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Carlsen Verlag Gmbh
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The boy hero comes to the United States and triumphs over gangsters in Chicago of the 1930's and the pitfalls of the wild West.
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LibraryThing member BenjaminHahn
The third volume in the Tintin Collection. This time Tintin goes to Chicago to clean up the mob bosses. Somehow he ends up out on the range in cowboy gear getting captured by Native Americans. While this volume isn't nearly as racist as Tintin goes to the Congo, the depiction of Native Americans is
Well, the quest continues. Next up, Tintin and the Cigars of the Pharaoh.
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pretty low-brow at best. I doubt that Herge did much research into Native American culture for his comic, much less Chicago for that matter. Belgium is a long way from Illinois, especially in the 1930's. Still, it's funny to notice some of the European stereotypes about America coming through in the plot line. In the middle of the story Tintin is on an Indian reservation and is stuck in a cave so he blows up an entrance with some handy TNT. He accidentally sets off a natural oil geyser. Within seconds there are twenty different oil companies offering to pay him thousands and thousands of dollars for the land rights. Tintin tells them basically that its not his land, its the Native American's land. The very next panel is the oil execs giving the Indian Chief $25 and half an hour to get off the land. in a somewhat surreal four panels, within one day the oil company has moved in, built a factory, built a city, and chastising Tintin for wearing cowboy wear. It's really quite funny. Reminds me of the Simpson's satirical style. There is also a funny meat packing scene, a la Upton Sinclair. It goes to show that even in the 1930's, America's reputation for over processed food with mysterious origins was already cemented in the minds of the international community. Well, the quest continues. Next up, Tintin and the Cigars of the Pharaoh.
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LibraryThing member Sauvik
This was gifted to me in Bengali when I was a kid who had just started going to school. That's why I have fond memories associated with this book. However as a grown up, I find it is one of the weakest Tintin album. Probably because the material dates back to pre-Blue Lotus era when Herge did not
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initiate creation of the well researched, dynamic and gripping Tintin albums he is known for. A definite must for the collection but if you want to introduce somebody to Tintin, let it not be this one. Show Less
LibraryThing member emgriff
Tintin travels to Chicago where he encounters all the typically American violence, corruption, and adventure that 1930s Europe could imagine. He runs into trouble with gangsters led by Al Capone, is taken captive by an absurdly stereotypical Indian tribe, and is nearly strung up by a lynch mob.
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Tintin consistently gets into and out of tight spots until he finally saves the day and a celebration is declared in his honor. While this series could be considered something of a classic, it comes off as extremely outdated and fairly offensive. The portrayal of Native Americans and the language used to describe them is particularly troubling. This book is interesting to consider from a historical standpoint, but I would not be comfortable including it in my collection. And even with the renewed interest in comics and graphic novels, it is not something that I can imagine children being very taken with. Show Less
LibraryThing member Shirezu
Things are getting closer to the Tintin I remember. Still a bit of stereotyping going on but at least the white Americans weren't portrayed as being the nice guys. This time Tintin travels to America to investigate the mobs whose activities he disrupted in the Congo. A bit shorter than the first
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books and the first in colour. Onwards to the next adventure! Show Less
LibraryThing member raschneid
Fun but very, very silly (and, um, a little racist, but this is to be expected).
LibraryThing member Michael.Rimmer
A disappointing start to the Tintin series. A simplistic series of incidents strung together by unlikely coincidences onto a threadbare plot. Tintin is one-dimensional and uninteresting in this story.
I know that the series gets better as I read some of the later ones to my children when they were
I know that the series gets better as I read some of the later ones to my children when they were
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younger. Therefore, I will persevere and hope that Hergé hits his stride quickly. Show Less
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Fluffy. Not terrible - though the Indians get a raw deal - but what a heap of coincidences and fumbling idiots. Just to top it off - how did the dumbbell get there? How did whoever brought it not notice it was the wrong one? Sheesh. And the train. And the oil. And how did Tintin keep picking up the
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trail - how did he get to the mountain? And and and. And a huge heap of stereotypes. Very silly, but less annoying than The Castiafiore Emerald. Show Less
LibraryThing member Frenzie
The encounter with the Native Americans is probably the best and least disjointed part of this book, and it's definitely better than the preceding two, but overall I'd still advise new readers to start with the next one (Cigars of the Pharaoh).
LibraryThing member SchusReadingStars
good book good for people how like actions
LibraryThing member brakketh
Slightly less dated and offensive than the first two but still a very different book to the subsequent adventures of Tintin. Do not recommend.