Editing The Adventures of Tintin (section)

==={{lang|fr|Le Soir}}: 1940–1945===
In May 1940, [[Nazi Germany]] invaded Belgium as [[World War II]] spread further across Europe. Although Hergé briefly fled to France and was considered a self-imposed exile, he ultimately decided to return to his occupied homeland.{{sfn|Thompson|1991|pp=91–92}} For political reasons, the Nazi authorities closed down {{lang|fr|Le Vingtième Siècle}}, leaving Hergé unemployed.{{sfn|Thompson|1991|pp=90–91}} In search of employment, he got a job as an illustrator at Belgium's leading newspaper, {{lang|fr|[[Le Soir]]}} (''The Evening''), which was allowed to continue publication under German management.{{sfn|Thompson|1991|pp=92–93}} On 17 October 1940, he was made editor of the children's supplement, {{lang|fr|[[Le Soir Jeunesse]]}}, in which he set about producing new Tintin adventures.{{sfn|Thompson|1991|pp=98–99}} In this new, more repressive political climate of [[German occupation of Belgium during World War II|German-occupied Belgium]], Hergé could no longer politicize ''The Adventures of Tintin'' lest he be arrested by the [[Gestapo]]. As [[Harry Thompson]] noted, Tintin's role as a reporter came to an end, to be replaced by his new role as an explorer.{{sfn|Thompson|1991|p=147}}