Tintin heirs lose legal battle over artist’s Edward Hopper mashups

French artist Xavier Marabout wins case and 10,000 in damages after Moulinsart contacted galleries displaying his art

The French artist who was sued by the Tintin creator Herge's heirs over his paintings that place the boy adventurer in romantic encounters has won his case after a court deemed them parodies.

Xavier Marabout's dreamy artworks imagine Tintin into the landscapes of Edward Hopper, including a take on Queensborough Bridge, 1913, or talking with a less-clothed version of Hopper's Chop Suey.