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The Shooting Star (Tintin #10)

by Hergé

3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 · rating details · 3,723 ratings · 65 reviews

When a meteor lands in the middle of the ocean, Tintin forms a crew to find the meteor, thanks to the help of a scientist who wants to name the rock. There is a race to see who can get to there first. Tintin's ship wins and he explore the meteor. What will he find there?

Paperback, 62 pages

Published 2002 by Egmont UK Limited (first published 1942)

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Sep 19, 2012 Keely rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, franco-belgian, euro-comics, adventure, humor, reviewed

As with all the early Tintin books, we're getting roughly the same plot over and over: Tintin is visiting a foreign country where he runs afoul of a criminal organization doing something wacky. He tracks down various clues as a couple of crooks try to kill him. Each time, he miraculously survives by pure luck. Then he beats a whole roomful of large, armed men to a pulp and escapes in a stolen aeroplane.

All the plot points are convenient and interchangeable, built on haphazard coincidences and l...more

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Feb 06, 2012 David Sarkies rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure

I'm not sure whether we could really call these group of albums the 'War Albums' because while they were written during World War II (and while Herge was living in occupied Belgium) there is absolutely no mention of the war. This is not surprising because, unless he was incredibly subtle (which he is not) by writing about the war would likely raise the ire of one of the sides, and it did not seem that Herge was willing to throw his hat in with the Nazis (which is a good thing because otherwise...more I'm not sure whether we could really call these group of albums the 'War Albums' because while they were written during World War II (and while Herge was living in occupied Belgium) there is absolutely no mention of the war. This is not surprising because, unless he was incredibly subtle (which he is not) by writing about the war would likely raise the ire of one of the sides, and it did not seem that Herge was willing to throw his hat in with the Nazis (which is a good thing because otherwise we would never had Tintin). Herge did receive some flack for being a collaborator, but it did not seem to stick.
If there is any reflection on the war in this album, it would have a lot to do with the idea that it is the end of the world. While walking through Brussels, Tintin sees a strange star, and when he visits the observatory, discovers that it is heading directly to Earth. He goes home in a panic, thinking that the world is going to end, but when the worst that happens in a Earthquake, he dances down the street in joy (and I must say, seeing somebody dancing through the streets singing 'its only an Earthquake' is comedy that only Herge is capable of). Anyway, turns out that a meteor struck the earth, so Tintin organises an expedition to go and find out.
However, Tintin cannot be Tintin without an antagonist, and this one is in the form of an international bank that is bankrolling another expedition. Because they want the other team to proceed, they attempt to saboutage Tintin's mission (and fail of course). As I read this I found that making the bank an antagonist to be an interesting one. It could quite well be a little jab at the allies here, particularly since if there was one institution that was playing both sides it was the banks. In fact there have been whole books written on how Wall Street Financiers bankrolled Hitler's rise to power, and then bankrolled the war simply because war means profit.
The only other connection with the war that I could ascertain would be the whole end of the world. To somebody living in occupied Belgium in 1942, this is what it must have seemed like. Hitler was at the height of his power and the only thing that was stopping England from being overrun was a little moat known as the English Channel. Okay, by this time the Battle of Britain had been won, and Hitler was looking to Russia quite greedily, however it would still be at most three years before the war would come to an end. However, as in the previous album, and in the next one, Herge takes us far away from the war, to another realm where we can have an adventure, and forget about the worries that affect us today.(less)

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Jul 28, 2012 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, adventure, sea, graphic-novel

Tintin's first science fiction adventure is a great one, although Hergé's better with the fiction than with the science! Nonetheless, the story is exciting and atmospheric, particularly the initial "Armageddon" sequence. There's a real feeling of desperation at the impending destruction of civilization. Was this an expression of Hergé's angst at the Nazi occupation of Belgium? However that may be, it's certainly his most effective piece of work in Tintin's adventures to this point.

The story has...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Dan rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Tintin stories for anyone who has read them and understands their history can't be viewed as anything other than groundbreaking. The beginnings of these stories have been around as long as the Lord of the Rings, the illustration and environments in the Tintin books are accurate and extremely detailed. Anyone who has spent even a little time exploring Herge (Georges Remi) can see the painstaking research and adversity he worked through to compose the world around Tintin. His ideas were ahead...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Catherine Woodman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

we love the TinTin series--After a string of stories loosely based on mystery/crime plots, 'The Shooting Star' initiates the formula that would become fairly standard in the Tintin books to come: the science-fiction adventure, a kind of modernist Jules Verne. A huge meteorite flying past earth splinters a large fragment which lands near the North Pole. Containing a new metal called phostlite, named after the astronomer who detected it, Tintin and Snowy join an expedition of world-class scientist...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Kris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Kris by: Max

So far easily the strangest of the Tintin albums I've read, in both plot and mood. This is a disjointed, meandering story involving the search for a meteorite containing an undiscovered new element. It reads like it was made up entirely as Herge went along, though not with the every-few-pages wild plot twists of the earlier stories--instead it's dreamlike all the way through, and it makes you wonder how much of the story could have happened inside Tintin's head. Though it's not one of the better...more

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Aug 11, 2011 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bd

Chef-d’œuvre. Les dix premières pages en particulier sont étonnantes, spectaculaires, et terrifiantes : ambiance nocturne étrange, apocalypse imminent... Brrr !
Par la suite, une intrigue relativement originale se noue autour d'une expédition scientifique menée pour récupérer un métal extraterrestre sur une astéroïde tombé dans l'Océan Arctique. Ce qui donne lieu à une palpitante course poursuite en mer puis à des scènes d'une totale bizarrerie, avec arbres, champignons et araignées géantes.
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Jan 17, 2013 Peter rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2013, reread

"Behoooooold the judgment! An enoooooormous spider!" Oh Philippulus. :D

I'm very fond of this book, and it holds up well on re-reading. It's one of Hergé's more cracktastic outings, which is saying something compared to (say) Tintin and the Picaros or Flight 714 - but it's an extremely tightly-plotted, well-written, well-balanced sort of nonsense, with good use of foreshadowing and very little extraneous filler. It has all the characteristics of the best kind of nightmare fiction, like the Alice...more

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Oct 31, 2010 Sammy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comic

My review, as posted in Tintin Books

"The Shooting Star" is a welcome return to form after the entertaining but less innovative "The Crab with the Golden Claws". Herge was still working under Nazi-occupied conditions, which explains why this era of his albums strays from political debates and focuses instead solely on narrative concerns. Still, the battle to recover the meteorite echoes the scientific attitude which prevailed throughout WWII and would culminate in the '50s and '60s with the Space...more My review, as posted in Tintin Books

"The Shooting Star" is a welcome return to form after the entertaining but less innovative "The Crab with the Golden Claws". Herge was still working under Nazi-occupied conditions, which explains why this era of his albums strays from political debates and focuses instead solely on narrative concerns. Still, the battle to recover the meteorite echoes the scientific attitude which prevailed throughout WWII and would culminate in the '50s and '60s with the Space Race.

There's certainly more padding than usual here, as in some albums this adventure would be a six-page subplot! But yet it works: all of the characters, from the crazed Belgians to the Icelandic sailors, are densely characterised. As with the previous albums, there is the constant fear of being double-crossed, which is particularly effective here with such a range of characters present.

The scenes at sea, particularly, come alive. This is the second of four consecutive albums which feature large stretches of plot at sea: for whatever reason (the confinement of characters? the literal feel of movement?) Herge must have felt comfortable in this environment, for - as we'd see in his next album, "The Secret of the Unicorn" - he'd create some of his best work here.

And while this isn't a pinnacle of the "Tintin" series, it's four-star entertainment. Captain Haddock is already quite well-defined (although he'll evolve further), and we get the last in a string of mad professors whose descendant will be Cuthbert Calculus. Snowy gets comparatively little to do here (a typical charge laid against Haddock's presence) but it isn't noticeable, because by now we have a wealth of characters and slapstick with a dog now seems only appropriate as occasional tension-relieving humour.

At the end of the race, we get a sprint to the finish: a mysterious island of scientific improbabilities. It's great fun, and shows the wide-reaching canvas that Herge could work with. Perhaps the lack of political implications would suggest this is lighter entertainment than Herge was generally producing, but honestly it's also more sophisticated. (less)

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Mar 24, 2009 Haley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 7th-grade-ir-books-stacy

One night Tintin is out walking with his dog Snowy when he notices an extra star in the sky. He then finds out that the “extra star” is really a huge meteorite flying past earth. This meteorite splinters off a large fragment which lands near the North Pole. The fragment contains a new metal called phostlite, named after the astronomer who detected it, so Tintin and Snowy join an expedition of scientists to claim to the rock, in a ship captained by his friend with the drinking problem, Captain H...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars

While this is not as good as the other stories about Tintin and his pal Snowy, it is still a fun read. This one has some strange things going on. I know most of these are strange stories, yet this one seems a little stranger than the other stories so far. With Herge and Proust being my summer reading I have french authors covered for awhile. I do love Victor Hugo as well and will be sure to readLes Misérables again soon!

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Sep 18, 2010 Marcus rated it 5 of 5 stars

My favourite characters were Tintin and Snowy, his dog. At the beginning Tintin saw a giant ball of fire heading for Earth. When he looked through the Professor's giant telescope he saw the meteorite (the metorite was the ball of fire) with a giant spider on it! But when he went to the top of the telescope (where the lens is), he saw that the spider was actually just a tiny one walking on the lens! Snowy laughed that the spider was just tiny and at the end of his laugh he said "This thing will k...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Yves rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bd

C'est un des Tintin les plus ennuyants. L'histoire dans cette BD est très peu intéressante. Il y a très peu d'action et j'ai très peu ri en lisant cette Aventure de Tintin. Quand Tintin arrive sur les débris de l'étoile avec Milou, pourquoi ne grandissent-ils pas comme l’araignée, le pommier et le papillon? C'est une petite incohérence qui m'a beaucoup irrité. Un Aventure à oublier.

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Nov 24, 2011 Harish Kumar Sarma Challapalli rated it 5 of 5 stars

A very good book!! Perfect stuff for adventure and humor, which is the best part of tintin series!! Tintin and snowy are as awesome as ever!! This is also one of the most enjoyable of the series!! Liked it a lot!! Captain haddock's humor was very enjoyable!! Waiting for more adventures of the series!!

Do read the book if u get an opportunity! I bet ull def enjoy this part!! Awesome awesome awesome!!

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Sep 16, 2011 Mike Jensen rated it 2 of 5 stars

A dumb sci-fi-ish story that ill-suits the character. A meteor crashes into the sea and the race is on to claim it. There are incidents, but no plot. Tintin lands on the meteor which for no reason makes things grow then explode. There is some nice art, but it is not as nice as it is in the other books. This one is for fans only, and those who like having their intelligence insulted.

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Nov 16, 2012 Joaquin del Villar rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: tintin

Es uno de mis libros favoritos de Tintín. Escrito en los inicios de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando Bélgica fué ocupada. La parte inicial es totalmente catastrofista, una metáfora entre la guerra inminente y el fin del mundo, descrito con un ambiente opresivo, catastrofista...donde el calor agobiante, los neumáticos estallando, el asfalto derritiendose y hordas de ratas corriendo por la calle...la espera interminable a que ocurra lo inevitable. La segunda parte es una carrera contra reloj para...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Chris Andersen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was my first encounter with Tintin. I think what stood out for me was how well paced it was. Things moved along just right with a great balance of action set pieces and comic vignettes. The art easy on the eye (though I'll confess that at times I found the character design a little monotonous).

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Apr 20, 2013 Angel Serrano rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 087-6-comics-obras-populares

Aventura de Tintín: una estrella pasa cerca de la Tierra, y deja a su paso un enorme aerolito que contiene un metal rarísimo. Se desata una carrera entre el interés multinacional científico de Europa y el interés económico oscuro y americano por explotar el nuevo metal.

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Jul 29, 2011 Mathieu rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Un Tintin assez étrange, qui flirte avec la science-fiction. Parti d'une expédition scientifique pour étudier un météorite, on en arrive à une espèce d'île fantastique où se développe une forme de vie gigantesque...

troublant, mais bien mené.

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Jul 23, 2012 Clicque added it · review of another edition

Suite � la chute d'un fragment de m�t�orite dans l'oc�an Arctique, le professeur Calys organise une exp�dition pour d�couvrir la v�ritable nature de cet a�rolithe, exp�dition � laquelle prennent part Tintin et le Capitaine Haddock.

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Jan 14, 2012 David Bales rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Pretty good Tin Tin adventure where he and Snowy, (and Captain Haddock along with a team of European scientists) journey to the Arctic to search for a large meteorite that has crashed into the sea. It has some pretty exotic properties!

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Jul 10, 2011 Patrick Fisackerly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

While as enjoyable as most of the TINTIN books in terms of humor and action, I found the story here a bit lacking. The stakes were low, and the magical/supernatural elements felt out-of-place in the established TINTIN universe.

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Oct 06, 2009 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

I don't care how many times I've read TinTin I will always love Snowy :). This has some funny elements that make me laugh every time I read it. Still not one of my favorite but not my least favorite either :).

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Nov 27, 2012 Child960801 rated it 4 of 5 stars

In this one, a shooting star is about to hit earth. Instead, it misses but a piece lands in the Arctic ocean. Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy go with a science exposition to find it.

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Feb 27, 2013 Ariadna73 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Un poco aburrida, pero todavía se puede leer. Esta historia no es tan buena como otras de la serie, pero vale la pena para disfrutar de las aventuras de este héroe tan particular y su perrito.

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Feb 12, 2012 Karhum Ghassan rated it 3 of 5 stars

this book was good book not really attractive it is the first book i read that wasen't really nice it is short of pages book and it is not much of an adventure.

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Mar 13, 2009 Windianingrum rated it 4 of 5 stars

I like this episode. Hihihiihi...when calculus just gone crazy because of the stars..hihihi..I just don't mind to read the book again, again and again!

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Jun 13, 2012 Tristy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comix

I remember this one really creeped me out as a kid. And it's not as exciting as the giant mushroom on the cover would have you believe.

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Oct 07, 2009 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel

I had forgotten what an alcoholic the Captain was, but I've turned out ok, so I guess this childhood favorite wasn't too damaging :p

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Apr 25, 2013 Markku Kesti rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sarjakuva

Sisältää muutamia noloja tieteellisten faktojen ohituksia ja hiukan outoa mystiikkaa, mutta muuten kelpo seikkailua.

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Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist.
His best known and most substantial work is The Adventures of Tintin comic book series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, leaving the twenty-fourth Tintin adventure Tintin and Alph-Art unfinished. His work remains a strong influence on comics...more

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