The Adventures of Tintin: Omnibus Volumes 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 [B2208]

A set of FIVE 1994 HC (9x6.5-inch) omnibus reprint volumes of the vintage cartoons, all in nice clean condition (See all three photos). Each of the five volumes includes three classic graphic novel adventures. Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, along with well-known friends such as Captain Haddock, as they embark on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released (in the 1930s) and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists.

The Adventures of TinTin were written and illustrated by Belgian cartoonist Hergé (pen name of Georges Remi) from the 1930s through the 1950s. One of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, Tintin has been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies by 2007, with the series also adapted for radio, television, theatre, and film. The series focuses on Tintin, a courageous young Belgian reporter and adventurer aided by his faithful dog Snowy. Other allies include the brash and cynical Captain Haddock, the intelligent but hard-of-hearing Professor Calculus, incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson, and the opera diva Bianca Castafiore.

The series has been praised for its clean, expressive drawings in Hergé's signature ligne claire ("clear line") style. Its well-researched plots straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. The stories feature slapstick humor, offset by dashes of political or cultural commentary.

Controversy: This set starts with Volume 2 and the fourth TinTin adventure, largly avoiding the controversies of the earliest TinTin stories, which have been criticized for animal cruelty, colonialism, violence, and ethnocentric, caricatured portrayals of non-Europeans. Per Wikipedia: "While the Hergé Foundation has presented such criticism as naïveté and scholars of Hergé such as Harry Thompson have said that "Hergé did what he was told by his publisher, Abbé Wallez", Hergé himself felt that his background made it impossible to avoid prejudice, stating: "I was fed the prejudices of the bourgeois society that surrounded me"."

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "These are action packed comics, with Tintin traversing the globe to help folks out in his usual calm manner. I really love this character, with echoes of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot (and similar Belgian heritage). I love the globe-trotting adventures of this character, and this second volume moves away from the more propagandistic early Herge works as he moved away from the publishing requirements of the Belgian government in the 1930's. These are stellar issues of the famous comic.";

"My childhood! Herge is one of the best at graphic novels. In every book I feel like I'm right next to Tintin watching his adventure unfold."; "Somehow Hergé comes up with the perfect blend of plot, characters, and comedy, where it's just adventurous enough to be exciting, but still humorous enough to be lighthearted.";

"Maybe it is s a little weird, a sixty-three year old reading and commenting on the Tintin series of books, but hey - why not? These books take me back to my childhood and there is a lovely innocence about them."