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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By Sami
Format:Hardcover
The Black Island was published as a black & white book in 1938, then in 1943, the very same B/W drawings were coloured with only one frame added. Then, in 1965, on his British publishers' request, Herge had to re-draw the whole book modernizing and changing every frame, creating the common book we grew up with. In this 1943 original, you get to see the all-Herge vision of Tintin's deeds in Britain, unlike the 1965 version which was largely drawn by his associates in "Studio Herge".
This adventure was created while the clouds of war were gathering over Europe, and Herge did not miss that. Tintin goes to Britian after a money counterfeiting gang headed by a man called Müller, and although Müller's nationality was never mentioned candidly in the book, you do not need much guess work to figure it out. History tells us that after the end of WW2, documentation of a massive operation to forge British money by the Nazis was discovered. Their aim was to destroy the British wartime economy, an aim they never achieved. For Herge to draw this book before WW2 even began, just shows the kind of visionary he was.
Released with this book are 5 other exact copies of first colour editions: "Cigars of The Pharaoh", "Broken Ear", "King Ottokar's Sceptre", "Tintin in America", and "Blue Lotus". Those five are slighty to significantly different than the common ones you already have. Real hardcore Tintin fans should get the whole set of 6, but if you were going the get just one, it definitely should be The Black Island. 100% different, historically important, charming, and simply beautiful.
This adventure was created while the clouds of war were gathering over Europe, and Herge did not miss that. Tintin goes to Britian after a money counterfeiting gang headed by a man called Müller, and although Müller's nationality was never mentioned candidly in the book, you do not need much guess work to figure it out. History tells us that after the end of WW2, documentation of a massive operation to forge British money by the Nazis was discovered. Their aim was to destroy the British wartime economy, an aim they never achieved. For Herge to draw this book before WW2 even began, just shows the kind of visionary he was.
Released with this book are 5 other exact copies of first colour editions: "Cigars of The Pharaoh", "Broken Ear", "King Ottokar's Sceptre", "Tintin in America", and "Blue Lotus". Those five are slighty to significantly different than the common ones you already have. Real hardcore Tintin fans should get the whole set of 6, but if you were going the get just one, it definitely should be The Black Island. 100% different, historically important, charming, and simply beautiful.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is one of Tintin's best known adventures. The adventure begins in the South of England and carries on all across to an island off the North West coast of Scotland. The pictures are stunningly real and capture the greenery of England, the rocky cliffs of South Britain and a pretty fishing village in North of Scotland.
But this book is not just about scenaries the storyline is brilliant. One particular sequence where Tintin is about to be made to jump down at gunpoint from a high cliff is simply unforgettable. The encounter with Ranko is no less remarkable. The only bit that Tintin lovers might miss is the amazing Captain Haddock.
I am sure that readers of all ages will like to read this book over and over again.
But this book is not just about scenaries the storyline is brilliant. One particular sequence where Tintin is about to be made to jump down at gunpoint from a high cliff is simply unforgettable. The encounter with Ranko is no less remarkable. The only bit that Tintin lovers might miss is the amazing Captain Haddock.
I am sure that readers of all ages will like to read this book over and over again.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I do not really like the early Tintin adventures where there is a lot of slapstick and every other page our intrepid reporter hero is either holding a gun or having somebody hold a gun on him as much as I do the later adventures where the emphasize is on character humor and cultural details. However, "The Black Island" is certainly the epitome of this type of Tintin adventure. Hergé really pours it on pretty much from start to finish. This might be slapstick but it is nonstop slapstick from Tintin trying to stop the Thom(p)sons from arresting him to Snowy getting the better of a gorilla (but not a spider). Tintin might end up unconscious more often in this story than all of his other adventures combined. The beginning is simple enough. Tintin sees a plane land with engine trouble. Noticing it is an unregistered plane he offers to help and is immediately shot (do not worry, boys and girls, the bullet only grazes his ribs). Of course Tintin wants to get to the bottom of this mystery but it is hard to collect clues when people are trying to kill you and you have no clue why. As you can tell from the cover illustration of "The Black Island" Tintin gets to wear a kilt, not to mention a bonnie bonnet as the titular piece of property happens to be in Scotland. This might not be the best Tintin adventure and there are certainly funnier sequences to be found down the road, but all things considered "The Black Island" has got to be the funniest of Hergé stories.
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I'm a die-hard Tintin fan, from my early days and still am. Therefore, when they began translating the facsimile versions into English, my enthusiasm was reignited. Read more
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The Black Island
The Black Island Tintin story exists in 3 forms. The original 1937 black and white newspaper serial , this 1943 colour album version, and the 1966 redraw that was produced at the... Read more
Published on 22 July 2010 by Hugh Janus
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This is the epitome of the Tintin "slapstick" adventure
I do not really like the early Tintin adventures where there is a lot of slapstick and every other page our intrepid reporter hero is either holding a gun or having somebody hold a... Read more
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This book is very well written and the drawings are excellent. The story is intriguing. Overall, a first rate book.
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