The Broken Ear (The Adventures of Tintin) Paperback – Picture Book, May 30, 1978

I read all the Tintin books when I was young. I found them very funny and full of adventures in foreign countries. When my children were around 8-10 years old, I introduced them to Tintin. Now I have an 8 year old grandson and I bought him all the Tintin books. He loves them! Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy are always chasing the bad guys and discovering dastardly plots. Tintin is a journalist and travels all over the world. His friend, Captain Haddock, is a hilarious character with a very low boiling point. Then there is Processor Calculus and assorted other characters that populate the books and keep the plot moving at a fast pace. The drawings of the books are appealing in their simplicity and the stories have an ageless quality that work well even in 2013. Highly recommend these books for the young and the young at heart!

Tintin is one of my favorites. Quality of the book is fantastic and was very well packaged.

Tintin is my childhood hero and this is pure nostalgia :) As far as the book goes, the print is of high quality and the text is at a large enough font that it is easy to read. This story though has certain aspects that might not be suitable for a small child (firing squad - I had a hard time explaining what that is).

Herge consistently delights audiences young and old with an animated thriller that grips the reader from start to finish. He provides another exotic setting to fixate one's attention on a world filled with the love of adventure, a roller-coaster of suspense, a belly of laughter, and the triumph of virtue and innocence.

My favorite Tintin adventure? Nope. Still a great escape? Yep. No such thing as a bad Tintin adventure.

I love Tintin books. And this one is as good as all the others. Get them all.Print quality is good too.

Reading the Tintin adventures when I was a kid changed my life. It was my first exposure to the graphic novel experience. back then you got them a chapter at a time, later in complete book form like this. They were adventure stories with exciting action, mysterious puzzles, hilarious characters, and real world concepts I could understand. I buy them now for my nieces and nephews to read when they come over, but I have to read each one again as well. I very much like this extra-large softcover edition. The art work is much better presented and you can really put you whole focus into the story. I can't afford the hardcover editions so this is the next best thing. Not a one of these is bad. I'm working on collecting them all.

These series are simply THE BEST edition of the Tintin stories that exist. The extra materials are simply amazing, providing background on the story and the creative process. Great printing quality and size. Do yourself a big favor and buy ALL of them. I did, and I can't stop smiling. Feel like a kid again!