Author: HergéPublisher:
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Languages : en
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The Shooting Star
Author: HergéPublisher: Egmont Books Limited
ISBN: 9781405267014
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One evening Tintin and Snowy spot a shooting star. Tintin rings the observatory to ask what star it is. Soon he learns that this star is set to collide with Earth - meaning the end of the world Can Tintin help in time?
Author: Michael FarrThe Adventures of Tintin Volume 3
Author: HergéPublisher: Egmont Books Limited
ISBN: 9781405282772
Category : Action and adventure comics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the most iconic characters in children's books Join the world's most famous travelling reporter in three exciting adventures as he visits the highlands of Scotland in The Black Island, solves a mysterious theft in King Ottokar's Sceptre, and meets a certain Captain Haddock for the first time in The Crab with the Golden Claws. The third of eight volumes containing Hergé's best loved adventure stories, with three thrilling mysteries: The Black Island Wrongly accused of a theft, Tintin is led to set out with Snowy on an adventure to investigate a gang of forgers. King Ottokar's Sceptre Tintin travels to the Syldavia and uncovers a plot to dethrone King Muskar XII. But can he help the head of state before it's too late? The Crab with the Golden Claws Faced with a drowned sailor, counterfeit coins and a ship full of opium, Tintin sets out on another adventure. Aboard the Karaboudjan, Tintin is introduced to Captain Haddock for the first time, and they are soon both facing a deathly thirst in the Sahara desert. Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time.
Author: Hergé
Author: HergéThe Adventures of Tintin
Author: HergéPublisher:
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Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A huge meteorite flying past earth splinters a large fragment which lands near the North Pole. Containing a new metal called phostlite, named after the astronomer who detected it, Tintin and Snowy join an expedition of world-class scientists to lay claim to the rock.
Author: HergéTintin and the Lake of Sharks
Author: HergéPublisher: Mammoth
ISBN: 9781405208222
Category : Adventure and adventurers
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
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 all? 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 the mysterious “King Shark”, and what does he want with Calculus’ machine? Is there a connection with the recent theft of famous works of art from the world’s leading museums? Tintin is determined to find out! Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011. The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.
Author: Harry Thompson