The Blue Lotus

An authentic facsimile of the original, with a brand new translation. Tintin travels to China in a tale considered Herge's first masterpiece, as well as Tintin's only foray into actual history, the Sino-Japanese conflicts of the early 1930s. political tensions combined wihth chilling threats of drugs give the story an especially realistic sense of danger. Herge paints a vivid picture of China and denounces ethnic prejudices - through ironically, his depiction of the Japanese businessman is grotesque.