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Herge
Destination Moon (1953) gives a detailed account on the preparation and the launching of the expedition to the Moon for which Professor Calculus has chosen Syladavian soil
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In The Red Sea Sharksn (1958), the reader will discover that slave trading still exists. After a thrilling voyage through the Arabian Seas and an impressive naval combat, Tintin will…
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When Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market, he buys it as a gift for his friend Captain Haddock. But this isn’t just any old model…
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Tom McCarthy
Exciting early work by the Man Booker-shortlisted author, discussing Herge’s hugely popular children’s books. McCarthy asks the question: is Tintin literature? and delves into a story of hushed-up royal descent…
Read about the world’s most famous travelling reporter in his native language, French, as Tintin discovers that his friend Chang, whom he believed to have died, might actually be alive…
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The world’s most famous travelling reporter searches for the truth behind the theft of some priceless works of art. But what does the King Shark have to do with it…
Windows, mirrors and chandeliers are spontaneously shattering and Tintin is left flummoxed. After a shooting and a break in, Tintin knows Calculus is in danger, but he has only one…
The Arumbaya fetish has been stolen! But with the help of a talking parrot, Tintin is soon on the hunt for the famous artefact, which can be distinguished by its…
Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy as they embark on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures, and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic…
Tintin’s friend Chang has been killed in a terrible plane crash and Tintin is distraught. But after a strange dream, Tintin becomes convinced Chang is alive. Together with Captain Haddock…
In The Castafiore Emerald (1963), all the characters from the series gather in Marlinspike Hall for a real comedy classic behind closed doors. Resolutely turning his back on the adventure…
The world’s most famous travelling reporter solves the mystery of the Black Island. Wrongly accused of a theft, Tintin is led to set out with Snowy on an adventure to…
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When Professor Calculus is kidnapped, Tintin and a desperate Captain Haddock set off to Peru on a rescue mission, braving runaway train carriages, yellow fever and avalanches. Then they must…
The world’s most famous travelling reporter sets out in search of Red Rackham’s treasure. Determined to find the treasure of the notorious pirate Red Rackham, Tintin and Captain Haddock set…
In The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), Seven scientists mysteriously fall into a profound state of lethargy. As Calculus has disappeared,Tintin and Captain Haddock set off in search of the Professor.
On board a polar vessel with Captain Haddock at the helm, Tintin and a team of European scientists sail to the Arctic Ocean where an aerolite made of an unknown…
The world’s most famous travelling reporter heads for America. Gangsters, Cowboys, Indians and the Big Apple await Tintin when he travels across the Atlantic. He soon finds himself in terrible…
All around the world car engines explode: the gas must have been tempered with! We are on the brink of an oil crisis. In the Middle East, Sheik Bab El…
The world’s most famous travelling reporter is on the trail of the Blue Lotus. In India, Tintin gets drawn into a dangerous mystery revolving around a madness-inducing poison. He traces…
The world’s most famous travelling reporter must unearth the truth behind the strange cigars bearing a pharaoh’s symbol. On the hunt for an Egyptologist and a mysterious ancient pharaoh, Tintin…
This story was first published in French in 1941 and returns to the theme of an exotic adventure. Tintin sets off for North Africa. He thwarts a scheme thought-up by…
Explorers on the Moon (1954) is the first story recounting a space voyage and the exploration of our satellite by Tintin and his companions, fifteen years before Commander Neil Armstrong…
Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are on their way to Sydney, Australia. Through a chance meeting they are invited to travel on board the private jet of billionaire Lazlo…
Story originally published serially from 1929-1930.
Created in 1939, this book is most impressive and has its sights on Germany. Tintin finds a brief-case on a park bench and this leads him to Prague, then to…
Bianca Castafiore has been imprisoned by General Tapioca! Also accused of threatening Tapioca’s dictatorship, Tintin, Calculus and Haddock jet off to the jungle HQ of the revolutionaries, and hatch a…
Tintin and his friends are holidaying in Syldavia with Professor Calculus, who has invented an amazing new duplicating machine. But a series of strange occurrences makes Tintin suspicious. Who is…
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This book gives a unique insight into the work Herge had done on the last Tintin book before his death. At the end, Tintin is about to be cast into…
Accompanied by his dog Snowy, Tintin leaves Brussels to go undercover in Soviet Russia. His attempts to research his story are put to the test by the Bolsheviks and Moscow’s…
Hergé
On the hunt for an Egyptologist and a mysterious ancient pharaoh, Tintin scours Egypt and India. He makes friends with elephants, narrowly avoids falling victim to the poison of madness…
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When Captain Haddock meets a gipsy palm reader, he dismisses a forewarning about a beautiful lady’s stolen jewels. But when the famous opera singer Bianca Castafiore suddenly descends on Marlinspike…
One of the most iconic characters in children’s books The world’s most famous travelling reporter goes Down Under.
The world’s most famous travelling reporter is devastated at the death of a dear friend. But what if all is not as it seems? Could Chang still be alive? Tintin’s…
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Suitable for Tintin fans old and new, this book features the world’s most famous travelling reporter who solves the mystery of the Black Island. Wrongly accused of a theft, Tintin…
In India, Tintin gets drawn into a dangerous mystery revolving around a madness-inducing poison. He traces its origins to Shanghai and a nefarious web of opium traffickers. But can he…
