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J GRAPHIC NOVEL HER
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Little, Brown and Company (1974), Edition: 1st, 62 pages
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A clue hidden in a toy ship leads Tintin on a dangerous treasure hunt.
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LibraryThing member haritsa
The secret of the unicorn 1952 Casterman edition
The Holy Grail of English language books has to be the 1952 Casterman editions of “Unicorn” and “Red Rackham”.
From Harry Thompsons book "Tintin Herge and his creation"
"..so popular was it, that in 1952 the two Rackham stories were chosen by
The Holy Grail of English language books has to be the 1952 Casterman editions of “Unicorn” and “Red Rackham”.
From Harry Thompsons book "Tintin Herge and his creation"
"..so popular was it, that in 1952 the two Rackham stories were chosen by
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Casterman to become the first Tintin books to be published in England- 7 years before the Cooper/Turner editions so well known today. Published in different translation to the current one - under the Casterman imprint, the book sank without trace: no doubt the difficulties of mounting a campaign on foreign soil proved too much for the Belgian publishers. Secret and Rackham soon appeared in Britain again, successfuly this time, as two of the earliest of the current versions; but anyone who finds a copy of either English Casterman edition on a dusty bookshelf will find themsleves very rich indeed"(p.121). Show Less
LibraryThing member Artymedon
Herge's obsession with ancestry - some chambermaid conspiracy theorists even speculated he was a hidden grandson of Leopold II, is artistically rendered in "Secret of the Unicorn" and its sequel - "Red Rackham's Treasure". Knowledgeable "Tintinophiles" Daniel Couvreur, Frederick Soumois and
This was first published in Black & White mini-strips in the stolen "Le Soir" under German occupation in 1943 in Brussels, Belgium. The later color editions do not unfortunately render how suspensful each of these mini-strips were, as they had to be so that next day newspaper reader would want to go back to his favorite hero/Journalist, TINTIN.
Now of Spielberg universal fame, this adventure is also an experiential journey for TINTIN who discovers his hidden ancestry and unites with the unlikely and slightly disfunctional family that makes the charm of later albums: the alcoholic "father" Haddock created in the "Crab with the Golden Claws", the hearing impaired Professor Calculus/Tournesol, Snowy/Milou and the mirror like detectives Thompson & Thompson Dupont/Dupond. Bianca Castafior is not present in these two albums, the first one with a cliffhanger ending.
Herge is already a master by then and how brilliant is the appearance of Moulinsart castle, through the basement and by breaking a brick wall - what a Freudian metaphor - leading our inquisitive journalist to medieval vaults full of the trappings and furnishings of the nobility.
Perhaps it is this sense of timing which was absent from Spielberg's recreation, all rushed in to make it more accessible to a modern audience though visually pleasing and equally masterful.
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Philippe Goddin, give the origins of the creation of this story in the well published "Les vrais secrets de la Licorne" or "The true secrets of the Licorne" from Editions Moulinsart/Casterman. This was first published in Black & White mini-strips in the stolen "Le Soir" under German occupation in 1943 in Brussels, Belgium. The later color editions do not unfortunately render how suspensful each of these mini-strips were, as they had to be so that next day newspaper reader would want to go back to his favorite hero/Journalist, TINTIN.
Now of Spielberg universal fame, this adventure is also an experiential journey for TINTIN who discovers his hidden ancestry and unites with the unlikely and slightly disfunctional family that makes the charm of later albums: the alcoholic "father" Haddock created in the "Crab with the Golden Claws", the hearing impaired Professor Calculus/Tournesol, Snowy/Milou and the mirror like detectives Thompson & Thompson Dupont/Dupond. Bianca Castafior is not present in these two albums, the first one with a cliffhanger ending.
Herge is already a master by then and how brilliant is the appearance of Moulinsart castle, through the basement and by breaking a brick wall - what a Freudian metaphor - leading our inquisitive journalist to medieval vaults full of the trappings and furnishings of the nobility.
Perhaps it is this sense of timing which was absent from Spielberg's recreation, all rushed in to make it more accessible to a modern audience though visually pleasing and equally masterful.
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LibraryThing member ckalinowski
Many readers have fallen in love with Tintin, a young detective and his friends a white dog Snowy and Captain Haddock. All of the Tintin books are filled with adventure. Tintin is always eager to solve a case and his quick wit and clever ideas allow him to be successful in the end. This time he and
I have read some of the other Tintin books in the series and this one did not disappoint me! This book would be good for ages 8-12.
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his friends must solve the case of the missing model ship called the Unicorn. Captain Haddock tells Tintin a tale of his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock, Captain of the King's Navy and Commander of the vessel the Unicorn. Unfortunately, Sir Francis' ship was attacked by pirates, Francis escaped and blew his own ship up. He then gave his three sons model ships of the Unicorn, each one containg a rolled up piece of parchment stuck inside the mast. The three pieces are clues to the sunken ship, which is now on the bottom of the ocean, loaded with treasures! Tintin had one of these ships in his pocession until it was stolen by the Bird brothers, who have the other two ships. I have read some of the other Tintin books in the series and this one did not disappoint me! This book would be good for ages 8-12.
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LibraryThing member kslade
Great adventure comic. I'm not sure when I really read it.
ISBN
0316358320 / 9780316358323