I've known of Tintin for probably twenty years but never read much until these books. Hergé is considered a giant in the world of comics and for good reason. The first comic in this collection is the third Tintin comic, which I've never read. I've seen in a few places that the first few don't hold up, and Tintin in America, the first included in this collection, is right on the edge.

There are, unavoidably, caricatures of black Americans and Native Americans. Others have criticized these works better than I could, with more knowledge than I could, and more fairly than I can. To some extent, of course, works in the past can't be compared to the culture of the present and expected to conform. And yes, the other two stories, Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Blue Lotus, explore cultures where Hergé explicitly calls out European racism. One presumes the future comics echo this same idea.

In terms of story, the pattern continues. The first is simplistic, repetitive, and slapstick, while the other two have more complex stories, the third being the most complex. They are fairly violent. Tintin carries a gun and doesn't hesitate to use it. Don't let his "boy reporter" persona fool you, much of this action is on the level of James Bond, sans the girls.

The art is fantastic. Hergé is considered one of the greats for good reason. ( )

Clever, The Blue Lotus was TinTin's best yet! ( )

Since elementary school, I've always liked Tintin. Something about a boy going on an adventure around the globe always is a fun read. Maybe it's the fact that Tintin's stories remind me of a mix of the Hardy Boys, James Bond, and Indiana Jones. Reading these as an adult is a little different though. I still love them, just I get more of what is going on with the plot and background and picking up on thing I wouldn't get as a kid.

I decided to get these 3-in-1 volumes because they fit better on my shelf and I didn't want to get all the issue separately. I'd only recommended the 3-in-1's if you don't mind smaller font and images though. I like them though because they are more convenient. I also like getting deluxe editions if they are available.

Each story takes me abut an hour to read about. They are not hard reads, but I'm not sure kids today would understand them. Yes I read some of these as a kid, but I know I didn't understand them fully. This volume in particular (not sure about the others) talk about drug dealers and there are points about racism. Nothing too bad, but just remember Tintin stories started in the early 1930s.

I'm going to rate the individual issues on here too. Normally I don't do that, but with Tintin it makes sense to me. Plus on these my ratings will be higher then the issues as separate most likely. For instance The Blue Lotus was my favorite one in this, but the other two were okay. Why five stars on this one? Separated I'm not sure I'd give any of them a full five star, but together I would because Tintin is a fun read and does disappoint me. ( )

In this book there are 3 stories about the adventures of Tintin. But there is a fun one about a singing lady and she gets robed by bad men. She is going to call Tintin to help her to find the robbers. But it is hard to get the robbers because they are really strong because each robber has 2 guns. But like always Tintin is better and he hides and then he sneaks in where he needs too. At the end Tintin finishes and he did it for free. ( )

Tintin = a masterpiece for all ages. ( )