Hergé, the creator of Tintin and Snowy, was born over a century ago. As an author and artist he left behind an exceptional legacy. Looking at Hergé's life from his childhood onwards, we can judge the range of his talent from a study of the vast number of drawings that he produced. The prolific output of the master of the "clear line" included comic strips, advertisements, illustrations, fashion designs and caricatures.The Art of Hergé series is an abridged version of the celebrated Chronologie d'une Å“uvre series by Philippe Goddin, translated and edited by British Tintinologist Michael Farr.