Rating:  Summary: Herge at the Height of his Powers Review: This book is one of the great masterpieces of the cartoonists art. I've read it many times since I was 14 (I'm now 29) but the sheer athleticism and virtuosity of both the draughtmanship and the narrative remained undiminished. It really is an astonishing display and is perhaps only second to 'Flight 714' and 'The Castafoire Emerald' in Herge's ouevre. Buy it and read it.
Rating:  Summary: Herge at the Height of his Powers Review: This book is vewwy siwwy. Professor Calculus is a big baby vhen he makes a machine that bweaks glass and smokes evwyone!
Rating:  Summary: The Calculus Affair Review: This book is vewwy siwwy. Professor Calculus is a big baby vhen he makes a machine that bweaks glass and smokes evwyone!
Rating:  Summary: I recomened this book for all Tintin lovers! Review: This book was very exciting. I couldn't put it down! I wouldn't let my sister read it 'till I was done! People from China will also bust up laughing in the seconed book!
Rating:  Summary: Deja Vu, And As Good as the First Time! Review: Two of the three adventures here have their genesis in earlier Tintin adventures. Red Sea Sharks takes Capt Haddock back to a ship, and this time we see his metamorphosis from the drunkard in Tintin and the Golden Crab to a responsible and almost noble person who tries his best (in his inimitable manner) to prevent Africans from being sold in slavery. 'Tintin in Tibet' sees Tintin off to Tibet (obviously), with a short stop in Delhi, to rescue his friend who he first met in 'The Blue Lotus'. We meet the yeti, see the captain's attempts at whistling, Snowy's bravery (unintended, as in The Black Island).I read these adventures as a kid, and some twenty years later I still find myself enjoying these as much. I also enjoy HTML and CSS books now, but some things are too good to grow out of :) A word of warning - try and buy the bigger versions of these adventures. The 3-in-1 format is convenient to be sure, but the big print of the indivudal comics is that much more satisfying!
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