Sequel to Unicorn not as good | Red Rackham's Treasure (The Adventures of Tintin)

Fond memories.. | Red Rackham's Treasure (The Adventures of Tintin) | Herge

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	• Red Rackham's Treasure (The Adventures of Tintin) Herge Little, Brown Young Readers, 1974 - 62 pages average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Secret of the Unicorn II

Herge, Red Rackham's Treasure (Methuen, 1948)

Now we get to the meat of things. Our intrepid friends, accompanied by Professor Calculus, head off in search of the Unicorn. Needless to say, this is not as easy as it sounds, and sends the crew on wild goose chases that seem to be but excuses for Herge to draw underwater scenes. Not, mind you, that I'm denigrating the book, which is just as good as the one before it; once again, this is a book where nothing of real consequence takes place from a plot perspective (it is most notable today for being the first appearance of Calculus, the final main character to be introduced in the series' run), but it's still full of action, danger, and good fun. *** ½

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Sequel to Unicorn not as good

The sequel to the Secret of the Unicorn is a bit of a letdown. After founding the three parchments, Tintin and Captain Haddock set off to the Caribbean to find the treasure of Red Rackham. (Meanwhile, in real life, as Herge was writing this volume, World War II was raging on, something that he prudently omitted from the books of this period). Calculus is introduced in this volume, and as one of the reviewer correctly says, the constant jokes about the professor's deafness would be considered politically incorrect today. The book is not bad, it's light adventure, but it lacks the greatness of other Tintin albums. And, not to give away the ending, but the treasure is finally found where it was least expected.

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Fond memories..

Back in India, the magazine The Week used to publish a single page of each Tintin book, one week at a time in the Eighties. And I used to collect them as soon as my parents had finished reading the magazine, and bind them up. The first in that series was Red Rackham's Treasure. Painfully slow way of reading a comic book, but that was still better than not readiing it.

Looking back, I can only remember those times wistfully and fondly. Tintin showed me the true meaning of adventure. I was always wild eyed with admiration and imagined myself having a dog just like Snowy. And at the time, the hints of racism (like the overtly thick lips of Africans, or the stereotypical portrayal of Indians/South Americans/Asians, even at the time it was drawn) that was portrayed in these books completely went unnoticed by me. I was too naive and a complete fan of the hero - as there were a lot of goodness in him.

Inspite of all that - it was a colorful window to the wonderful world outside my hometown, even if it was quite a bit outdated. In this book's case, it is the wonderful world of underwater exploration.

Highly recommended - just like the rest of the series.

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Exciting and funny, but still not among the best Tintin adventures

This is the second book in a series of two, the first one being "The secret of the Unicorn". In this adventure Tintin and Captain Haddock goes on an expedition to find the treasure of Sir Francis Haddock. It is in this book Tintin meets Professor Cuthbert Calculus for the first time. His underwater machine turns out to be invaluable, even though Tintin and Captain Haddock at first reject it.

This book is faster paced and more interesting than the first of the two and contains a lot of enjoyable humor. Professor Calculus is hard of hearing (almost deaf), and the book is filled with a lot of comic situations arising from the Professors condition. I admit I found these episodes to be funny, but they could also be objectionable to some. Overall a very good comic book, but not among the better of the Tintin adventures.

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Colurful and action packed Tintin classic

Tintin and Captian Haddock prepare to depart on the search for the hidden treasure of Red Rackham, and are approached by an eccentric hard of hearing inventor, Professor Calculus, who simply won't go away.

His shark submarine is to prove invaluable in Tintin and the Captain's search, and Calculus will be a constant figure in all subsequent Tintin books.
They are also joined by the irrepresible Thomp(s)on twins.They take a ship to a remote tropical island and come across all sorts of interesting things like skeleton human remains of pirates, and parrots that have handed down from generation to generation, Haddock's vocabulary.
After much adventure they return home, where the real treasure is waiting and where Captain Haddock inherits the mansion Marlinkspike, his ancestral home, which was previously owned by the criminal Bird brothers (See the Secret of the Unicorn).
Another courful and action packed Tintin classic

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Tintin, Captain Haddock, and their cartoon friends aboard the traveler Sirius embark on a perilous voyage in search of pirate treasure.

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