Six Adventures of Tintin

by Hergé

two audio cassettes in case

Genres: Audiobook, Childrens

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Georges 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.

Series on Goodreads:
* The Adventures of Tintin
* Quick & Flupke
* The adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko

Reviews

[Winry Weiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, I'd sell the soul of my firstborn for a remastered version of these - one that could be bought and downloaded legally.

BBC does an absolutely amazing job with the radio adaptations - the voice-acting, the fluidity of the story (hats off to whoever went through the original albums to decide which scenes are to be kept, and how to convey them for radio), the added jokes! I was playing this as background noise for cleaning and was severely distracted several times, snorting with laughter and replaying scenes.

Contain stories:
The Black Island
The Secret of the Unicorn
Red Rackham's Treasure
Destination Moon
Explorers of the Moon
Tintin in Tibet

[Audioreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

The quality is absolutely fantastic. The voices and sound effects are nothing short of top notch and the characters are played up to have...well....alot of character! The intimacy of an audio drama can take you into the moment even more than a videorecording, in some ways. This is nothing short of 100% polished.

The story is classic Tin Tin, and I liked that even though one of the traditional audiences for Tin Tin is young boys, the Captain's whiskey and gunplay are never far around the corner.
Excellent audio drama

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever since, I saw the movie the story was very intriguing to me. I have read bits and pieces in the past because the boy I babysit really enjoys the stories. I found this hidden gem in the Half Price Books clearance section for only a dollar, and because my car is so old I still am rocking a cassette player. I really enjoyed listening to these stories. It was set up as a radio show with sound effects, music, and acting. They even had a dog barking for the role of Snowy....however his bark was annoying after a while because it was really loud in a closed space. There were six stories total, and I really enjoyed how Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon tied in together. Hopefully, I can found a CD verison of this collection because it would make a great gift for my brothers.