Never heard of Tintin. Now, Rintintin-I know about him.
yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Rinny!
Tintin is a fun comic book series from Belgium. They're long, and very wordy, and thus good ways to get the reluctant to read. They're also good to read aloud, because of the variety of characters.
There's nothing funnier than seeing a three year old growling "Blistering Barnacles!" at the top of his voice :D
I remember liking him as a kid, well not liking, but finding the drawings and stories kind of odd. I got some kind of reader's digest thing for kids one summer and he was a regular feature. There were these twin guys who seem gay now when I remember back. It was all very Euroweenie.