39,327
edits
Tintin/Recap/Land of Black Gold: Difference between revisions
m
update links
m (Dai-Guard moved page Tintin (Comic Book)/Recap/Land of Black Gold to Tintin/Recap/Land of Black Gold: Remove TVT Namespaces from title) |
m (update links) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{work}}
Land of Black Gold (1950) is the 15th adventure of [[Tintin
The album re-introduces the villain Doctor J. W. Müller, who had debuted in [[Tintin (Comic Book)/Recap/The Black Island/Recap|The Black Island]] (1938). It has a complex publication history. The original version of the story was published in 1939-1940. Set in the British Mandate of Palestine, it had Tintin caught up in the then-ongoing [[Melee a Trois]] between the British colonial authorities, the Irgun (a zionist paramilitary force engaged in terrorist activities), and local Arab insurgents. Müller was depicted as a Nazi agent attempting to take advantage of the conflict.
The story was never completed due to the events of [[World War II]]. Belgium was set under German occupation and Hergé could no longer depict Nazi villains, for obvious reasons. He discontinued the story and turned to safer story subjects for the duration of the War. In 1948, Hergé relaunched the story with several changes in art and script. The characters of Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus, created following the publication of the original version, were added to the plot. This version was completed by 1950. But already looked dated at the time. The British Mandate had ended back in 1948. The new countries of [[
In 1972, Hergé created a third version of the story. Removing all references to actual locations and organizations. Changing the setting to the fictional country of Khemed and featuring a conflict between two of its internal factions. One under the reigning Emir Ben Kalish Ezab, the other under his rival Sheikh Bab El Ehr. The story had little to no resemblance to the then-ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts and removed significant characters from the previous versions.
Line 24:
* [[It's a Long Story]]: Haddock meets Tintin at the end, and is very adamant in his repeated attempts to explain what happened to him offscreen ("It's quite simple - and, at the same time, rather complicated..."), only to be interrupted every time. Eventually, he gives up, [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] to tell the reader "you'll never know!"
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: Averted. Tintin was introduced in 1929 as a newspaper reporter. His adventures taking place when when he is sent to distant lands to report on them. But most of his later stories don't feature this aspect of the character. A brief scene at the beginning of this story stands as the last depiction of his reporting career in the entire series.
* [[Riddle for
* [[Screwball Serum]]: Formula Fourteen is supposed to be an additive to petroleum that makes it incredibly explosive, but the Thompsons mistake it for aspirin. Their hair starts growing very rapidly and in bizarre colors, and their mouths emit bubbles.
* [[Shocking Voice Identity Reveal]]: Tintin finds something familiar about the saboteur leader's voice. But has trouble placing it. Until he meets his old enemy Doctor Müller.
| |||