Like his alter ego with the unmistakable quiff hairstyle and inseparable fox terrier, Hergé has embarked on a journey around the world, with a stop in Madrid. On view through 19 February at the Círculo de Bellas Artes is a blockbuster exhibition on the Belgian whose pseudonym reads as the French pronunciation of the initials of his real name, Georges Remi, but in reverse. It presents his widely renowned work as a detailed cartoonist – he was a whiz at synthesizing the visual culture of his time with clear strong lines – but also other facets of a prolific career which, encompassing billboards, film scripts, and even avant-garde canvases, traveled far beyond the world of comic albums and The Adventures of Tintin...[+]