Philippe Goddin

Philippe Goddin
Goddin in 2023
Born(1944-05-27)27 May 1944
Schaerbeek, Brussels region, Belgium
Died8 September 2025(2025-09-08) (aged 81)
Brussels, Brussels region, Belgium
OccupationsAuthor, literary critic
Known forLiterary critic of The Adventures of Tintin, General secretary of the Fondation Hergé from 1989 to 1999

Philippe Goddin (27 May 1944 – 8 September 2025) was a Belgian author who was a leading expert and literary critic of The Adventures of Tintin,[1][2] and author of several books on Tintin and his creator, Hergé. He was general secretary of the Fondation Hergé from 1989 to 1999.[3]

Life and career

Goddin was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium, on 27 May 1944. He studied at the Saint-Luc Institute art school in Brussels and became an art teacher.[4][5][6]

Goddin wrote numerous books on Hergé, which include Hergé and Tintin, Reporters. He produced a biography, Hergé: lignes de vie.[3][7]

His masterwork is the seven-volume (totalling 3000 pages) Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre (Hergé - Chronology of his work), which Belgian magazine La Libre called "Magnificent. Monumental. Unique in its kind." ("Magnifique. Monumental. Unique en son genre.")[8]

His study of Tintin was published in English in 3 volumes as The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin; Volume 1 was criticized by Publishers Weekly for being content to retell plots rather than providing critical analysis.[9] It was also published in Dutch as De Kunst van Hergé, schepper van Kuifje; Belgian newspaper De Standaard reviewed volume 2, awarding it 4/5 stars.[10]

He also helped to keep the television series The Adventures of Tintin more true to the books.

Goddin died in Brussels on 8 September 2025, at the age of 81.[6][11]

Bibliography

  • 2005 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 1 - 1907/1931 (CHRONOLOGIE, 1) (French Edition) ASIN 2930284374
  • 2003 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 2 - 1931/1935 (CHRONOLOGIE, 2) (French Edition) ASIN 2930284722
  • 2003 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 3 - 1935/1939 (CHRONOLOGIE, 3) (French Edition) ASIN 2930284986
  • 2012 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 4 - 1939/1943 (CHRONOLOGIE, 4) (French Edition) ASIN 2874240176
  • 2012 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 5 - 1943/1949 (CHRONOLOGIE, 5) (French Edition) ASIN 2874240524
  • 2009 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 6 - 1950/1957 (CHRONOLOGIE, 6) (French Edition) ISBN 2874241822
  • 2011 - Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 7 - 1958/1983 (CHRONOLOGIE, 7) (French Edition) ISBN 9782874242397
  • 2007 - Hergé: lignes de vie ASIN 2874240974
  • 2008 - The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin; Volume 1 ISBN 0867197064
  • 2010 - The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin; Volume 2 ISBN 0867197242
  • 2011 - The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin; Volume 3 ISBN 0867197633

References

  1. ^ "A very European hero". Indian Express. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ^ Soumois, Frederic (13 January 2004). "BD Tintin a 75 ans". Le Soir (Belgium).
  3. ^ a b "Les "lignes de vie" d'Hergé". La Libre. 25 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Philippe Goddin obituary: world authority on Tintin". The Times. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Philippe Goddin, leading Tintinologist who jealously guarded the legacy of Hergé's boy reporter". The Telegraph. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b Le Gal, Adrien (9 September 2025). "Philippe Goddin, spécialiste d'Hergé et de 'Tintin', est mort". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  7. ^ Pasamonik, Didier (21 November 2007). "Philippe Goddin: 'J'espère avoir rendu Hergé attachant'". ActuaBD. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  8. ^ Matthys, Francis (23 May 2011). "Le talent multiforme du génial Hergé". La Libre.
  9. ^ Sanderson, Pete (14 October 2008). "Books About Comics: From Zap To Tintin". PW Comics Week/Publishers Weekly.
  10. ^ Horsten, Toon (9 April 2010). "Philippe Goddin De Kunst van Hergé, schepper van Kuifje, 1937-1948". De Standaard (Belgium).
  11. ^ Goria, Gianfranco (8 September 2005). "Il mondo di Tintin in lutto per la morte di Philippe Goddin". afNews (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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