Explorers on the Moon

by Hergé

Book Overview

The classic graphic novel. Picking up where Destination Moon left off, Professor Calculus and Tintin discover a secret agent has managed to sneak onboard the rocket with plans to hijack it and abandon everyone on the moon

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316358460
• ISBN13: 9780316358460
• Release Date: September 1976
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.6" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Great snakes, Snowy, we're on the moon!

Off they go into space, and of course Haddock wastes no time in getting wasted. Tintin, in a rare fit of pique, scolds him terrible (Haddock's had it coming for years). The detectives are discovered on board (no adventure can be complete without the delicate duo providing comic relief), and they have a relapse of purple hair growing - good timing. Thompson himself has another fit of pique - what is it with all the characters going out of character here - and there's plenty of weird science (magnetic boots, turning the rocket 180 degrees so it can be landed, etc). The words of the first man to walk the moon: "This is it!... I've walked a few steps!... For the first itme in the history of mankind there is an EXPLORER ON THE MOON." Tintin describes the place as "a nightmare land, a place of death, horrifying in its desolation... Not a tree, not a flower, not a blade of grass.... Not a bird, not a sound, not a cloud." The explorers proceed to have their bit of fun in low gravity, adventures in the moon-tank, and a mysterious accident. The detectives walk in circles again (a la Land of Black Gold), and there's lunar spelunking - need to have a bit of man-versus-nature danger to supplement the usual man-versus-man drama. Finally, with a stowaway discovered on board (there was so much security in book one getting into the rocket facility, but clearly none for getting into the bird itself) the real bloodthirsty action begins. The final part of the book is inventive, well-paced drama, with plenty of Tintin heroism - brave little guy. Even more drama when they get back to earth, as well as a bit of fun with a bottle of Loch Lamond whisky and some Haddock buffoonery giving the book a near-perfect finale.

Tintin on the Moon....

Belgian artist Herge wrote many exotic adventures for his cartoon hero Tintin, a young journalist. One of the most prescient is the two-part story that begins with "Destination Moon" and concludes with "Explorers on the Moon." This extended story includes Tintin's faithful dog Snowy, seafaring friend and reluctant astronaut Captain Haddock, absent-minded Professor Calculus, and a returning villain from an earlier story. As "Destination Moon" concluded, Tintin and his friends lifted off from the Balkan state of Syldavia in the nuclear-powered rocket built by Professor Calculus and his assistant Frank Wolf. The project had already survived attempted sabotage by an unknown group of conspirators. The voyage to the Moon is enlivened by the discovery of the bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson, accidental stowaways and now a burden on the oxygen supply. Along the way, Captain Haddock and Tintin have a dangerous space walk, while Professor Calculus manages the approach to the Moon's surface. Once on the Moon, the explorers take to the surface in space suits, while the conspiracy against the expedition takes on a new and extremely dangerous form. The explorers narrowly escape being marooned on the Moon, then must race an over-taxed oxygen supply in the return to Earth. "Explorers on the Moon" is excellent entertainment, with a storyline that holds up well despite its age. It is highly recommended to fans of Tintin of all ages.

Exploring Tintins wonderful books

This was a great book! It surveyed knowledge of astronomy(which is always interesting), and then put on top of that a great mystery and awsome characters! You can't have a great Tintin story without Captain Haddock, Tintin, Proffesor Calculous, T & T, Snowy, and even Wolf make the story great. Herge really knows how to write!

Futuristic animated adventure

This science fictional comic , written in 1954 , 14 years before the first actual moon landing , fails to disappoint , after the precedent set by its prequel , 'Destination Moon'.This adventure sees Tintin and friends successfully go to the moon and back , defeating such problems as a rapidly depleting oxygen source and villains who have followed them into space .I read it when I was ten and it led me to become interested in space.I remember sitting on top of the roof of my home , reading it , and seeing a shooting star fly by. There is something intriguing about these comics.

"It was a very neat adventure on the moon."

I liked this book because I could understand it verythroughly. It was a very neat sequal to "DestinationMoon". And because it was a good adventure. It was good because it had a very good theme about the moon.