The Adventures of Tintin #7

Hergé's seventh Tintin adventure takes our young reporter and his faithful white terrier Snowy out onto choppy open waters, approaching a dramatic rocky island that looms dark and foreboding against a stormy yellow sky. The cover — Hergé's clean, expressive ligne claire style at its most atmospheric — perfectly captures that mix of determination and danger as Tintin steers his small motorboat toward whatever mysteries "The Black Island" holds. A perennially appealing entry in the series, this Egmont UK edition is a fine way to experience one of comics' most enduring adventure partnerships.