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This title includes: Volume 1 - "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets", "Tintin in the Congo". The first volume features "Tintin in the Congo", first published in book form in 1931 (in black & white only), "Tintin in the Congo" reflects the colonial attitudes of that period in its depiction of African people, which may cause offence to some readers. Herge himself admitted that he was influenced by the bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period.
About the Author
Herge was a Belgian comics writer and artist. Born in 1907, he became famous in 1929 for his "Adventures of Tintin" series which he wrote up to his death in 1983.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Small Script - Very hard to read,
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This review is from: Adventures Of Tintin: Volume 1: Tintin in the Land Of the Soviets; Tintin in the Congo (Hardcover)
If you are purchasing this - please be aware the script is too small on the pages. The seller does mention the size of the book but the fine prints can be overlooked easily. When we purcahsed we thought that it would be the regular size like , when you buy it individually. It is very hard to to read the text in this book. Hope the seller mentions the size differences very clearly next time they sell it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice to have for sentimental reasons only,
By zoomsthru - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Adventures Of Tintin: Volume 1: Tintin in the Land Of the Soviets; Tintin in the Congo (Hardcover)
I used to read Tintins quite often in my early teens, and thought I had covered every Tintin published. On researching further, I realized that I had missed out on the first two Tintins, and purchased it in spite of the poor reviews I had read about the adventures - just to complete the collection.And that's all it has accomplished - helped me complete the works of Tintin. This is an economical way to include the first two Tintin books in one's collection. The binding seems sturdy enough and it seems like the book will last a few years. But the adventures themselves are a real disappointment. There is little humour in these tales, and the funniest moments in either of these books barely drew a smile from me. What is even worse though, is that neither of the stories seem to have any semblance of a plot. It's just Tintin landing in the USSR and the Congo, and somehow falling into one predicament after another. The attempts by the villains to get rid of Tintin seem much like the plans by Wile E. Coyote to trap the Road-runner - only less inventive. This is aside from the grossly inaccurate depictions of the Soviets and Congolese which have drawn much criticism. But it does convey the views prevalent in much of Europe in the 1930s. However, I was never bored at any point while reading the stories - they were fast-paced and there is enough action to keep me turning the pages, though with not much excitement. Overall, I would recommend this 2-in-1 to anybody looking to add these books to their Tintin collection. The stories themselves are not quite enjoyable, especially compared to other Tintin adventures, but they do give some insight into the widely held opinions during the period of their publication.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't judge Tintin by these stories!,
By Comics-R-Fun - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Adventures Of Tintin: Volume 1: Tintin in the Land Of the Soviets; Tintin in the Congo (Hardcover)
By having this book, I was finally able to read the out-of-print-in-America "Tintin in the Congo." Even putting the story into historical perspective, there are many, many jaw-dropping examples of racism. This is the redrawn version so the artwork is much better than the original from 1931.As for the Soviets story, it's quite obvious that Herge was writing it from week to week with absolutely no idea of where he was going. Tintin and Snowy get into some pretty ridiculous situations, as they jump from scenario to scenario. I hate to admit that I wasn't even able to finish reading it. The art in this story, however, did improve along the way as Herge found his footing. If you're a true Tintinologist you may be interested in this book, but for the newbie, I'd start with "Tintin in America." Even that one is a lot of jumping from scenario to scenario. "The Blue Lotus" is actually the first Tintin story that works as a story and the first one worth reading. After that, hold on to your hat. It's a great ride!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strictly for collectors!,
By MkScrooge "MkScrooge" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Adventures Of Tintin: Volume 1: Tintin in the Land Of the Soviets; Tintin in the Congo (Hardcover)
I got this book to complete my collectors set of Tintin comics of the same size. However, unlike the other stories, this has a lot of slapstick colonial references. One doesn't exactly get always appreciate the plot, but it shows a good idea of how much have the later comics come far from this.
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