Saif Shakir - The Adventures of Tintin: The Blue Lotus

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  Summary

WARNING SPOILERS***

This story starts out with Tintin being in India, relaxing with the Maharaja, when they are interrupted by a random man who has a secret message for Tintin. When Tintin and the anonymous man are in private, the man tells Tintin that a person by the name of Mitsuhirato needs to meet him urgently in Shanghai. Almost instantly, Tintin leaves for Shanghai, and when he arrives, he calls for a rickshaw to take him to the secret meeting place. When Tintin reaches the secret meeting place, Mitsuhirato strangely tells Tintin to immediately return to India because the Maharaja is in danger. Even though Tintin is extremely confused, he does not want to take any chances, so he returns back to India, but on the way loses consciousness and is kidnapped.

 When Tintin regains his consciousness, he sees Wang Chen Yee, a man who runs an organization to prevent the smuggling of drugs in Shanghai, and requires Tintin’s assistance to successfully find a cure for the Rajaijah poison which has affected many people. Wang also informs Tintin that Mitsuhirato was actually working for the drug cartel, and was planning to kill Tintin. After that, Wang convinces Tintin to find Mitsuhirato so he can get intel on the cartel leader. Unfortunately, when Tintin finds Mitsuhirato he is kidnapped by the cartel, and Mitsuhirato decides to inject him with Rajaijah poison. Luckily, Tintin is saved by one of Wang’s secret agents, and he heads out on a train. Later on, Tintin gets intel that the boss of the cartel will be at the seaport, so he decides to hide in a barrel in hopes to capture the boss. When Tintin peeks his head out of the barrel, he sees Rastapopoulos, and with Wang’s help he takes Rastapopoulos into custody. Also, Tintin finds the professor who is able to find a cure for the Rajaijah poison, and the story ends with Tintin going back to Europe. 



Review


 For being released in the 1930’s, this comics art style seems to be quite advanced, but more on the cartoon side. Personally, I enjoyed this art style because it made it more engaging to read. Another thing that I liked about this story was the plot which was more thought out making the comic easier to follow. Although there were still some scenes that transitioned too fast, the majority of the scenes were going at a moderate pace. As well as the plot, I like the way the author incorporated the message to stand up for people throughout the story. Multiple times in this story, Tintin is shown saving people, and also being a character who is fair and helpful. This is shown through a scene where he protects the rickshaw driver from a racist European businessman, and Tintin scolds the businessman for being inconsiderate to the rickshaw driver. This message is also shown when Tintin sees a young boy drowning, and he jumps off the train to save him. These short scenes which the author includes gives Tintin a heroic personality making him a role model. 


Rating

Overall, I would rate this comic a 8.75 out of 10 because the author portrayed Tintin more as a hero, and the plot went slower making it less confusing to read. I would most definitely encourage fellow comic readers to indulge in this series.


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