Tintin is one of the world’s most famous comic strips and now you can own a piece of art history, or at least, that’s the pitch of this official The Blue Lotus NFT collection. As a Tintin fan from childhood the lure of owning an official, limited run collectible Tintin illustration is, well, a treasure.
NFTs are a way to digitally record a file on a blockchain, they can’t be deleted or copied and so create a secure ownership and authenticity. We have a full explanation in our feature ‘What are NFTs?‘. For this Tintin collection NFTs are being used to record the sale of two variants of the famous The Blue Lotus cover illustration created by artist Hergé in 1936. The original sold at auction for 2.6 million euros in early 2021.
The Tintin NFT comes in two forms, the first is a limited edition print of the beautiful artwork. Only 777 are being printed, and to secure the authenticity each print will come with an NFT – so you receive the physical art and proof of ownership.
The second variant is the 1,777 purely digital NFT. This features some unique utility, such as geographic…