doesn't declare herself G's mistress because technically he can't have one until he's married. Next she'll be wanting her own apartment conveniently close to his office. :)

--G.
"I don't have an office, unless you mean FUEL STORAGE. I suppose I could pitch you a camp bed in the hangar, but it gets pretty noisy in there in the morning."
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