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The Blue Lotus

How Cigars and Blue Lotus got a Facelift

Print This Post November 23, 2013 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Blue Lotus form a larger story arc that is commonly dubbed as Tintin in the Orient. Indeed, it was the first time that Hergé ditched the episodic format in favour of strory arcs. Recently, I managed to get hold of these two albums in their original B&W format (see … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Bande Dessinée, Casterman, Cigars of the Pharaoh, Hergé, The Blue Lotus, Tintin

New Arrival: Tintin in the Orient – Casterman Editions

Print This Post November 12, 2013 by Sauvik Biswas 3 Comments

Today I received the delivery of these two books. These are the original black and white editions of Cigars of the Pharaoh (1934 version) and The Blue Lotus (1936 version) by Hergé. As usual I have put my own version of transparent dust jacket to protect the books. At about 25 USD each, these aren’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: Comics Tagged: Bande Dessinée, Casterman, Cigars of the Pharaoh, Hergé, The Blue Lotus, Tintin

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