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Professor Cuthbert Calculus (French: Professeur Tryphon Tournesol, meaning "Professor Tryphon Sunflower"), is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Herge. He is Tintin's friend, an absent-minded professor and half-deaf physicist, who invents many sophisticated devices used in the series, such as a one-person shark-shaped submarine, the Moon rocket, and an ultrasound weapon. Calculus's deafness is a frequent source of humour, as he repeats back what he thinks he has heard, usually in the most unlikely words possible. He does not admit to being near-deaf and insists he is only a little hard of hearing in one ear. Calculus first appeared in Red Rackham's Treasure, and was the result of Herge's long quest to find the archetypal mad scientist or absent-minded professor. Although Herge had included characters with similar traits in earlier stories, Calculus developed into a much more complex figure as the series progressed.

All is art. Art is all. HELGE is a France based creator. His work stands out for a simple language, demonstrating great ingenuity and imagination. HELGE covers a variety of subjects from cult movies, geek art, books and travels. "My artworks speak about me better than words can. They define me and paint my portrait better than any photo ever will. But, in short I am a visual creator, with multiple artistic interests that lead to a high variety of styles in my portfolio. Like most of us, I am often fascinated with scifi and citys. We all need heroes and villains, people to admire and characters to despise. I love the pop art 60s style feel, the grunge theme and the elegance of typography blended with famous symbols. As you can see, I...