The Calculus Affair (The Adventures of Tintin) - Softcover

Hergé

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316358479 ISBN 13: 9780316358477

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1976

Synopsis

The classic graphic novel. Tintin and Captain Haddock peek in Professor Calculus' laboratory to find a sonic device and a very mysterious-and violent!-stranger. Realizing that Calculus' life is in danger, Tintin and the Captain rush to warn him before it's too late.

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Review:

Of Herge's many Tintin adventures, The Calculus Affair is generally considered the crown jewel. The intricate plot concerns Professor Calculus, who has stumbled upon an invention of devastating possibilities. Naturally the Bordurians will stop at nothing to shift the balance of power, so they kidnap the professor, sending Tintin and Captain Haddock on a dizzying chase. Also includes an extended set-piece involving a piece of sticky tape, and the first appearance by the insurance agent from hell, Jolyon Wagg. --David Horiuchi

About the Author:

Hergé, one of the most famous Belgians in the world, was a comics writer and artist. The internationally successful Adventures of Tintin are his most well-known and beloved works. They have been translated into 38 different languages and have inspired such legends as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He wrote and illustrated for The Adventures of Tintin until his death in 1983.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0316358479
• ISBN 13: 9780316358477
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 62