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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} King Ottokar’s Sceptre by Hergé The Adventures Of Tintin. King Ottokar's Sceptre. Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed 23 albums of The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time. With translations published in over 80 languages, more than 230 million copies sold worldwide and a Hollywood movie to its name, Tintin dominates the Comics and Graphic Novels chart even today. Sadly, Hergé died in 1983, leaving his 24th album, Tintin and Alph-Art, unfinished, but his hero continues to be one of the most iconic characters in both adult and children’s fiction. King Ottokar's Sceptre. First published in Le Petit Vingtième between 4/8 1938 and 10/8 1939. Published in book form in 1939 in B/W, 106 pages. Published in 1947 in full colour with some parts redrawn. English edition. 1958 - First published in Great Britain. 1990 - Mammoth (London). Colour. 62p. 30cm. Paperback. ISBN: 0749704667. 2008 - Egmont (London). Colour facsimile edition. 64p. 30x23cm. Hardback. ISBN: 9781405240734. Publication date: 2 June 2008. Related link. When Tintin and Snowy travel to Syldavia with Professor Alembick they find themselves mixed up in a rebel plot to depose the Syldavian king. If the king does not carry King Ottokar's sceptre in the royal procession he will lose his throne, and when the rebels manage to steal the sceptre the detectives Thomson and Thompson are called in. The situation is critical, but in an all-night chase over the mountains an adventurous trip by airplane, Tintin and Snowy come to the rescue. [Aaron Remick] Trivia. Cameos: Page 38, last frame: Hergé (in green uniform) is seen on the left hand side with E. P. Jacobs (in red top). Page 59, last frame: Hergé (right hand side of frame, in green), his wife Germaine (in purple), Jacobs (in front of Germaine, with monocle) and Van Melkebeke (left hand side near window, white bow tie). It is odd that Tintin does not notice that he has dropped the Sceptre as it is made of pure gold and must be somewhat heavy. [TT] The dictator is called Müsstler, which is a combination of Mussolini and Hitler. [BP, p.62] The text on the police station is in Cyrillic and translates to "GENDARMASKAIA". [TT] The original title of the book was going to be "Tintin en Syldavie" ("Tintin in Syldavia"). Hergé then changed it to "Le Sceptre d'Ottokar IV" ("The Sceptre of Ottokar IV"), but his publisher objected because it was less commercial, difficult to remember, and "almost impossible to pronounce" (in French). An agreement was eventually reached, and the title became "Le Sceptre d'Ottokar". [PA] Hergé wanted to have a colour double-spread of the Battle of Zileheroum, but due to the cost required for such an idea, it was abandoned. [PA] The cover of the black and white edition of the book was going to have the sceptre and the armour printed in gold, with Tintin's hair yellow. However, Casterman wanted to colour Tintin's hair brown (like his raincoat) to keep the number of colours used for printing down to four. Hergé was very much opposed to this—"Tintin has always had fair hair, and it would be a commerical mistake to give him brown hair, and also make him less recognisble." Ultimately, the sceptre and armour was printed in yellow—like Tintin's hair. [PA] When a man tries to take Tintin's picture, the click of the camera is heard when Tintin is still on the landing of the stairs. But curiously, the photograph shows Tintin in the middle of the stairs. [ET] In frame 1 on page 6, there is an empty chair next to Tintin. The chair disappears in frames 2 and 4, but reappears in frame 5. On page 7, Tintin reads that Borduria conquered Syldavia in the 11th century, but the tourist brochure states that the year is 1195 (12th century). On page 30, frame 10, the fresco to the right hand side of the door features 5 figures. In the last frame of page 41, the same fresco shows 6 figures. Musstler, the villain of King Ottokar's Sceptre, does not appear in the story at all; reader Anthony Durrant wonders whether Hergé got this idea from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel, The Valley of Fear. [AD] Title in other languages. Arabic - Tantan wa-sawlajan al-malik Uttukar Basque - Ottokarren Zetroã Bengali - Ottokarer Rajdanda Breton - Bazh-roue Ottokar Catalan - El céptre d'Ottokar Chinese - China: 奥托卡王的权杖 (Aotuoka wang de quanzhang) / Hong Kong and Taiwan: 奧托卡王的權杖 (Aotuoka wang de quan zhang) Danish - Kong Ottokars scepter Dutch - De scepter van Ottokar Faeroese - tignarstavur ottokars Farsi/Persian - Asayi sihramiz Finnish - Kuningas Ottokarin valtikka French - Le Sceptre d' Ottokar Galician - O ciero de Ottokar German - König Ottokars Zepter Greek - To Skiptro tou Ottokap Hebrew - Sharvito shel Ottokar Hungarian - Ottokár jogara Icelandic - Veldissproti Ottokars konungs Indonesian - Tonkat raja Ottokar [Indira edition title] / Tongkat Ottokar [Gramedia edition title] Italian - Lo scettro di Ottokar Japanese - オトカル 王の杖 Ottokar o no tsue Norwegian - Kong Ottokars septer Portuguese - O cètro de Otokar Serbo-Croatian - Skiptar kralja Otokara Slovenian - Otokarjevo Zezlo Spanish - El cetro de Ottokar Swedish - Kung Ottokars spira Turkish - Ottokar'in Asasi Vietnamese - Cùa vua Ottokar Welsh - Teyrnwialen Ottokar. Originally created by Jesper Jühne. Revised and maintained by Irene Mar Contributors and sources: Etienne Chevalier, Richard Wainman, Anthony Durrant, Aaron Remick, Chikahiro Masami, Peter Szabo, Syaiful Bahri, BP = Tintin and the world of Hergé by Benoît Peeters. London: Methuen, 1989; TT= Tintinologisk Tidsskrift [http://www.akira.ruc.dk/ rsj/tintin/]; PA = Hergé by Pierre Assouline. 1996. Egmont (http://www.egmont.co.uk/) Last modified: 29 December 2012. Latest changes: Indonesian titles added. King Ottokar's Sceptre. Herge's classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children's books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures. The world's most famous travelling reporter faces the task of helping to protect a monarchy? Tintin travels to the Syldavia and uncovers a plot to dethrone King Muskar XII. But can he help the head of state before it's too late? The Adventures of Tintin are among the best books for readers aged 8 and up. Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time. Have you collected all 24 graphic novel adventures? Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Tintin in the Congo Tintin in America Tintin: Cigars of the Pharaoh Tintin: The Blue Lotus Tintin: The Broken Ear Tintin: The Black Island Tintin: King Ottakar's Sceptre Tintin: The Crab with the Golden Claws Tintin: The Shooting Star Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun Tintin: Land of Black Gold Tintin: Destination Moon Tintin: Explorers of the Moon Tintin: The Calculus Affair Tintin: The Red Sea Sharks Tintin in Tibet Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald Tintin: Flight 714 to Sydney The Adventures of Tintin and the Picaros Tintin and Alph-Art. Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo. Tintin shows young readers that the world in all its complexity is theirs to bestride. ( The Wall Street Journal ) I'm an avid fan of Tintin. Growing up, these stories captured my imagination, inspired me to travel the globe and to have adventures of my own. ( Frank Gardner, 'Tintin's Adventure with Frank Gardner', BBC Two, 2011 ) I became enthralled with the way Hergé told his stories. Grand, epic, global adventures about a young reporter who goes all around the world looking for stories to tell. ( Steven Spielberg, 'The Adventures of Spielberg: An Interview', The New York Times, 2011 ) Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. His pseudonym comes from his initials backwards (R.G., as pronounced in French). Over the course of 54 years he completed 23 albums of The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time. With translations published in over 80 languages, more than 230 million copies sold worldwide and a Hollywood movie to its name, Tintin dominates the Comics and Graphic Novels chart even today. Sadly, Hergé died in 1983, leaving his 24th album, Tintin and Alph-Art, unfinished, but his hero continues to be one of the most iconic characters in both adult and children’s fiction. Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed 23 albums of The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time. With translations published in over 80 languages, more than 230 million copies sold worldwide and a Hollywood movie to its name, Tintin dominates the Comics and Graphic Novels chart even today. Sadly, Hergé died in 1983, leaving his 24th album, Tintin and Alph-Art, unfinished, but his hero continues to be one of the most iconic characters in both adult and children’s fiction. Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.