Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Tintin & Cigars of the Pharoah by Hergé

How about this as a teaser?!

~Tintin, Prof. Sarcophagus & the Fakir


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Title: Tintin & Cigars of the Pharoah
Author: Hergé
ISBN: ISBN 1-4052-0615-2
Publisher: Methuen/1971
Pages: 62

In this album, Tintin and his dog Snowy are on a holiday cruise where they meet an absent-minded professor Sarcphagus, a movie producer Rastapolous, and the twin Thompson brothers detectives. Tintin is arrested by the Thompsons (introduced in this album) because someone plants heroin in his room. He manages to jump ship and runs into the professor in the jungle.

He agrees to help the professor who wishes to find a hidden Egyptian tomb. When they do find the tomb, it is full of mummified archaeologists and cases of curiously labeled cigars. Both they are drugged, captured and put on a ship.

A series of escapes and captures keeps the story moving with Tintin running into the professor, the Thompsons, and the movie producer, while trying to escape from an international gang of smugglers and making his way from Egypt, Arabia to India, where we meet a Maharaja and many fakirs. (Despite being an Indian I am yet to meet any!). And of course, Tintin along with Snowy solves the mystery of Cigars of the Pharaoh.

As usual, the album doesn't disappoint and I had rollicking fun re-reading it for the nth time!
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31 comments:

  1. VeensSeptember 22, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Cute!

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  2. ibeeegSeptember 22, 2009 at 6:33 PM

    Sounds like a fun read!

    Here is my Teaser Tuesday

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  3. JenniferSeptember 22, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    Cute teaser! Mine is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/09/to-be-king-teaser-tuesdays.html

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  4. Margot at Joyfully RetiredSeptember 22, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    I like the drawings. Looks like fun

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  5. LisaSeptember 22, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Awww. Those look really cute!

    My teaser is here.

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  6. Jo-JoSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    Very creative...that just made me laugh!

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  7. LisaSeptember 22, 2009 at 7:22 PM

    awww.. cuteness

    Here's Mine

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  8. Book Bird DogSeptember 22, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    Looks like a fun comic!

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  9. AliceSeptember 22, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    What a creative way of doing this!

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  10. kayerjSeptember 22, 2009 at 8:22 PM

    a picture is worth a thousand words they say. Thanks for stopping by today.

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  11. SherrieSeptember 22, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    Hi!
    Sounds like a great book! Love the graphics. Have a great day!

    Sherrie

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  12. CeceliaSeptember 22, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    I like it! Those Tintin comics are absolute classics. Your teaser sounds like a classic dangerous/risky bit. Great choice!

    Thanks for coming by my blog!

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  13. JoAnnSeptember 22, 2009 at 10:07 PM

    I love it!!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    I want to say the same thing. I love it! I want more or an encore. Archaeologists in the tomb, hidden drugs??? Oh my!! This, as my mother would say, "tops the cake."

    http://readwithtea.blogspot.com/2009/09/match-for-mary-bennet-by-eucharista.html

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  15. rhapsodyinbooksSeptember 22, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    I've never looked at the Tintin books, although I see them a lot in bookstores. I'm going to have to check some out!

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  16. Jacqueline C.September 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    I haven't read a Tintin comic either, but I used to love the animated version when I was younger!

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  17. Book DragonSeptember 23, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    Thank for the comment on my teaser. The review will be live on Sunday.

    I liked your teaser. How else are you going to tease us with a graphic novel??

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  18. LouiseSeptember 23, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    I LOVE this one (and Prof. Sarcophagus is called Prof. Cyclone in the Danish editions, might be he original name, but I love the name Prof. Sarcophagus).

    Are Tintin comics considered graphic novels...?

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  19. BelleSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:09 AM

    It has been so long since I've read Tintin! I purchased a few of those multivolumes a while back - I really should dig them out for a reread.

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  20. StaciSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:14 AM

    Loved that!! I've never read this but it looks like something I would enjoy!

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  21. UnknownSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:20 AM

    I used to read Tintin all the time! They ahve some great adventures together! Great idea for a story to read. And thenk you for the reminder =o)

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  22. BethSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:26 AM

    Great teaser. My oldest son really enjoys Tintin. I need to pick one up and read it. Here is mine.

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  23. WendiSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:28 AM

    What a fun teaser!

    Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi

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  24. Susan September 23, 2009 at 2:34 AM

    HA! Love the teaser :)

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  25. MargSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:43 AM

    I haven't read a Tintin book for years! Fun teaser.

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  26. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 3:12 AM

    Fun teaser!

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  27. PixieSeptember 23, 2009 at 3:18 AM

    LOL love the cartoon teaser.

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  28. jlshallSeptember 23, 2009 at 3:22 AM

    Very cute teaser! I've never read any of the Tintin books, but they look like fun.

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  29. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 4:19 AM

    Cute! I haven't read Tintin in forever!
    Here's my Teaser Tuesday.

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  30. Bryan R. TerrySeptember 23, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    That's great!

    My Teaser is HERE

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  31. LeslieSeptember 25, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    aww that is sooo cute!

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