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Tintin and his trusty companions Captain Haddock and Snowy, travel to Peru to rescue Professor Calculus. With the help of a young local named Zorrino, the team follow Calculus's trail over snow-capped mountains, dodging the dangers of the Amazon rainforest before managing to find the Temple of the Sun.
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The second part of a 2-part series, this comes after 'the seven crystal balls' and was first published in 1949. I think this is on a par with the excellent 'Tintin in Tibet' in being a good all-round adventure story, pretty scary in places (at least for a 7-to-10-year old), respectful of other cultures and anti-racist. The drawing and coloration is top-notch, the setting (Peru) is great, the quest is noble - it is all here, it is all good. My only quibble is that the trick by which our heroes escape from a horrible fate (I can't give away the plot, of course - don't want to spoil it for anyone!) is rather unbelievable - the Inca were pretty sophisticated where that particular subject was concerned.
Altogether an excellent story. If you are new to the Tintin series, I would start with Tintin in Tibet, the Cigars of the Pharaoh, or Land of Black Gold; but as a follow-up, this 2-parter is excellent fodder for kids and the young-at-heart alike.
Altogether an excellent story. If you are new to the Tintin series, I would start with Tintin in Tibet, the Cigars of the Pharaoh, or Land of Black Gold; but as a follow-up, this 2-parter is excellent fodder for kids and the young-at-heart alike.
By JP
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Great book, prefer the older style to the newer one. Really encourages my son to read more. Great for young boys.
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Travelling to Peru to rescue Calculus, Tintin, Haddock and Snowy encounter danger in several guises, chiefly taking the form of secretive native Southern-Amerindians, or the flora, fauna and landscape of this - for Northern Europeans - far-flung and excitingly exotic region.
I think this is, in places, the most visually beautiful Tintin adventure so far. It's not just the wonderful clarity and economy of the line work, but also the famously fussed over colour palette. The epic journey through mountains and forests to the Temple Of The Sun is just deliciously fabulous, the gradual colour evolution as the protagonists move through the varied environments really whisking one off to an imagined South-America.
Criticisms of this as escapist may have more than a grain of truth in them. But to me they miss the point: some people do angst-ridden self analysis and social commentary (Robert Crumb, let's say), others tell ripping good fantastical yarns, and perhaps sometimes some do both. And then some are just plain dotty, like George Herriman. As long as it's well done, I've got time for them all. An analogy might be food: do you always and only want to eat salad, or do you sometimes like to indulge in a scrumptious dessert?
Personally I find this utterly appetising: please Mr Hergé, may I have some more?
I think this is, in places, the most visually beautiful Tintin adventure so far. It's not just the wonderful clarity and economy of the line work, but also the famously fussed over colour palette. The epic journey through mountains and forests to the Temple Of The Sun is just deliciously fabulous, the gradual colour evolution as the protagonists move through the varied environments really whisking one off to an imagined South-America.
Criticisms of this as escapist may have more than a grain of truth in them. But to me they miss the point: some people do angst-ridden self analysis and social commentary (Robert Crumb, let's say), others tell ripping good fantastical yarns, and perhaps sometimes some do both. And then some are just plain dotty, like George Herriman. As long as it's well done, I've got time for them all. An analogy might be food: do you always and only want to eat salad, or do you sometimes like to indulge in a scrumptious dessert?
Personally I find this utterly appetising: please Mr Hergé, may I have some more?
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Excellent second part of a 2 part story
The second part to the Seven Crystal Balls, which itself is pretty good, ranks with the Calculus Affair as one of my children's favourite Tintins.
Published 19 months ago by S. Metcalfe
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Still good but not the best Tin Tin
Still a nice comic but the story drifts on a bit and the end seems overdramatised. Possibly not the best but again fun to read. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2011 by The O
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