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The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 2: The Broken Ear / The Black Island / King Ottokar's Sceptre (3 Volumes in 1) |  | Author: Herge
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $18.99
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Seller: jsindustries
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 22788
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0316359424
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.59493
EAN: 9780316359429
ASIN: 0316359424
Publication Date: May 2, 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Same great Tintin volumes, same 3-in-1 format, with a classy new look!
Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, along with well-known friends such as Captain Haddock, as they embark on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists.
This repackaged hardcover volume contains 3 classic Tintin stories, including: Tintin and the Broken Ear, The Black Island, and King Ottokar's Sceptre.
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 Great Reading for my ten year old May 9, 2010
Rosalie A. Bhatnagar (Kansas)
I bought this volume of Tintin for my grandson who is 10 years old. He has recently discovered these books and is a great fan. He is having trouble learning his multiplication tables so I am using these books as a reward and incentive for improving his "times tables" of 100 of them in 2 minutes. The only thing I did wrong is that in addition to ordering the VOLUMES (eventually all 7 of them) I also ordered three individual Tintin books which I later found out were already included in the volumes so I will have to return them. The value is great. If you order two or more you get the Super Saver and that makes the volumes cheaper than from local stores as you get free shipping.
The Adventures of Tintin... November 8, 2009
D. S. Thurlow (Alaska)
Volume Two of the Adventures of Tintin continues the collected stories of Belgian artist and storyteller Herge about his cartoon hero, the young reporter Tintin. Herge produced Tintin adventures in the form of early graphic novels from the late 1920's until the mid-1970's. His stories have held up astonishingly and retain a huge fan base to this day.
In "The Broken Ear", Tintin tracks a stolen South American fetish to the cartoonishly coup-torn Latin American Republic of San Theodoros, himself shadowed by two bumbling but dangerous criminals. The storyline presents one cliff-hanger after another for the fearless Tintin, while veering in presentation from high adventure to low farce. Herge hadn't quite mastered his story-telling style in this early adventure; Tintin is a distinctly younger version of the high-minded, mature adventurer he will become. Nevertheless, fans will find the story quite entertaining.
In "The Black Isle", Herge and his cartoon hero Tintin hit their stride in terms of artwork and meticulously plotted storylines. Tintin pursues a gang of dangerous counterfeiters to the Scottish Highlands, ultimately to their lair on a remote island. The sequence in Scotland includes lots of Scottish dialect, men in kilts, and an encounter in a half-ruined castle with a real monster. Tintin is assisted, more or less, by the two bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson.
"King Ottokar's Sceptre" takes Tintin to the fictional Balkan country of Syldavia, where he stumbles onto a plot to dispose the rightful king. The storyline centers around the mysterious disappearance from a guarded castle of a priceless relic. Tintin must race the clock to recover the relic and prevent the coup, assisted by the Thompson twins.
Herge's simple yet wonderfully detailed artwork and carefully plotted storylines are still entertaining and very highly recommended to Tintin fans of all ages.
Still enamoured by Tintin in my 40s! July 25, 2009
SS2000 (Atlanta, USA)
Here i am in my 40s still thrilled reading Tintin comics competing with my with 9 yr old twins. It evokes a lot of fond memories from my childhood when times were simpler and the world a little less complicated, atleast from a youth's perspective. Fastforward, Tintin for me still provides a brief escape from the realities of the world (annual targets, performance reviews, 401Ks, lost fortune in wall street, health issues etc). Now that is the power of Tintin. These comics are worth every penny!
 excellent! April 19, 2009
Sara Khachaturian
I bought this for a friend and they loved it. It was in great condition. Thanks!
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