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Secret of the Unicorn (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin discovers a trail for a treasure hunt, but other treasure hunters are on HIS trail | ||
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Red Rackham's Treasure (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin and Haddock sail to their treasure island to find the sunken treasure. First encounter with | ||
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Seven Crystal Balls (The Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
A true detective story about the mysterious vengeance of the Inca mummy Rascar Kapac | ||
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Prisoners of the Sun (The Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin and Haddock go to South America in search of their kidnapped friend Calculus | ||
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The Broken Ear (The Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin travels to South America. Tintin's detective story is brilliantly interleaved with a scathing political commentary on Latin America's dictatorships and relations with the West. Meets Alcazar | ||
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The Black Island (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Adventures in England and Scotland in search of a forgery ring | ||
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King Ottokar's Sceptre (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
First introduction of the mythical Syldavia, where Tintin goes looking for mysteries, and first encounter with Bianca Castafiore | ||
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Crab With the Golden Claws (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
When Tintin meets Captain Haddock. Tintin and Haddock are lost in the Moroccan Sahara | ||
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Cigars of the Pharaoh (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin goes East to Egypt, Arabia, and India, following the track of drug-smugglers. Meets the Thom(p)sons and Rastapopoulos | ||
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The Blue Lotus (The Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Continuation of Cigars, goes to China to battle drug smugglers. Herge brilliantly melds in actual events from Japans occupation of China (c. 1933). Easily the best Tintin! Meets Chang | ||
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 Herge's masterpiece! by a Reader from Washington, DC, posted on Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 This is probably the most exciting and the most interesting of all the 25 Tintin adventures. Considering it was written early in Herge's career (c. 1930s), the level of proficiency and artwork is extraordinary. In this adventure, really the continuation of "Cigars of the Pharaoh" but able to stand on its own, Tintin travels to China to root out an international drug-smuggling gang. During his stay in China, Tintin gets enmeshed in the politics of the time, when the Japanese were secretly creating pretexts for extending their occupation of China. At a time when the European powers were practicing appeasement towards Japan, this adventure is a daring stance in solidarity with the underdog - here being the Chinese. Much of the day-to-day events of the time are interwoven seamlessly with the action of this adventure comic. Neither is the opium trade (the centerpiece of this story) that the colonial powers pushed on China far removed from reality. What is perhaps the most amazing thing about this creation is that Herge never traveled to China, not before nor after this story (though he did go to Hong Kong much later in his life). For information about China, he relied on magazine photos and articles, and on the information provided by a friend and roommate Chang Chong Ching, who played the role model for the Chang Tintin befriends in the story (and whom we encounter later in Tintin in Tibet). Chang is the one who wrote the myriad excellent specimens of Chinese calligraphy ornamenting the book. All the Chinese signs in the adventure are meaningful inscriptions, from simple restaurant signs "Foods" and advertisements for international companies "Siemens" to anti-imperialist and anti-Japanese slogans grafittied on the walls. These signs paint a realistic portrait of the Chinese environment at the time. All my Chinese friends who have read this adventure swear that the depictions of China are realistic and cannot believe that Herge never visited that country! This comic story has all the components for a great piece of art/literature. The artwork is masterful, the settings and scenery realistic, the plot and action entertaining and suspenseful, and the characters well-developed and possess considerable depth. In addition, while the ending is happy, the story is not free from life's tragic moments that bring tears to the eyes. A definite must-read for all Tintin lovers, as well as for those wishing to learn something about China and its recent history. | ||
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Land of Black Gold (The Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
When fuel starts exploding, Tintin sets to Arabia. The English edition departed from the original French (1950) ed. by censoring events that took place in 1947 Palestine during Jewish-Arab hostilities. The 1950 French edition can be obtained from http://www.Tintin.com | ||
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Tintin in America (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin's only visit to the USA - where he combats Chicago gangsters and encounters the Native Americans. The original B&W version is more critical of American "dollar worship" & mistreatment of natives | ||
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Destination Moon (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Who was the first man on the moon? Armstrong? Guess again ... | ||
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Explorers on the Moon (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin, Haddock, and Calculus beat the Americans by 16 years! | ||
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The Calculus Affair (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Calculus gets kidnapped again, this time involving a cold-war-like Syldavia-Borduria conflict | ||
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The Red Sea Sharks (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin's 3rd visit to Arabia, where he delves into the complexity of the International arms trade | ||
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Tintin in Tibet (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
My own personal favorite, the only Tintin adventure with no villain, except for the mountains. A long and moving search for Tintin's lost friend, Chang | ||
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Castafiore Emerald (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Takes place at home in Marlinspike, funny, funny, funny, and criticizes European treatment of the Gypsies | ||
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Flight 714 (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
An airplane hijacking, a volcano island, Rastapopoulos, and UFOs, need I say more? | ||
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Tintin and the Picaros (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
Tintin goes back to South America where he helps his friend Alcazar regain power. More political commentary | ||
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The Shooting Star (Adventures of Tintin) | |
| by Herge
A scientific expedition looking for a shooting star | ||
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