A review by naveennbhat
The Seven Crystal Balls by Hergé

5.0

The Seven Crystal Balls is hands down the best Tintin series so far! 5/5 rating. It had me constantly guessing and anxious throughout, like a crime detective comic should. The story revolves around the investigations of Tintin and Captain Haddock into the abduction Professor Calculus and its connection to a mysterious illness which has afflicted the members of an archaeological expedition to Peru. To top it all off it ends on a cliffhanger, so you cannot wait to get hold of the sequel to get to the bottom of the plot. Furthermore, I was impressed when I found out the series was published across nearly 5 years, during which Hergé battled flu, sinusitis, ear ache, general exhaustion, depression, nervous breakdown, family problems, unemployment, blacklisting and arrest after being named a collaborator to the German administration after Brussels was liberated in September 1944. Hergé gave us his best when he was personally at his worst.