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benjiprickett's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
while Herge definitely does a decent job critiquing imperialism and the worst kinds of racism, i think some of the art still verges on racist caricatures, especially of the japanese characters. i enjoy the adventure and the critiques of fascism that it offers, as well as international complicity and cooperation in fascist happenings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: War
wanderinghappygal's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
jacob_dion's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
idesofmarch's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Racism
Minor: War
phenaproxima's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Easily the best of early Tintin! There are the usual uncanny escapes, but the plot is in service of an actual story that picks up where Cigars of the Pharaoh left off. The portrayal of China is not exactly deep or complicated, but it feels much better thought-out and researched compared to the previous stories. As with all the Tintin stories, there's white-saviorism at work here, but the Chinese characters have agency too. Tintin and Snowy are finally, completely, wonderfully themselves.
The Japanese are, to a one, the villains in this book. Which is at least historically relevant, but they are rendered in a fashion that is...rather racist. So that sucks, but it is part and parcel of Tintin (for this period, anyway).
The Japanese are, to a one, the villains in this book. Which is at least historically relevant, but they are rendered in a fashion that is...rather racist. So that sucks, but it is part and parcel of Tintin (for this period, anyway).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Virtually all the Japanese characters in this book are drawn in a way that derives from racist stereotypes.