Breaking Free: The Adventures of Tintin
Finally back in print! He's back, and he's bad! Now Tintin's back with his all his pals - Captain Haddock et al - battling it out against the State and bringing the old world to its knees, in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0951426109
ISBN13:9780951426104
Release Date:January 1999
Publisher:Attack
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Not what you would expect
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
First off, this is not an authorized "Tintin" novel. Tintin and Captian Haddock are the only Herge characters to appear in this graphic novel. Essentially, it's an anarchist propaganda piece set in England. The artwork isn't as "sharp" and detailed as Herge's work, but it is rather well done.Tintin and the Captian are blue collar workers who are fed up with the "invasion" of the upper class into their neighborhoods, the system's apparent lack of concern for the poor, corruption in high places and impotent labor unions. As they gather together with friends, neighbors and striking co-workers, they slowly organize into a nationwide movement that (at the novel's end) is on the verge of toppling the government.When first published in 1989 and news of this book made the British press, then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was reportedly repulsed, and much of the Conservative press had a field day tearing it to shreads. The disaffected youth of Britian, however, made it into a best seller!For Tintin completists, this makes an interesting addition to a collection.For collectors of political agit-prop, this makes an unusual addition of "pop-culture hi-jacking".For anarchists...well, you probably already have a copy, no?
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