Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14)
Le Temple du Soleil is the sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls (which I have unfortunately never managed to fully read) and while it is definitely a tale of both engaging high spirited adventure and often even rather majorly hilarious and funny in scope, especially with regard to Captain Haddock's antics and general attitudes (like the repeated times he gets spit in the face by llamas, for considering that llamas tend to only engage in this type of behaviour when and if they are seriously annoyed
I've grown up reading Tintin and I remember enjoying this one as a child. However, on reading it again, I was taken aback by the strong white savior theme throughout. There were also many racial stereotypes that made me uncomfortable.
#49 for 2018Genre: Children Comic
This is the direct sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls, although perhaps it's more fair to say that it's a single story split into two books. Originally published in 1949, it's a more sensitive story than some of the earlier ones. Tintin and Haddock have arrived in Peru, hot on the trail of Calculus who has been abducted by South American Indians. After saving a young Indian orange seller from bullying, the boy agrees to guide Tintin and Haddock into the mountains, which is where Calculus' trail
I definitely agree with other readers that this two-parter is one of Herge's best, but IMHO it is mostly due to the impressive boost provided by "Seven Crystal Balls", and its terrifying main plot. Although I have enjoyed very much this second part (especially the quest for the Temple) I find the ending ridiculous and unworthy of such a great storyline. This secluded, modern day Incas (whose existence all the world ignores) travel to Europe following the Sanders-Hardiman expedition, put its
once again, motor-mouth archibald provide reliably comedic dialogue like, "stand back, anachronisms!""politicians"?
Hergé
Paperback | Pages: 62 pages Rating: 4.22 | 12110 Users | 239 Reviews
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Original Title: | Le temple du soleil |
ISBN: | 140520625X (ISBN13: 9781405206259) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Tintin #14 |
Characters: | Tintin, Captain Archibald Haddock, Zorrino, Thomson & Thompson, Snowy, Professor Calculus |
Setting: | Peru (Perú)(Peru) |
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After The Seven Crystal Balls set the eerie stage, Tintin and his friends continue their adventures in Peru. There Tintin rescues an orange-seller named Zorrino from being bullied, and the young man becomes their guide in their quest to find the Temple of the Sun. But they find more than they bargained for and end up in a hot spot. The perils of this engaging two-part adventure are especially harrowing in their combination of the supernatural and the real, although the resolution is a little too deus ex machina. Calculus and the Thompsons provide their usual comic relief.Be Specific About Appertaining To Books Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14)
Title | : | Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14) |
Author | : | Hergé |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 62 pages |
Published | : | 2002 by Egmont (first published 1946) |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Bande Dessinée. Adventure. Fiction |
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My life is better (and cusses, richer), thanks to Captain Haddock and moments like these:Le Temple du Soleil is the sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls (which I have unfortunately never managed to fully read) and while it is definitely a tale of both engaging high spirited adventure and often even rather majorly hilarious and funny in scope, especially with regard to Captain Haddock's antics and general attitudes (like the repeated times he gets spit in the face by llamas, for considering that llamas tend to only engage in this type of behaviour when and if they are seriously annoyed
I've grown up reading Tintin and I remember enjoying this one as a child. However, on reading it again, I was taken aback by the strong white savior theme throughout. There were also many racial stereotypes that made me uncomfortable.
#49 for 2018Genre: Children Comic
This is the direct sequel to The Seven Crystal Balls, although perhaps it's more fair to say that it's a single story split into two books. Originally published in 1949, it's a more sensitive story than some of the earlier ones. Tintin and Haddock have arrived in Peru, hot on the trail of Calculus who has been abducted by South American Indians. After saving a young Indian orange seller from bullying, the boy agrees to guide Tintin and Haddock into the mountains, which is where Calculus' trail
I definitely agree with other readers that this two-parter is one of Herge's best, but IMHO it is mostly due to the impressive boost provided by "Seven Crystal Balls", and its terrifying main plot. Although I have enjoyed very much this second part (especially the quest for the Temple) I find the ending ridiculous and unworthy of such a great storyline. This secluded, modern day Incas (whose existence all the world ignores) travel to Europe following the Sanders-Hardiman expedition, put its
once again, motor-mouth archibald provide reliably comedic dialogue like, "stand back, anachronisms!""politicians"?
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