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Tintin in America (Tintin #3)
by
Hergé
The classic graphic novel. Tintin comes to the U.S.A. to clean up the mean streets of Chicago but ends up in the wild west! Will Tintin make it back home?
Paperback, 62 pages
Published
November 30th 1979
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
(first published 1932)
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Re-reading Tintin series is special experience to me, he was the comics hero i rated highly when i came to Sweden as a kid. Of course i cant remember much from the actual stories now other than i liked the over the top fun,adventure.
Rating this as an adult is different and i thought this volume was a clear improvement on the black and white early,immature artwork of the first volume Tintin in Soviet and the weird,off putting animal slaughterhouse that is Tintin in Congo.
This volume the art is mu...more
Rating this as an adult is different and i thought this volume was a clear improvement on the black and white early,immature artwork of the first volume Tintin in Soviet and the weird,off putting animal slaughterhouse that is Tintin in Congo.
This volume the art is mu...more
Gangsters, machine guns and police brutality!
Welcome to the good ole U.S. of A., Tintin!
On a mission to clean up corruption in Chicago, Tintin is kidnapped, shot at, gassed, tossed in a lake, and clubbed by a copper. Then it's onward to the Redskin Reservation to make fun of some Native Americans. Here Tintin, the little towheaded Paleface, is shot at some more, trapped in a tunnel, and manages to discover oil. (Don't worry - oil company men instantly materialize to reap the profits and screw th...more
Welcome to the good ole U.S. of A., Tintin!
On a mission to clean up corruption in Chicago, Tintin is kidnapped, shot at, gassed, tossed in a lake, and clubbed by a copper. Then it's onward to the Redskin Reservation to make fun of some Native Americans. Here Tintin, the little towheaded Paleface, is shot at some more, trapped in a tunnel, and manages to discover oil. (Don't worry - oil company men instantly materialize to reap the profits and screw th...more
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One of the earlier Tintin stories. It's fun as an American to see Herge's 1932 perspective on the U.S. decades before he ever visited. His publisher was mostly interested in a portrayal of the U.S. as a den of vice, crime, and corruption, centered on Al Capone and the Chicago Mob. So there's plenty of that, but Herge was interested in Native Americans, so the characters and story veer off into the West. Here we get a good dose of the Orientalist racist stereotyping that seems to be the basis for...more
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Dieser dritte Band der Tintin-Reihe teilt sich sein Schicksal mit den ersten (Au pays des Soviets und Tintin au Congo) beiden Bänden - hier sucht ein Autor seine Stimme. Es fehlen die Dinge, die die späteren Tintin-Bände so unverwechselbar und einzigartig machen: ein klarer Handlungsfaden, stimmige Charakterisierungen, clevere Ideen. "En Amérique" liest sich mehr wie eine Aneinanderreihung verrückter Ereignisse, und, auch wenn die üblichen Stereotypen hier nicht so sehr in...more
Dieser dritte Band der Tintin-Reihe teilt sich sein Schicksal mit den ersten (Au pays des Soviets und Tintin au Congo) beiden Bänden - hier sucht ein Autor seine Stimme. Es fehlen die Dinge, die die späteren Tintin-Bände so unverwechselbar und einzigartig machen: ein klarer Handlungsfaden, stimmige Charakterisierungen, clevere Ideen. "En Amérique" liest sich mehr wie eine Aneinanderreihung verrückter Ereignisse, und, auch wenn die üblichen Stereotypen hier nicht so sehr in...more
While it's one of the earlier Tintins, this one already bears many classic hallmarks of the series. Tintin is in constant danger, and always escapes by the skin of his teeth. In many instances, the reason for his escape is something wonderfully ridiculous and improbable. Oh, and these occur every few pages! While it might seem contrived and repetitive at first (and it is!), one quickly realizes that it is also a large part of the humor and appeal of Tintin.
The comics never take themselves serio...more
The comics never take themselves serio...more
Feb 04, 2012
David Sarkies
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Diehard Tintin Fans (can be ignored)
Recommended to David by:
Herge
Shelves:
adventure
This is not really my favourite Tintin story, though it is only the third one ever written. The story appears to be set immediately after Tintin in the Congo and it is suggested (it has been a long time since I read a Tintin in the Congo, if I ever actually read it in English) so I can only garner from what was said about it at the beginning of this story, namely that Tintin busted a diamond smuggling ring in the Congo and then travelled to the United States to clean up the rest of the mess.
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1. This book would fall under the category of a junior book, graphic novel.
2. Tintin is a reporter who somehow gets out of extremely sticky situations. It is set in 1931 in Chicago where Tintin manages to chase down gangsters across the Midwest.
3. critique
a. As far as graphic novels go, this book is not that great. The characters lack development and the plot is pretty lame.
b. Graphic novels often lack the depth of character development, but this book goes seems to lack even a bit of develop...more
2. Tintin is a reporter who somehow gets out of extremely sticky situations. It is set in 1931 in Chicago where Tintin manages to chase down gangsters across the Midwest.
3. critique
a. As far as graphic novels go, this book is not that great. The characters lack development and the plot is pretty lame.
b. Graphic novels often lack the depth of character development, but this book goes seems to lack even a bit of develop...more
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This is one of the three pre-war Tintin books which are not in general circulation in English, and for fairly good reason; it's not all that good. Tintin goes to America in 1931, briefly captures Al Capone (who was still just about at liberty in real life at that stage), is himself captured by the Blackfoot tribe, and then has a series of unlikely and disjointed adventures ending with him rolling up the entire Chicago Syndicate of Gansters and sent back to Belgium as a hero. The only African-Ame...more
We love the Tin Tin series since we traveled through the Loire. Although it begins with a precise date (1931) and location (Chicago) and features a real historical figure (Al Capone), 'Tintin In America' is Herge's tribute to the mythical America of dime novels and silent serials (especially gangster stories and Westerns). There's a real 'Perils Of Pauline' quality to Tintin's misadventures, which see the young reporter and his faithful terrier Snowy attempt to clean Chicago of gangsters, and wh...more
My first taste of Tintin... I can see the cheeky appeal.
There isn't much plot here, just a long series of narrow escapes, some through clever planning, but most by dumb luck. Yes, the attitudes on race are badly dated, but I think it's at least a little tongue-in-cheek. In other cases, the attitudes of the time are refreshing. There isn't much of it, but the political and social commentary, when it comes into the story, is still fresh all these years later.
My favorite bit was when a hotel detec...more
There isn't much plot here, just a long series of narrow escapes, some through clever planning, but most by dumb luck. Yes, the attitudes on race are badly dated, but I think it's at least a little tongue-in-cheek. In other cases, the attitudes of the time are refreshing. There isn't much of it, but the political and social commentary, when it comes into the story, is still fresh all these years later.
My favorite bit was when a hotel detec...more
Certainly not one of the best Tintin adventures, but a fun read nonetheless. The book is essentially one long game of cat and mouse--Tintin comes to Chicago to crack down on the mob; the mob doesn't take too kindly to this, so they decide to crack down on annoying reporters who spend far more time having adventures and halting criminal activity than writing stories. Other Tintin tales have plots, capers, and mysteries that are sharply crafted--not this one. But that's okay, this was an early go,...more
Tintin is off to America with his white dog Snowy! They plan to take a nice trip to Chicago Illinois, but when they meet up with Al Capone and his gang, Tintin gets into trouble and has to stop him. When Tintin escapes from Al Capone and tells the police, the police don’t believe him. Tintin runs around town trying to get away from them. When Tintin gets to the hotel he was supposed to be at a few days earlier, he receives a note in his room telling him to return to Europe. When Tintin finds a m...more
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
Let's be honest, this is not an informed book: Herge had never been to America before drawing it. However, it has a high documentary value as a window to a time when Europe viewed the US with suspicion and more than a bit of contempt. It also shows Herge's more personal views towards big business and ruthless capitalism.
Tintin, the Belgian comic strip reporter who is always saving the day, comes to America and faces constant opposition. There is no stop to the action in this story, from defeating kidnappers, to gangsters, Al Capone, Blackfoot indians, Billy Smiles and many others. Even though he is constantly being separated from his companion, his little white talking dog Snowy, they always seem to find each other.
While the storyline is set in 1931 and it is written and illustrated by a Belgian, there are some...more
While the storyline is set in 1931 and it is written and illustrated by a Belgian, there are some...more
Nettement mieux que le précédent...
L'intrigue n'est toujours pas d'un intérêt majeur mais le récit est rythmé, on ne s'ennuie pas.
La représentation des Américains est très manichéenne (tous les flics américains sont soit stupides soit corrompus !). Ceci dit quelques (rares) moments sont bien vus et presque subversifs : commentaires sur la corruption, les excès du capitalisme (l'épisode dans l'usine de viande), l'exploitation des Indiens d'Amérique (quand un puits de pétrole est découvert, les I...more
L'intrigue n'est toujours pas d'un intérêt majeur mais le récit est rythmé, on ne s'ennuie pas.
La représentation des Américains est très manichéenne (tous les flics américains sont soit stupides soit corrompus !). Ceci dit quelques (rares) moments sont bien vus et presque subversifs : commentaires sur la corruption, les excès du capitalisme (l'épisode dans l'usine de viande), l'exploitation des Indiens d'Amérique (quand un puits de pétrole est découvert, les I...more
This book was so lazily written. Everything was soooooo convenient. Tintin should died, like, ten times. Oh, Tintin's been tied to metal and dropped into the sea? Nevermind. It was accidentally made of wood. Oh, Tintin is tied to railroad tracks? Nevermind. Some lady stopped the train because she saw a puma maul a deer. Tintin needs a way out of the room! Oh, there's a secret door. Tintin needs to find the criminal! Oh, he bumped into him in the desert. It'd be insulting to the reader if it wasn...more
Jun 11, 2011
Michael
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommended to Michael by:
the late David Swenson
Shelves:
i-read-it-before-i-was-on-goodreads,
graphic
Probably the worst of the Tintins from an adult perspective (although I loved it as much as all the others as a kid). It is interesting from a sociological perspective - "Europe imagines America" and all that - but doesn't have a ton of entertainment value. Even though it's a Tintin, I'm giving it two stars: it is merely "OK."
When I read the Tintins at 6 or 7, they seemed novelistic (although I wouldn't have used that word, of course) in their depth and mature pacing. As an adult, many are notab...more
When I read the Tintins at 6 or 7, they seemed novelistic (although I wouldn't have used that word, of course) in their depth and mature pacing. As an adult, many are notab...more
This is an early Tintin but one of the first where Herge did some research on the subject rather than just going with stereotypes of the day. A lot of lucky coincidences save the day for our boy hero and his dog.
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Another super-racist Tintin, this one wasn't all that memorable for me. I probably only read it 20 times, whereas favorites got a good 50 rereads.
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I've started reading through the whole Tintin series again (partially in preparation for the movie) and the experience is very similar to re-watching your old childhood TV shows. You get that warm, nostalgic feeling which slowly dissolves into doubt and and leaves you wondering how you could possibly enjoyed something so bad. This particular book has a lot of racist overtones and the dialogue is pretty poorly written (which I guess is really the norm for any comic book written in the early 20th...more
This book I gave 4 star but that doesn't mean I don't like it. The most exiting thing is that there is shooting but it had a bit kidnapping and murdering. The reason I gave 4 star is because, first there's Captain Haddock but he came like 1minute or less. Second there's not much suspense even when they threw Tin Tin in water or when they chocked him in gas.That's the reason why I gave 4 star to this book.
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Jan 22, 2012
Kris
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
grown-up Tintin fans
This is a collection of the early black-and-white newspaper/magazine strips as they originally appeared. Most of the English-language Tintin books feature re-drawn art and somewhat re-worked stories, and that is probably better for most readers. The original black-and-white format is mostly of interest to adult collectors or others interested in the history of this popular series.
These are uncensored comic strips from a period when racial stereotyping was the norm, and Tintin in America is among...more
These are uncensored comic strips from a period when racial stereotyping was the norm, and Tintin in America is among...more
Love the drawing style, early Tintin is not as gorgeous as the later ones but I like how you can see the development. It is nostalgic and yet still strong. And I also love that I read this in French :) Yes it's shortsighted when it comes to the Indians (les Peaux-Rouges) BUT there is also a very harsh, ironic commentary on American capitalism, which evens it out (the part where Tintin stumbles upon oil and literally within a day the place is taken from the Indians and turned into a generic Ameri...more
Tämä on se kolmas ja viimeinen näistä alkupään selvästi heikommista albumeista. Hyvin samanlaista sekoilua tapahtumasta toiseen ilman mitään suurempaa järkevää juonta kuin tätä ennen julkaistussa "Tintti Afrikassa" -albumissakin. Sopii paljon paljon paremmin 7-vuotiaan poikani iltalukemiseksi. Hän olisi varmasti antanut tällekin Tintille 5 tähteä. :-)
Albumi sisältää muuten toistuvasti todella suoraa ja paikoin julmaakin amerikkalaisen kapitalismin ja yhteiskunnan kritiikkiä.
Albumi sisältää muuten toistuvasti todella suoraa ja paikoin julmaakin amerikkalaisen kapitalismin ja yhteiskunnan kritiikkiä.
This book was a book that was OK, but has room for improvement. The year I think is 1934 or something like that, but in the book the setting doesn't really look like 1934. There are motorcycles coal trains, electricity, and pretty much everything that the modern day world has, so the author could have done a better job. The rest of the book was pretty good, the stories were cool and adventurous so this would be a good read for people that want classic adventure tales in comic books.
Dans ce tome, on peut voir que le style de Hergé commence à se raffiner malgré certains petits défauts. Encore une fois, comme au Congo et les Soviets, il y a beaucoup de stéréotypes. Cependant c'est bien commencé par l'action qui a lieu du début à la fin. Les Tintin du début ne sont définitivement pas mes favoris en raison des histoires qui sont un peu trop simplistes et qui tournent les coins un peu trop ronds. Sauf que cette fois, on commence à y voir l'amélioration.
I LOVE TinTin. People go on and on about how it's racist. Hello look at the year and place it was written in and think of the ideaology of that time. It was written in the 1930s in France. I think that's what makes it so good, think of all the details Herge put into it and at the time what it was like. There wasn't the internet and tv to change people's views of what America and such was like at the time, and really people thought America was gangsters, Indians and cowboys!
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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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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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