Comics & Graphic Novels - Tintin

Herge's Tintin cartoon adventures have been translated into more than fifty languages and read by tens of millions of children aged, as their publishers like to say, 'from 7 to 77'. Arguing that their characters are as strong and their plots as complex as any dreamt up by the great novelists, Tom McCarthy asks a simple question: Is Tintin literature? McCarthy takes a cue from Tintin himself, who spends much of his time tracking down illicit radio signals, entering crypts and decoding puzzles and suggests that we too need to 'tune ... read more

Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock are on the hunt for hidden treasure. But their enemies are hot on their trail. Can the trio survive an attack at sea? It is up to Tintin to save the day. This title is illustrated with stills from the action-packed film.

Another adventure of Herge's famous cartoon character Tintin, this time in the land of black gold.

At Marlinspike Hall, everything made of glass breaks mysteriously. Professor Calculus, oblivious to the phenomenon, departs for Geneva for a nuclear physics convention, where he is kidnapped by Bordurian secret agents who want to use his research for military purposes. Tintin and Captain Haddock risk their lives several times over in trying to rescue him.

In his debut adventure, Tintin is pursued by Bolshevik agents trying to prevent him from exposing the new Soviet regime. Punctuated by slapstick and political revelations, this story is based on the writings of an anticommunist Belgian ex-consul to the Ukraine. Herge's early style revealed strong graphics, influenced by photo-reporting from the period, marking the historic debut of a major artist. Publisher Marketing: In his debut adventure, originally published in 1929, Tintin is pursued by Bolshevik agents trying to prevent ... read more

In <i>The Seven Crystal Balls</i> Calaculus has been kidnapped by a Peruvian Indian, and it is up to Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock to rescue him. This is the first part of a two part adventure which concludes in <i>Prisoners of the Sun</i>.

In Tintin in America Tintin and Snowy fall foul of both American Indians and the Chicago underworld. When Snowy is kidnapped, Tintin takes matters into his own hands. First published 1945; this translation 1978.

Tintin blasts off for the Moon and makes history twenty years ahead of time.

In this Tintin adventure, the discovery of a model ship linked to one of Captain Haddock's seafaring ancestors leads to a mysterious series of thefts and a search for lost treasure.

This adventure has Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy at odds with Madame Castafiore and her disappearing jewels.

The Survival Guides will have teenagers ready to tackle any dramas that come their way. These Lizzie titles give readers the 4-1-1 on how to survive school excursions, talking to cute boys and living in the same house of your mutant brother. Ages 10+.

TinTin's adventures in Arabia.

In this adventure, breaking glass in Captain Haddock's mansion take him and Tintin to Geneva, where Professor Calculus's latest invention is sought by an evil power.

The mysterious theft of a sacred statue takes Tintin to the South American republic of San Theodoros and the tribe of the Arumbayas.

A search for a lost pharaoh's tomb turns into a hair-raising chase across Egypt and India for Tintin and Snowy, on the trail of Opium dealers.

After his adventure in The Cigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin journeys to Shanghai to find the missing pieces of the puzzle, and meets up once again with Rastapopoulos.

In this Tintin adventure, the chance discovery of a lost briefcase belonging to an expert on royal seals leads Tintin into an adventure in the country of Syldavia, where a coup is planned.

Tintin narrowly escapes death at the hands of the counterfeiter Dr. Muller. The fearless Tintin tracks Muller to his headquarters in a mysterious castle on an island off the coast of Scotland. A huge, menacing creature awaits a kilted and intrepid Tintin at the castle.

In the sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls, in which a team of archaeologists are struck down by a mystery disease after opening an Inca tomb, Tintin and friends journey to Peru, where they narrowly escape being sacrificed to the sun god.

This beautifully designed box set contains every single one of Tintin's adventures from Tintin in the Land of the Soviets to the last, unfinished adventure Tintin and Alph Art. With 8 volumes and over 1,500 pages of classic comics stories, this is the ultimate gift for any Tintin fan.