Asterisk.

Recently I wrote briefly about Tintin, who was the sole creation of Herge. (Georges Remi) Today I would like to refer to that other famous Cartoon character Asterisk. Unlike Tintin who was the sole effort of Herge, Asterisk’s stories were written by one man and illustrated by another and then finally the English versions were translated by another Couple.

The writer had the story but needed the illustrator. He also needed the translators to get the right effect although his English wasn’t that bad.

Whereas Tintin was a sole creation and work of one, Asterisk was a team effort and relied on all four working together, even if they rarely did actually work together in practise.

What about you? Are you talented and/or lucky enough to be a Lone Ranger like Herge, or are you a Team player like the Asterisk Team?

If you are part of a team like the Asterisk mob, are you happy with your position, or are you jealous of the others? Are you happy with your lot and work as a team, or are you trying to pull the others down, so that you can be elevated?

When the storey writer of Asterisk died, his collaborator did write a new story and illustrated it himself, but it wasn’t the same; and although it sold, out of novelty value, it never achieved the success of any of the originals. Neither will you. You might have some initial success but it will only be fleeting and of novelty value. Better to share the glory with others, than not to have any at all through lack of adequate talent and /or support from those that have what you lack! What say you? Walter