 | Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Herge
Buy new: £8.42 / Used from: £7.19 My rating: artwork 0, plot 0. For Tintin collectors only. Published in 1930.
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 | Tintin in the Congo by Herge
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 1, plot 0. Again a book that only the collectors will find interesting. First published in 1931. Redrawn and published in colour in 1946.
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 | Tintin in America (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £5.00 My rating: artwork 3, plot 1. A collection of gags that lacks the finesse of later adventures. First published in 1932. Redrawn and published in colour in 1945.
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 | Cigars of the Pharoah (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.56 My rating: artwork 4, plot 2. Not very wise but I like it. The pastel, cold colouring works for me. First published in 1934. Redrawn and published in colour in 1955.
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 | The Blue Lotus (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 2, plot 2. Probably the most overestimated Tintin adventure. Wordy and not eye-pleasing. First published in 1936. Published in colour in 1946 (with only 4 pages redrawn).
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 | Tintin and the Broken Ear (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £8.99 My rating: artwork 2, plot 4. Engaging story, full of black humour and irony. Colours have somewhat retro look. First published in 1937. Published in colour in 1943 (it was not redrawn).
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 | The Black Island (The Adventures of Tintin)
Buy new: £6.45 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 5, plot 5. The best artwork and great atmosphere. My favourite Tintin book. First published in 1938. Published in colour in 1943. Redrawn and published in 1966.
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 | King Ottokar's Sceptre (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 3, plot 4. Good, detailed picture of Syldavia. Blotchy print of the new Egmont edition is a letdown. First published in 1939. Some parts redrawn and published in colour in 1947.
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 | The Crab with the Golden Claws (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £8.99 My rating: artwork 4, plot 4. Tintin meets Haddock! A funny crime story that takes place in Morocco. First published in 1941. Redrawn and published in colour in 1943.
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 | The Shooting Star (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 3, plot 3. The story lacks the background that the other books offer. Still it is a nice action adventure that has its moments. Published in 1942. Recoloured in 1954.
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 | The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 4, plot 5. This time Tintin shows his detective skills. Intelligent story and as always funny. Published in 1943.
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 | Red Rackham's Treasure (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 3, plot 2. Simple story about treasure hunting. Bad colouring looks even worse in the new Egmont edition because of the strong cyans and the variable saturation. Published in 1945.
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 | The Seven Crystal Balls (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 4, plot 5. Hitchcock wouldn't do it better! The first book of the best Tintin two-parter. Published in 1948.
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 | Prisoners of the Sun (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 5, plot 5. A little more mysterious story could be expected after the "The Seven Crystal Balls". Nevertheless a classic Tintin adventure. Published in 1949.
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 | Land of Black Gold (Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 4, plot 4. Haddock appears too late but it is a quite engaging action adventure. Still rather a comedy than a thriller. Published in 1950. Some parts redrawn in 1971.
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 | Destination Moon (Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £4.44 My rating: artwork 4, plot 2. There isn't much action, just somewhat boring preparations for the flight to the moon. The conspiracy underplot could be more enigmatic and significant. Published in 1953
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 | Explorers on the Moon (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £3.85 My rating: artwork 4, plot 4. The second part of this two-parter has much better, engaging plot. It lacks some cohesion but the final part make up for this to some extent. Published in 1954.
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 | The Calculus Affair (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £3.77 My rating: artwork 5, plot 5. One of the best books of the Tintin series. Funny, dynamic, perfectly drawn. Published in 1956.
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 | The Red Sea Sharks (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.10 / Used from: £4.00 My rating: artwork 3, plot 3. Comparing to the other adventures from the late period this book looks like it was drawn and written in a hurry. Rather a letdown. Published in 1958.
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 | Tintin in Tibet (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 5, plot 5. Masterpiece! A great, classic story about friendship and - deservedly - one of the most popular comic books. Published in 1960.
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 | The Castafiore Emerald (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £8.98 My rating: artwork 4, plot 3. It is not a typical Tintin adventure. Despite its refined humour it is not exactly what I look for in Tintin books. Published in 1963.
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 | Tintin Flight 714
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £8.99 My rating: artwork 5, plot 4. The sci-fi ending was frequently criticised and not without a reason. Apart from that a good action-adventure book. Published in 1968.
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 | Tintin and the Picaros (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £4.47 My rating: artwork 5, plot 3. The drawings are masterful of course but the story... Hergé was tired of Tintin and so the plot lacks the freshness. Published in 1976.
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 | Tintin and Alph-Art by Herge
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £4.47 A set of rough sketches but it is the last work of Hergé so it is priceless for any collector. Published in 1986. Second edition published in 2004.
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