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Tintin, a reporter for Le Petit Vingtieme, along with his companion dog, Snowy, is off to the Soviet Union for a story. Everyone in the Soviet Union seems to want to kill Tintin and he, like many cartoon characters, dies a hundred times, but, also like many cartoon characters, is always able to shake off death and live to fight another day.
There’s action on every page of this comic book with Tintin battling Russian bad guys and trying to get out of prison and getting shot and being dragged behin ...more
There’s action on every page of this comic book with Tintin battling Russian bad guys and trying to get out of prison and getting shot and being dragged behin ...more
Thought I'd start reading the series chronologically and unfortunately, a comic published in 1930 happens to be topical today. It was nice to see the development of Herge's artwork since I've previously read 2 of his later works which were in color, unlike this one.
Liked:
Snowy is quite helpful and a true partner, including scolding Tintin for too much risk-taking.
The graphic showing a door with many keyholes when they were drunk.
Disliked:
No thought bubbles so it was awkward to see a speech ...more
Liked:
Snowy is quite helpful and a true partner, including scolding Tintin for too much risk-taking.
The graphic showing a door with many keyholes when they were drunk.
Disliked:
No thought bubbles so it was awkward to see a speech ...more
Mar 22, 2010
Daisy
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