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Όλες οι προσγειώσεις αεροπλάνων δεν είναι ίδιες, ιδίως αυτές που καταλήγουν σε συντριβή. Ο Τεντέν ακόμα και τυχαία όταν περνά από μια τέτοια πτώση έχει την τύχη να μπαίνει σε μια νέα περιπέτεια. Ένα φρενοκομείο - βιτρίνα και ο γιατρός Μίλλερ φαίνεται να είναι μπλεγμένοι στα περίεργα φορτία που πέφτουν από τον ουρανό. Η απάντηση θα βρεθεί στα ερείπεια του κάστρου Μπεν Μορ στο μαύρο νησί, όπου το κτήνος που φέρεται να ζει εκεί είναι απειλή για όποιον πλησιάζει. Αλλά το μόνο που φαίνεται να κρύβει ο πύργος είναι μια καλά οργανωμένη επιχείρηση παραχάραξης που βλέπει να έρχεται το τέλος της από τη στιγμή που πάτησε το πόδι του ο Τεντέν στο μυστηριώδες νησί.
62 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 1943
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Hergé
1,031 books1,943 followersGeorges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist.
His best known and most substantial work is The Adventures of Tintin comic book series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, leaving the twenty-fourth Tintin adventure Tintin and Alph-Art unfinished. His work remains a strong influence on comics, particularly in Europe.
"Hergé" is the pseudonym of George Remí, making a game with the initials of his name inverted. Throughout the evolution of his star character, Tintin, we can see the progress of this author: from the first titles marked by the ultraconservative doctrine of the director of the newspaper Le Petit Vingtième, to the breaking of conventions embodied from The Blue Lotus , as well as the evolution of the society of his time. The research carried out by Hergé to historically contextualize his Adventures, as well as his implicit social criticism, have made Tintin a masterpiece of the 20th century.
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* The Adventures of Tintin
* Quick & Flupke
* The adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko
His best known and most substantial work is The Adventures of Tintin comic book series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, leaving the twenty-fourth Tintin adventure Tintin and Alph-Art unfinished. His work remains a strong influence on comics, particularly in Europe.
"Hergé" is the pseudonym of George Remí, making a game with the initials of his name inverted. Throughout the evolution of his star character, Tintin, we can see the progress of this author: from the first titles marked by the ultraconservative doctrine of the director of the newspaper Le Petit Vingtième, to the breaking of conventions embodied from The Blue Lotus , as well as the evolution of the society of his time. The research carried out by Hergé to historically contextualize his Adventures, as well as his implicit social criticism, have made Tintin a masterpiece of the 20th century.
Series on Goodreads:
* The Adventures of Tintin
* Quick & Flupke
* The adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko
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November 27, 2024
There's a fantastic cover with Tintin in Scottish costume in the foreground, the sea, and the Black Isle under an orange sky populated by only two birds of the same color as the island.
Then, there is the album's content, in which, although Tournesol and Haddock are not yet present, there is no lack of suspense and action.
Is the pseudo-yeti that haunts the Black Isle a foreshadowing of the Abominable Snowman? Or rather, a devious allusion to the Loch Ness monster?
A Tintin that smells of peat even if the whiskey does not flow freely.
Then, there is the album's content, in which, although Tournesol and Haddock are not yet present, there is no lack of suspense and action.
Is the pseudo-yeti that haunts the Black Isle a foreshadowing of the Abominable Snowman? Or rather, a devious allusion to the Loch Ness monster?
A Tintin that smells of peat even if the whiskey does not flow freely.
August 19, 2025
جزیره سیاه یکی از جالبترین قسمت های تن تن هستش . چون ماجرای کارآگاهیش شبیه داستان های شرلوک هلمز و پوآرو عه و هم اینکه فضای مهآلود و وهمانگیزش شبیه داستانهای نوآره
ضمنا هرژه اینو چندبار بازنویسی کرده تا بیشتر شبیه طبیعت اسکاتلند بشه
ضمنا هرژه اینو چندبار بازنویسی کرده تا بیشتر شبیه طبیعت اسکاتلند بشه
September 25, 2022
Just this morning, I started to appreciate the beautiful portrait that Tintin leaves for European (and world) history buffs, capturing 50 years from 1930 to 1980. This one is still relatively early on in the overall adventures. 1937, tensions rising in Europe, the smell of war is in the air - it starts to affect most art, inevitably.
There was a Dr. Georg Bell, “a Scot living in Germany who took German nationality. He was linked to the nascent Nazi party and was involved in counterfeiting Russian roubles in an attempt to destabilise Soviet Russia”. He was likely one of the inspirations for the villain of this story, Dr. J. W. Müller. As Farr mentions, “with the advance of printing technology, forging bank notes had become by the mid-1930s a very contemporary crime. The Nazis, moreover, knew its value as a means of economic warfare and by the end of the Second World War had probably printed more pound notes than the Bank of England in a never realised plan to ruin the British economy”. Müller is the agent that attempts to carry out this con job, living in Sussex, conducting his forgery operation.
The book also takes inspiration from Hitchcock’s adaptation of Buchan’s The Thirty-Nine Steps, as well as the by then relatively recent 1933 film King Kong. Also notable: at the time, sightings of the Loch Ness monster were all the rage, so we get a taste of that. What we do not get a taste of, however, is the original placements of the Johnnie Walker and Guinness brands that were removed for the colour edition. We did get Loch Lomond whisky out of the deal - a brand that will not stop featuring throughout the books.
And look at the kilt and stockings on this man.
Our favourite detectives are absolute idiots and I love it. “Hello?” one of them answers, “Yes… Interpol?... Yes sir, Thompson, with a p, as in psychology.” That and the fact that they never learn one thing: Tintin is innocent. Always. He could lift Thor’s hammer, as far as I’m concerned. So many other charming moments in this book – Snowy constantly chasing after the fat dog bone that Tintin throws away, Snowy catching a whole chicken in the air as a random bonus for his good deeds, Snowy getting drunk as all hell on Loch Lomond – I love Snowy, if you can’t tell. He isn’t a beagle, but he has all the personality of one. Then there is the mechanic inadvertently entering an air show alongside the Thom(p)sons, the old Scottish man (“Och, the puir wee laddie!”), and Snowy finally getting his bone. Good boy.
Prague is next.
There was a Dr. Georg Bell, “a Scot living in Germany who took German nationality. He was linked to the nascent Nazi party and was involved in counterfeiting Russian roubles in an attempt to destabilise Soviet Russia”. He was likely one of the inspirations for the villain of this story, Dr. J. W. Müller. As Farr mentions, “with the advance of printing technology, forging bank notes had become by the mid-1930s a very contemporary crime. The Nazis, moreover, knew its value as a means of economic warfare and by the end of the Second World War had probably printed more pound notes than the Bank of England in a never realised plan to ruin the British economy”. Müller is the agent that attempts to carry out this con job, living in Sussex, conducting his forgery operation.
The book also takes inspiration from Hitchcock’s adaptation of Buchan’s The Thirty-Nine Steps, as well as the by then relatively recent 1933 film King Kong. Also notable: at the time, sightings of the Loch Ness monster were all the rage, so we get a taste of that. What we do not get a taste of, however, is the original placements of the Johnnie Walker and Guinness brands that were removed for the colour edition. We did get Loch Lomond whisky out of the deal - a brand that will not stop featuring throughout the books.
And look at the kilt and stockings on this man.
Our favourite detectives are absolute idiots and I love it. “Hello?” one of them answers, “Yes… Interpol?... Yes sir, Thompson, with a p, as in psychology.” That and the fact that they never learn one thing: Tintin is innocent. Always. He could lift Thor’s hammer, as far as I’m concerned. So many other charming moments in this book – Snowy constantly chasing after the fat dog bone that Tintin throws away, Snowy catching a whole chicken in the air as a random bonus for his good deeds, Snowy getting drunk as all hell on Loch Lomond – I love Snowy, if you can’t tell. He isn’t a beagle, but he has all the personality of one. Then there is the mechanic inadvertently entering an air show alongside the Thom(p)sons, the old Scottish man (“Och, the puir wee laddie!”), and Snowy finally getting his bone. Good boy.
Prague is next.
December 21, 2020
This one was fun too. It's a chase from start to finish that doesn't quite make sense but is nonstop action. My kid thought it was thrilling, and the humor really worked.
August 24, 2022
I reread The Black Island today after more than two decades. I used to own all the Tintin comics when I was a kid. I lost all of them to school mates who borrowed but never returned them. I have spent many a childhood night in bed cursing and plotting revenge against those careless school mates.
It's still very entertaining. Upto its neck in action with goats and magpies and gorillas and planes. Snowy gets drunk on whiskey. Boisterous and superstitious Scottish characters. Great illustrations of idyllic Scottish villages and countrysides with pubs and the great outdoors. But something was missing. Tintin's relentless quest for justice was boring. He is a bit of a prick. He hardly has any friends. Only Snowy. Herge is no Graham Greene. And he is crap at drawing beer mugs. The smaller illustrations were better than the ones with larger canvases.
Anyway, I guess I'm searching too deep for meaning in a comic book that is supposed to entertain. And it was pretty entertaining and hilarious and imaginative.
It's still very entertaining. Upto its neck in action with goats and magpies and gorillas and planes. Snowy gets drunk on whiskey. Boisterous and superstitious Scottish characters. Great illustrations of idyllic Scottish villages and countrysides with pubs and the great outdoors. But something was missing. Tintin's relentless quest for justice was boring. He is a bit of a prick. He hardly has any friends. Only Snowy. Herge is no Graham Greene. And he is crap at drawing beer mugs. The smaller illustrations were better than the ones with larger canvases.
Anyway, I guess I'm searching too deep for meaning in a comic book that is supposed to entertain. And it was pretty entertaining and hilarious and imaginative.
July 21, 2018
The only Tintin book I ever owned and my precious :')
January 3, 2025
É sempre divertido ler uma aventura de Tintim.
April 2, 2020
Interestingly, I didn't remember a thing about this installment of Tintin. I wonder whether I've missed it. Anyway, it felt novel.
Nevertheless, it is yet another interesting adventure of Tintin. This time Tintin's battle is against a gang who forge and counterfeit money. There was quite enough pace and suspense for a one hour read. And there was some comicality too which helped few chuckles. Also now that the stories have a proper plot with a beginning and end, the adventures are more enjoyable.
Overall, though not a favorite Tintin adventure, I enjoyed the read.
Nevertheless, it is yet another interesting adventure of Tintin. This time Tintin's battle is against a gang who forge and counterfeit money. There was quite enough pace and suspense for a one hour read. And there was some comicality too which helped few chuckles. Also now that the stories have a proper plot with a beginning and end, the adventures are more enjoyable.
Overall, though not a favorite Tintin adventure, I enjoyed the read.
February 11, 2024
عالی😂
تن تن داره از حالت خوش شانسی زیاد درمیاد 😦
داره کم کم بهمون میگه که تن تن هم آسیب پذیر و فانیه😭🤣
تن تن داره از حالت خوش شانسی زیاد درمیاد 😦
داره کم کم بهمون میگه که تن تن هم آسیب پذیر و فانیه😭🤣
September 26, 2020
Young reporter Tintin doesn't find trouble, trouble finds him. Like Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot he just happens to be on hand when dastardly deeds are being committed; yet despite setback after setback he remains intrepidity personified.
This is no more evident than when his efforts to help those in a stricken aircraft during a casual stroll in the Belgian countryside are viciously rebuffed, leading in time to an impromptu cross-channel trip to Sussex followed by a flight to Scotland.
And all the while we are left to wonder how a teenage newspaper reporter somehow always seems to be the subject of press reports but never the writer of them, and how the long arm of the law seems to always be grasping the wrong end of the stick.
This version of the graphic novel, the last of several revisions, first appeared in 1956 and the English translation (by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner) ten years later. Our hero and his wire fox terrier Snowy feature from the start, of course, soon joined by the two identikit English detectives Thomson and Thompson. Ranged against them are an assortment of villains, Dr J W Müller, his chauffeur Ivan, the counterfeiter Puschov and other ne'er-do-wells. As all readers of Tintin's adventures will surmise the story proceeds through Tintin and his friends somehow surviving a series of hazardous though usually comic situations, picking up clues along the way and ending with the reporter's triumphant defeat and capture of the criminals.
Hergé exhibits all his well-worn but satisfying tricks here. Tintin is frequently concussed but avoids lasting brain damage; Snowy expresses himself in canine language though, luckily, translations are always provided; the villains are completely unscrupulous, but their bad deeds are always found out; the English detectives are comically incompetent but always close on the tail of any action. Oh, and look out for Ranko!
A principal delight of the comics is of course the artwork, visually very clear and precise, with a deliberate absence of shadows or indeed shading. Storytelling is of the essence, and that's what is delivered. The author apparently drew all the characters himself, but in this particular strip cartoon the Anglophile writer had a team of artists who researched scenes and features of British life and drew the technical aspects of motor vehicles, planes and so on. In fact, Tintin's journey from continental Europe to the top of the British Isles is a succession of journeys by train, plane, boat and foot, and so it must have been important to Hergé that all the details were as authentic as possible.
My last comments must rest with the translation, which seems to me quite seamless even if the language is quite stilted for 21st-century tastes. Why names in the Tintin series are changed from the French I don't know (Snowy was originally Milou, for instance, Puschov was Wronzoff) but presumably what now appears arbitrary may be perfectly well justified somewhere, somehow. However, Muller's characteristic imprecation -- Kruzitürcken! -- is curiously misspelled (there should be no intrusive 'c') and I understand that in the original he swears ... in French.
This is no more evident than when his efforts to help those in a stricken aircraft during a casual stroll in the Belgian countryside are viciously rebuffed, leading in time to an impromptu cross-channel trip to Sussex followed by a flight to Scotland.
And all the while we are left to wonder how a teenage newspaper reporter somehow always seems to be the subject of press reports but never the writer of them, and how the long arm of the law seems to always be grasping the wrong end of the stick.
This version of the graphic novel, the last of several revisions, first appeared in 1956 and the English translation (by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner) ten years later. Our hero and his wire fox terrier Snowy feature from the start, of course, soon joined by the two identikit English detectives Thomson and Thompson. Ranged against them are an assortment of villains, Dr J W Müller, his chauffeur Ivan, the counterfeiter Puschov and other ne'er-do-wells. As all readers of Tintin's adventures will surmise the story proceeds through Tintin and his friends somehow surviving a series of hazardous though usually comic situations, picking up clues along the way and ending with the reporter's triumphant defeat and capture of the criminals.
Hergé exhibits all his well-worn but satisfying tricks here. Tintin is frequently concussed but avoids lasting brain damage; Snowy expresses himself in canine language though, luckily, translations are always provided; the villains are completely unscrupulous, but their bad deeds are always found out; the English detectives are comically incompetent but always close on the tail of any action. Oh, and look out for Ranko!
A principal delight of the comics is of course the artwork, visually very clear and precise, with a deliberate absence of shadows or indeed shading. Storytelling is of the essence, and that's what is delivered. The author apparently drew all the characters himself, but in this particular strip cartoon the Anglophile writer had a team of artists who researched scenes and features of British life and drew the technical aspects of motor vehicles, planes and so on. In fact, Tintin's journey from continental Europe to the top of the British Isles is a succession of journeys by train, plane, boat and foot, and so it must have been important to Hergé that all the details were as authentic as possible.
My last comments must rest with the translation, which seems to me quite seamless even if the language is quite stilted for 21st-century tastes. Why names in the Tintin series are changed from the French I don't know (Snowy was originally Milou, for instance, Puschov was Wronzoff) but presumably what now appears arbitrary may be perfectly well justified somewhere, somehow. However, Muller's characteristic imprecation -- Kruzitürcken! -- is curiously misspelled (there should be no intrusive 'c') and I understand that in the original he swears ... in French.
May 6, 2018
Tintin goes to Scotland
4 February 2012
Tintin is wondering through the Belgian countryside, out for a nice leisurely stroll, when he sees a plane making an emergency landing. Being the helpful young man that he is he goes to see if he can help but is immediately shot and left for dead. However, as we have discovered, it is very hard to kill Tintin, and it turns out that the bullet only grazed him, and he decides that he must go and investigate, so he jumps on a train and travels to England after discovering that the same plane crashed near Cornwell.
This is the first Tintin album (they seem to refer to the books as albums) in which I discovered that Tintin was not English. Up until that time I was always under the impression that Tintin lived in London (I guess the English versions suggested that, particularly implying that Thompson and Thomson worked at Scotland Yard). However, in this album it is clear that Tintin has to cross the English channel, and as a kid this left me confused, trying to work out where Tintin lived (turns out that it is Brussels).
This is probably nowhere near the best of Herge's work, but it is still very amusing and quite quirky. In this album Tintin is on the trail of some counterfeiters and travels to Scotland to confront them. Once again the Thompson twins are on a false trail as they pursue Tintin for an alleged robbery on the train. We have seen this aspect of the twins before, where they would rescue Tintin because they wanted to be the ones that arrested him. In this album we are also introduced to Loch Lommond whiskey, and we discover that Snowy as a taste for it.
This album has been revised a few times, and I suspect that the version that I read was one of the later versions. The reason I say this is because when he travels from Brussels to the English coast, the train travels on an electrified track. Also, at the end, when he leaves Scotland, he leaves by a large passenger jet, something that I do not believe was available in 1937 (though Hitler had begun using the plane as a means of campaigning, and large planes had been built to drop bombs on Germany during the war). I'm not sure if you could consider it anachronistic though since many of the later editions of Tintin had been moved into a 60s time period, though we do notice that he does travel by ship often (particularly in the Blue Lotus and Tintin in America where he travels by ship to China and America respectively). In the later albums we begin to see him travelling more by plane, to Flight 714 where we discover them in a modern airport travelling by Lear Jet.
This album is still a good album, and scenes where the huge gorilla is running away from little Snowy is quite impressive. I note that Snowy seems to speak a lot less here, though the attitude of Tintin towards his dog has changed since the original album (where Tintin would constantly chastise him for not being obedient) however we see Tintin punish Snowy for his alcoholism in this particular story.
4 February 2012
Tintin is wondering through the Belgian countryside, out for a nice leisurely stroll, when he sees a plane making an emergency landing. Being the helpful young man that he is he goes to see if he can help but is immediately shot and left for dead. However, as we have discovered, it is very hard to kill Tintin, and it turns out that the bullet only grazed him, and he decides that he must go and investigate, so he jumps on a train and travels to England after discovering that the same plane crashed near Cornwell.
This is the first Tintin album (they seem to refer to the books as albums) in which I discovered that Tintin was not English. Up until that time I was always under the impression that Tintin lived in London (I guess the English versions suggested that, particularly implying that Thompson and Thomson worked at Scotland Yard). However, in this album it is clear that Tintin has to cross the English channel, and as a kid this left me confused, trying to work out where Tintin lived (turns out that it is Brussels).
This is probably nowhere near the best of Herge's work, but it is still very amusing and quite quirky. In this album Tintin is on the trail of some counterfeiters and travels to Scotland to confront them. Once again the Thompson twins are on a false trail as they pursue Tintin for an alleged robbery on the train. We have seen this aspect of the twins before, where they would rescue Tintin because they wanted to be the ones that arrested him. In this album we are also introduced to Loch Lommond whiskey, and we discover that Snowy as a taste for it.
This album has been revised a few times, and I suspect that the version that I read was one of the later versions. The reason I say this is because when he travels from Brussels to the English coast, the train travels on an electrified track. Also, at the end, when he leaves Scotland, he leaves by a large passenger jet, something that I do not believe was available in 1937 (though Hitler had begun using the plane as a means of campaigning, and large planes had been built to drop bombs on Germany during the war). I'm not sure if you could consider it anachronistic though since many of the later editions of Tintin had been moved into a 60s time period, though we do notice that he does travel by ship often (particularly in the Blue Lotus and Tintin in America where he travels by ship to China and America respectively). In the later albums we begin to see him travelling more by plane, to Flight 714 where we discover them in a modern airport travelling by Lear Jet.
This album is still a good album, and scenes where the huge gorilla is running away from little Snowy is quite impressive. I note that Snowy seems to speak a lot less here, though the attitude of Tintin towards his dog has changed since the original album (where Tintin would constantly chastise him for not being obedient) however we see Tintin punish Snowy for his alcoholism in this particular story.
October 12, 2025
The Black Island is one of my absolute favorites for its incredible atmosphere. It starts with a bang when Tintin is shot down while flying a test plane. His investigation into his attackers uncovers a dangerous gang of counterfeiters. The trail leads him from the Belgian countryside to England and finally to the misty, foreboding coast of Scotland. The climax of the story takes place on the mysterious Black Island, a place shunned by locals who believe it is haunted by a terrifying beast. It feels just like a classic black and white detective film, full of suspense, fog, and old castles.
This adventure gives us a wonderful dose of the bumbling detectives, Thomson and Thompson. They are also on the case, but as usual, their attempts to help are hilariously inept, and they often get in Tintin's way more than anything.
Hergé's artwork here is just magnificent. He perfectly captures the feel of the British Isles, from the cozy English pubs to the rugged, windswept Scottish landscapes. The detail is incredible.
Hergé's dedication to research is so clear in this book. The way he draws the English countryside, the Scottish castles, and even the local pub feels so authentic and well studied. He never treats a location as just a simple background, he immerses himself in its character and honors it with his detailed work.
Owning the Tintin collection really makes you appreciate the sheer beauty of Hergé's artistic skill. His clean, precise style makes every single detail pop, from the tartan patterns to the rocky cliffs of the island. Each panel is like a perfectly framed photograph of that world. You can almost feel the chill of the Scottish mist or hear the crackling fire in the cozy inn.
This adventure gives us a wonderful dose of the bumbling detectives, Thomson and Thompson. They are also on the case, but as usual, their attempts to help are hilariously inept, and they often get in Tintin's way more than anything.
Hergé's artwork here is just magnificent. He perfectly captures the feel of the British Isles, from the cozy English pubs to the rugged, windswept Scottish landscapes. The detail is incredible.
Hergé's dedication to research is so clear in this book. The way he draws the English countryside, the Scottish castles, and even the local pub feels so authentic and well studied. He never treats a location as just a simple background, he immerses himself in its character and honors it with his detailed work.
Owning the Tintin collection really makes you appreciate the sheer beauty of Hergé's artistic skill. His clean, precise style makes every single detail pop, from the tartan patterns to the rocky cliffs of the island. Each panel is like a perfectly framed photograph of that world. You can almost feel the chill of the Scottish mist or hear the crackling fire in the cozy inn.
June 28, 2020
Having read the English translation as a child and then again recently, I then discovered a version translated into Scots by Susan Rennie, and another version which explained some of the background to the story and Herge's workings. All very interesting, but mainly this remains a classic Tintin adventure,and as he ends up visiting my home country of Scotland, what could be better?
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August 26, 2025Came across it. It's cute (though underwhelmingly simple?). It occurred to me that I should have read at least one Tintin book in my life. And it also turns out that the castle I live near was one of the few influences on Hergé in his making of the castle in this book.
June 3, 2022
Tintin was one of the comic book heroes of my childhood. I'm going to read my way through the series again as I listen to a radio program about him, and his creator, Hergé. This is the second book in a row that stands alone with no connection to the previous book. It starts with Tintin and Snowy walking in the country, seeing a plane that has to make an emergency landing. Tintin runs to help the men in the plane, but gets shots as thanks for being such a Boy Scout. This leads him, when he gets on his feet again, on the trail of crooks that takes him to Scotland.
This is book seven in the series, and is my favorite so far. Okay, the story is perhaps a bit silly, but it works. The plot, which in the first few books used to be a run from cliffhanger to the next cliffhanger, is actually a well thought out plot in this one. A plot that moves fairly logically from scene to scene.
It’s quite funny. Hergé continues to rely on slapstick humor quite a bit, characters falling and such. It’s not just Thomson, and Thompson (though they do have some great Keystone Kops like moments), but also Tintin, and Snowy. Snowy actually gets a taste for whisky in this adventure, and gets drunk more than once, which leads to a few slapstick situations. I honestly didn’t remember how much drinking was in Tintin. I remembered Captain Haddock being very fond of his drink, but Snowy, and Tintin, no, that I didn’t remember.
Maybe, what has helped this volume is that it was actually redrawn more extensively than some of the other early books. Hergé hadn’t known much about Scotland when he originally wrote it, so he had to do more redrawing than in some other books, like for example in the previous volume. Whatever the reason is, I just like this book. It’s clearly among my favorite Tintin adventure. I think The Black Island does what Tintin books do when they are at their best, mixing adventure, and humor into a nicely entertaining cocktail. That’s what this is. A good, entertaining adventure for children, and clearly some adults as well.
This is book seven in the series, and is my favorite so far. Okay, the story is perhaps a bit silly, but it works. The plot, which in the first few books used to be a run from cliffhanger to the next cliffhanger, is actually a well thought out plot in this one. A plot that moves fairly logically from scene to scene.
It’s quite funny. Hergé continues to rely on slapstick humor quite a bit, characters falling and such. It’s not just Thomson, and Thompson (though they do have some great Keystone Kops like moments), but also Tintin, and Snowy. Snowy actually gets a taste for whisky in this adventure, and gets drunk more than once, which leads to a few slapstick situations. I honestly didn’t remember how much drinking was in Tintin. I remembered Captain Haddock being very fond of his drink, but Snowy, and Tintin, no, that I didn’t remember.
Maybe, what has helped this volume is that it was actually redrawn more extensively than some of the other early books. Hergé hadn’t known much about Scotland when he originally wrote it, so he had to do more redrawing than in some other books, like for example in the previous volume. Whatever the reason is, I just like this book. It’s clearly among my favorite Tintin adventure. I think The Black Island does what Tintin books do when they are at their best, mixing adventure, and humor into a nicely entertaining cocktail. That’s what this is. A good, entertaining adventure for children, and clearly some adults as well.
December 14, 2020
یکی از نقاط قوت مجموعه تن تن ویلیان ها یا شخصیت های منفی با نقش دنباله دار اند که در پلات و ها و داستان های مختلف بار ها در مجموعه ظاهر میشن,از جمله دکتر مولر و پایان خاصش..
September 8, 2025
Entretenido cómic infantil de aventuras. Lo escogí para un reto, es el 7º de la serie Tintín, se puede leer de forma independiente. Me ha parecido demasiado infantil para mi gusto, pero se lee rápido, ya que es muy cortito.
En esta ocasión Tintín y Milú persiguen a unos bandidos, su aventura les llevará hasta Escocia a desvelar los secretos que oculta el castillo de Ben More y el misterio del monstruo que lo habita.
En esta ocasión Tintín y Milú persiguen a unos bandidos, su aventura les llevará hasta Escocia a desvelar los secretos que oculta el castillo de Ben More y el misterio del monstruo que lo habita.
July 2, 2023
Kuifje ziet een vliegtuigje een noodlanding maken en wil gaan helpen, maar wordt door de bemanning onder vuur genomen. In het ziekenhuis komt hij te weten dat het vliegtuig in Sussex is neergestort.
Hij gaat op onderzoek uit, maar op zijn treinreis wordt hij al belaagd door leden van de bende.
Later komen we te weten dat het valsemunters zijn.
De reis en de achtervolging leiden tenslotte naar Schotland, naar de Zwarte Rotsen, waar de boeven het geld drukken.
Uiteindelijk lukt het Kuifje natuurlijk om te ontsnappen en de bandieten te laten arresteren.
Dit is een verhaal met heel veel actie, en met een flinke dosis humor. Leuk!
Hij gaat op onderzoek uit, maar op zijn treinreis wordt hij al belaagd door leden van de bende.
Later komen we te weten dat het valsemunters zijn.
De reis en de achtervolging leiden tenslotte naar Schotland, naar de Zwarte Rotsen, waar de boeven het geld drukken.
Uiteindelijk lukt het Kuifje natuurlijk om te ontsnappen en de bandieten te laten arresteren.
Dit is een verhaal met heel veel actie, en met een flinke dosis humor. Leuk!
August 18, 2025
# Read 1992-1996
September 24, 1993—my birthday—was already a day that carried a sense of anticipation and significance, not just for me personally but also for the world. That year, history quietly marked a major milestone: the restoration of the Cambodian monarchy, with Norodom Sihanouk returning as king.
While the news fascinated adults around me, my own attention was drawn to a smaller, more personal event: my mother handed me a neatly wrapped package, and inside lay my next Tintin adventure—Tintin #7: The Black Island by Hergé.
Receiving this comic on my birthday felt like the perfect intersection of celebration and discovery. I was just beginning to understand that birthdays are not just about cakes and wishes but about moments that shape memory.
Holding the book in my hands, the cover bold with its depiction of Tintin and Snowy confronting danger, I felt the same thrill that had gripped me when I first read Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Broken Ear. Each gift from my parents was more than an object; it was an invitation to explore, to imagine, and to participate in a universe where adventure was immediate and tangible.
The Black Island starts with Tintin’s journey to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a plane and the trail of a dangerous gang connected to a secluded island. The story immediately immerses the reader in a sense of peril and intrigue. Hergé’s artistry is, as always, meticulous: the architecture, landscapes, and action sequences are rendered with precision, yet the pacing never falters.
From the bustling streets of Scotland to the hidden caverns of the island itself, every panel is a careful orchestration of suspense and narrative clarity. As a young reader, I was enthralled by the way Hergé could make danger both immediate and comprehensible, a world where the improbable becomes thrillingly believable.
What captivated me most was the tension between the known and the unknown. Tintin moves through this story as both observer and participant, piecing together clues, deducing the villain’s schemes, and navigating threats that could have been lethal.
Snowy, loyal as ever, provides humour, insight, and occasional heroism, while Captain Haddock’s boisterous presence adds levity and human unpredictability. Even in a perilous moment, Haddock’s temper and exclamations are a comic anchor, reminding the reader that courage is rarely devoid of personality.
Reading The Black Island on my birthday added an extra layer of significance. The story’s themes of mystery, investigation, and courage resonated with my own small milestones that day: growing a year older, learning to navigate school responsibilities, and understanding that new experiences—like Tintin’s adventures—often carry lessons in observation, patience, and ingenuity. Hergé’s world, though fictional, felt alive, and for a child, it offered a rare kind of companionship.
Tintin, Snowy, and Haddock became guides to a world larger and stranger than my immediate surroundings, full of hidden dangers and moral clarity.
Looking back, the gift was formative. It cemented my love for serialised adventures, teaching me to appreciate structure, suspense, and character development in storytelling. More subtly, it connected me to a tradition of European comics that explored culture, geography, and ethics through thrilling narratives.
I could see how Hergé’s influence would ripple through my reading choices, from other Tintin books to detective stories and adventure novels that valued cleverness, courage, and curiosity.
Even now, I recall that birthday vividly: the excitement of unwrapping The Black Island, the quiet awe as I flipped through the pages, and the feeling that, for a few hours, I was no longer just a child in my hometown—I was Tintin, navigating shadows, discovering secrets, and confronting danger with intelligence and heart.
That day, the gift of a comic became an enduring memory, one that reminds me how stories can shape the way we perceive adventure, heroism, and our own capacity for curiosity.
September 24, 1993—my birthday—was already a day that carried a sense of anticipation and significance, not just for me personally but also for the world. That year, history quietly marked a major milestone: the restoration of the Cambodian monarchy, with Norodom Sihanouk returning as king.
While the news fascinated adults around me, my own attention was drawn to a smaller, more personal event: my mother handed me a neatly wrapped package, and inside lay my next Tintin adventure—Tintin #7: The Black Island by Hergé.
Receiving this comic on my birthday felt like the perfect intersection of celebration and discovery. I was just beginning to understand that birthdays are not just about cakes and wishes but about moments that shape memory.
Holding the book in my hands, the cover bold with its depiction of Tintin and Snowy confronting danger, I felt the same thrill that had gripped me when I first read Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Broken Ear. Each gift from my parents was more than an object; it was an invitation to explore, to imagine, and to participate in a universe where adventure was immediate and tangible.
The Black Island starts with Tintin’s journey to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a plane and the trail of a dangerous gang connected to a secluded island. The story immediately immerses the reader in a sense of peril and intrigue. Hergé’s artistry is, as always, meticulous: the architecture, landscapes, and action sequences are rendered with precision, yet the pacing never falters.
From the bustling streets of Scotland to the hidden caverns of the island itself, every panel is a careful orchestration of suspense and narrative clarity. As a young reader, I was enthralled by the way Hergé could make danger both immediate and comprehensible, a world where the improbable becomes thrillingly believable.
What captivated me most was the tension between the known and the unknown. Tintin moves through this story as both observer and participant, piecing together clues, deducing the villain’s schemes, and navigating threats that could have been lethal.
Snowy, loyal as ever, provides humour, insight, and occasional heroism, while Captain Haddock’s boisterous presence adds levity and human unpredictability. Even in a perilous moment, Haddock’s temper and exclamations are a comic anchor, reminding the reader that courage is rarely devoid of personality.
Reading The Black Island on my birthday added an extra layer of significance. The story’s themes of mystery, investigation, and courage resonated with my own small milestones that day: growing a year older, learning to navigate school responsibilities, and understanding that new experiences—like Tintin’s adventures—often carry lessons in observation, patience, and ingenuity. Hergé’s world, though fictional, felt alive, and for a child, it offered a rare kind of companionship.
Tintin, Snowy, and Haddock became guides to a world larger and stranger than my immediate surroundings, full of hidden dangers and moral clarity.
Looking back, the gift was formative. It cemented my love for serialised adventures, teaching me to appreciate structure, suspense, and character development in storytelling. More subtly, it connected me to a tradition of European comics that explored culture, geography, and ethics through thrilling narratives.
I could see how Hergé’s influence would ripple through my reading choices, from other Tintin books to detective stories and adventure novels that valued cleverness, courage, and curiosity.
Even now, I recall that birthday vividly: the excitement of unwrapping The Black Island, the quiet awe as I flipped through the pages, and the feeling that, for a few hours, I was no longer just a child in my hometown—I was Tintin, navigating shadows, discovering secrets, and confronting danger with intelligence and heart.
That day, the gift of a comic became an enduring memory, one that reminds me how stories can shape the way we perceive adventure, heroism, and our own capacity for curiosity.
April 10, 2023
This time Tintin makes a trip to England to bust a counterfeiting gang. The story begins with a plane crash and Tintin being shot at. Once he discovers a mystery is afoot, he leaves the hospital and goes to England. So do Thompson and Thomson, lol! With a lot of drama, Tintin finally manages to capture all the villains. The book also introduces Dr Müller, a villain that Tintin encounters more than once in the series.
There is a lot of action in this one, and Snowy shines for a change. I enjoyed the presence of the chimp, and how Tintin finally befriends him. A massive, massive change from the earlier books where Tintin couldn't be bothered with any animal other than his dog. Another favourite of mine was the Thompson & Thomson duo winning the aerobatics competition! This book was funnier than usual.
The action doesn't always make logical sense, but I don't really care. The humour was fantastic, and the characters were well-built. The fake mental asylum, the 'ferocious' beast, etc. all added to the charm. Not the best in the series, but well worth a read!
There is a lot of action in this one, and Snowy shines for a change. I enjoyed the presence of the chimp, and how Tintin finally befriends him. A massive, massive change from the earlier books where Tintin couldn't be bothered with any animal other than his dog. Another favourite of mine was the Thompson & Thomson duo winning the aerobatics competition! This book was funnier than usual.
The action doesn't always make logical sense, but I don't really care. The humour was fantastic, and the characters were well-built. The fake mental asylum, the 'ferocious' beast, etc. all added to the charm. Not the best in the series, but well worth a read!
February 9, 2016
I have loved the Tintin books since childhood. The other day I came across a list on Pinterest naming the 50 best Graphic Novels and this was on it! I checked it out from my Library and re-read it...only to be a bit disappointed.
There are some constants about Herge's work that have always drawn me in: Tintin's bravery, the handsome artwork, the colorful characters. But the best part was always Tintin's deductive and/or inductive reasoning to find a way out of trouble. In this book that was lacking. So was the Captain, with his 'blistering barnacles!'.
All in all, it's still Herge, but not at his best.
There are some constants about Herge's work that have always drawn me in: Tintin's bravery, the handsome artwork, the colorful characters. But the best part was always Tintin's deductive and/or inductive reasoning to find a way out of trouble. In this book that was lacking. So was the Captain, with his 'blistering barnacles!'.
All in all, it's still Herge, but not at his best.
June 15, 2019
Not my type of humour
June 8, 2020
The adventures continue, with Tin-tin meeting many of his same enemies and also some of his dutiful "friends" (like the Dupond and Dupont brothers). This time, travels include small, dangerous planes (in one case, piloted by a simple mechanic and carrying frightened Dupond and Dupont!) and also the Black Island, where a terrible "beast" awaits to frighten everybody... No, even though it is in Scotland, it is not Loch Ness! LOL Why not simply read these wonderful books???
Maria Carmo,
Lisbon 6 January 2015.
Maria Carmo,
Lisbon 6 January 2015.
June 22, 2017
This is one of the best Tintins yet!
September 7, 2022
Σίγουρα μέσα στις τρεις πιο αγαπημένες μου περιπέτειες του Τεντέν, μαζί με το Μυστηριώδες Άστρο και τον Θησαυρό του Κόκκινου Ράκαμ (◕▿◕)
October 31, 2020
اون دوتا احمق پاتولوژیک احمقن واقعن و من بسیار راضیم!:)))
December 25, 2024
La cubierta más bonita de todas y posiblemente también tenga algunas de las viñetas mejor dibujadas. Tintín viaja a Inglaterra y Escocia (metiéndose donde no le llaman, para qué nos vamos engañar) y aunque la trama sea menos compleja y política que en otras ocasiones, tiene bastante acción y sentido de la aventura. Creo que es mi aventura favorita de Tintín.
December 31, 2025
I think this one is my favorite so far :)
September 6, 2020
The panel illustrations seemed more detailed, and the colors richer, than the other books before this one. But the plot and the characters were both weak and forgettable.
3 stars then in exchange for helping forget a broken ankle for 30 minutes on a pleasant Sunday morning.
3 stars then in exchange for helping forget a broken ankle for 30 minutes on a pleasant Sunday morning.
November 3, 2020
Tintin comes across a plane making an emergency landing. When he go's to investigate , he is shot at by the pilot. In hospital he is visited by the Thompson twins who inform him that they will be travelling to England to investigate a similar plane crash in Sussex.
Travelling on a train in Belgium Tintin is framed for mugging and robbing a passenger and is arrested by the Thompson twins. He escapes from them and makes his way to England. There he is kidnapped by thugs who try to kill him , leading him onto the trail of a gang of smugglers and counterfeiters , including Dr Muller . Meanwhile Tintin is hindred by Snowy , who is engaged in finding bones and drinking whisky. Finally Tintin makes his way to Scotland , where he discovers a mysterious island ,which the locals tell him nobody returns from , all who venture there being killed by an evil beast.
Tintin ignores there warnings and makes his way to the Black Island , where he will uncover the mystery and bring the bad guys to justice.
Magnificent artwork and lots of humour , although some of the later characters are missing.
Travelling on a train in Belgium Tintin is framed for mugging and robbing a passenger and is arrested by the Thompson twins. He escapes from them and makes his way to England. There he is kidnapped by thugs who try to kill him , leading him onto the trail of a gang of smugglers and counterfeiters , including Dr Muller . Meanwhile Tintin is hindred by Snowy , who is engaged in finding bones and drinking whisky. Finally Tintin makes his way to Scotland , where he discovers a mysterious island ,which the locals tell him nobody returns from , all who venture there being killed by an evil beast.
Tintin ignores there warnings and makes his way to the Black Island , where he will uncover the mystery and bring the bad guys to justice.
Magnificent artwork and lots of humour , although some of the later characters are missing.
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