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De sju kristallkulorna by Björn Wahlberg, Hergé

wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition

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5.0

One of my favourite and most read Tintin adventures. When the returned members of an Expedition to South America start falling into an unwakeable sleep, Tintin and friends must work quickly to stop the spread of the curse and recover one of their own.
Some really good imagery and more of a focus on story-telling rather than albeit funny slapstick gags. Ends of a great cliff-hanger.

dreeva's review against another edition

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4.0

seru, prof kalkulus ilang dan menemukan Bianca Castafiore di episode ini

spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition

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3.0

Super bizarre.

chutten's review against another edition

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4.0

Another part one of a two-parter.

The ball lightning was an interesting red herring, but I'm not sure I liked it. The misdirection and the pseudo-science turning out to be mostly all explained was excellent, and even though we end off with a clear continuation to [b:Prisoners of the Sun|96428|Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin, #14)|Hergé|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1337625924s/96428.jpg|185697], I still felt satisfied in the story portion we got in this first volume.

amir_jk's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

talin's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

shonagh_catherine's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

georgialilyw's review against another edition

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3.0

First in a two part, interesting concept and touches on ideas of colonialism and grave pillaging.

remocpi's review against another edition

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5.0

Tintín es otra de las series fundamentales de mi infancia lectora. En cada una de sus entregas participamos asistimos en las aventuras de un reportero que siempre gana, a veces por su inteligencia, a veces por su intuición, a veces gracias a sus amigos, y otras muchas gracias a la pura suerte. Pero siempre gana. Hay una serie de personajes secundarios, arquetípicos, que sirven casi siempre como recurso humorístico (Hernández y Fernández, el capitán Haddock, la Castafiore, el despistado profesor Tornasol..), además de Milú, que es el Robin, el Sancho Panza.
Gracias a Tintín aprendí pizcas variadas de historia, geografía y política, que me servían en aquel momento para ir creando mi mapa mental del mundo. También algo de ciencia, porque recuerdo que Tintín descubre agua en la Luna durante un paseo, en un libro escrito en 1954. Por cierto, llegan a la luna en un cohete impulsado por energía nuclear inspirado en un diseño de von Braun que no necesita un lander (como el Eagle) porque él solo tiene energía suficiente para aterrizar y despegar de donde sea con toda la masa del cohete. Otro punto más en favor de la energía nuclear. Leo en ocasiones críticas a la serie por ser racista, pero se nos olvida que está escrita entre los años 30 y 40 (alguno en el 50) del siglo XX y que lo woke por aquel entonces era no ser pronazi y poco más.
Hay en la serie momentos épicos, de los que sigo recordando 30 años después, como la pérdida de Hernández y Fernández en el desierto, moviéndose en círculos con su jeep, viendo como cada vez se unen más huellas de jeep a su camino:

En conjunto es una de las series (Mortadelo, Zipi y Zape, Astérix, Lucky Luke, Tintín) de comics de mi infancia. Sin ella intuyo que habrían cambiado muchas cosas. A peor.

naveennbhat's review against another edition

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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.