Tintin/Recap/Land of Black Gold: Difference between revisions

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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.

* [[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.

* [[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.