Nestor (comics)
Nestor | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Casterman (Belgium) |
First appearance | The Secret of the Unicorn (1943) The Adventures of Tintin |
Created by | Hergé |
In-story information | |
Full name | Nestor |
Partnerships | List of main characters |
Supporting character of | Tintin |
Nestor is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé.[1] He is the long-suffering butler of Marlinspike Hall.[2]
Nestor is the epitome of a butler (or, in French, majordome) of French society. Noble, loyal, always the domestic servant, Nestor serves his master Captain Haddock and any house guests such as Tintin, Professor Calculus, or Bianca Castafiore.[3]
Character history
Nestor made his first appearance in
Nestor remains as the butler of Marlinspike Hall when Captain Haddock reclaims the property, Haddock regarding Nestor as part of the place. He continues to be a staple character in all of the subsequent Tintin stories set at the hall, loyally serving his friends Haddock and Tintin.
In The Castafiore Emerald, he is depicted as being stereotypically suspicious of gypsies.[4]
Adaptations
Nestor appears in the 2011 film adaptation of
See also
References
- ^ Bocquet, José-Louis (4 August 2006). "LA FIDÉLITÉ SELON NESTOR". Le Figaro.
- ^ "Happy name day Nestor !". tintin.com. 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Tintin | Characters". tintin.com. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "LA FIDÉLITÉ SELON NESTOR". Le Figaro (in French). 4 August 2008.
- ^ "The Adventures of Tintin". IMDb. 26 December 2023.