The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets: Reporter for “Le Petit Vingtieme”

Herge's first Tintin story, serialised in 1929 for Le Petit Vingtieme, shows the character before the polish of the later albums arrived. The young reporter and his dog Snowy head east on assignment, and the book keeps the original black-and-white artwork rather than recolouring it. The drawing is rougher and the pacing more episodic than in the famous adventures that followed, which is precisely its interest: it records where the series started and how much of it was already recognisable from the beginning. What sets it apart: • The opening volume of the Tintin series by Herge • Original black-and-white artwork retained rather than recoloured • Episodic pacing that reflects its serialised newspaper origins • A starting point for readers working through the albums in order Of particular interest to Tintin readers, comics collectors and anyone following the history of European graphic storytelling, published by Farshore Books and available from Boipoka.