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Original Title:	Tintin et les Picaros
ISBN:	0416851703 (ISBN13: 9780416851700)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Tintin #23
Characters:	Milou, Tintin, Captain Archibald Haddock, Thomson & Thompson, Bianca Castafiore, Snowy, General Alcazar, Professor Calculus

Tintin and the Picaros (Tintin #23) Paperback | Pages: 64 pages

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Title	:	Tintin and the Picaros (Tintin #23)
Author	:	Hergé
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 64 pages
Published	:	August 27th 1993 by Methuen Publishing (first published 1976)
Categories	:	Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Bande Dessinée. Adventure. Fiction

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Tintin hears in the news that Bianca Castafiore, her maid, pianist and Thomson and Thompson, have been imprisoned in San Theodoros for allegedly attempting to overthrow the military dictatorship of General Tapioca, who has yet again deposed Tintin's old friend, General Alcazar. Tintin, Calculus and Haddock soon become embroiled in the accusations, and, travelling to San Theodoros to clear their names, find themselves caught in a trap laid by their old enemy, Colonel Sponsz, who has been sent by the East Bloc nation of Borduria to assist Tapioca. Sponsz has concocted the conspiracy of which Tintin and his friends are accused in a plot to wreak revenge upon them for humiliating him in The Calculus Affair. Escaping, Tintin, Haddock, and Calculus join Alcazar and his small band of guerrillas, the Picaros, in the jungle near an Arumbaya Indian village. Meanwhile, in a show trial orchestrated by Sponsz, Castafiore is sentenced to life imprisonment and the Thompsons are ordered to be executed by firing squad. Tintin enlists Alcazar's help in freeing his friends, but upon arrival at his jungle headquarters, finds that Alcazar's men have become demoralised drunkards since Tapioca started dropping copious quantities of alcohol near their camp. Additionally, Alcazar is continually henpecked by his shrewish wife Peggy, who nags him constantly about his failure to achieve a successful revolution. Fortunately, Calculus has invented a pill which will make alcohol unpalatable to anyone who ingests it (which he proves to have tested on Haddock, much to the latter's ire). Tintin offers to use the pill to cure the Picaros of their alcoholism if Alcazar agrees to make the overthrow of Tapioca bloodless. Alcazar reluctantly agrees, and as his men are cured, Jolyon Wagg arrives with his musical troupe the Jolly Follies, who intend to perform at the upcoming carnival in San Theodoros. Alcazar — with a little advice from Tintin — launches an assault on Tapioca's palace during the carnival by 'borrowing' the troupe's costumes and sneaking his men into the capital. He topples Tapioca, but on Tintin's urging, does not execute him, as is tradition; Tapioca is instead forced to publicly surrender his powers to Alcazar and is exiled, while Sponsz is sent back to Borduria. Meanwhile, Thomson and Thompson are due to be shot on the same day as the carnival (although as naive as ever in their observations, the detectives show courage by refusing to be blindfolded). Tintin and Haddock reach the state prison in time to prevent the executions from taking place. Castafiore, her maid and her pianist are also released, and Alcazar can finally give his wife the palace he has promised. With everything back in order (or not), Tintin and his friends leave. As they fly home, Tintin and Haddock express gratitude about being able to go home, showing a more weary attitude towards travel than in earlier books. The second to last panel shows a final, skeptical political message: as under Tapioca, the city slums are filled with wretched, starving people and patrolled by indifferent police. Nothing is different, except that a Viva Tapioca sign has been changed to read Viva Alcazar, demonstrating Hergé's view that even if regimes change, conditions do not improve.

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This is the last official Tintin story, and quite a way to finish it! It has a great mix of adventure and politics. While pretty much a sequel to one of Tintin first books, this works great on it's own. We also get a lot of characters and cameos from other stories.Very recommended for fans, and a worthy final book to he series.

The Tintin stories for anyone who has read them and understands their history can't be viewed as anything other than groundbreaking. The beginnings of these stories have been around as long as the Lord of the Rings, the illustration and environments in the Tintin books are accurate and extremely detailed. Anyone who has spent even a little time exploring Herge (Georges Remi) can see the painstaking research and adversity he worked through to compose the world around Tintin. His ideas were ahead

This is a fun series. Im reading it in Spanish while my friend reads it in French. Since the original language of this series is French my friend is able to point out some of the things that dont make sense in Spanish such as why the professor misunderstands whats being said. In French the actual word and the one he thinks is said rhyme. Still its an entertaining series and very funny.

Hail hail the gang's all here, in this rollicking episode of intrigue and revolution.

A much treasured childhood classic.

I used to read Tintin when I was in grade school. I saw the new movie and liked it a lot and decided to re-read the Tintin series. I still like like it.

Pretty fun, though dismissive of serious topics (as Tintin is wont to do). The plot wraps up so cleanly it's borderline insulting, but hidden in the flippancy is some cynical and incisive commentary. In the world of Hergé it's as if Tintin's goodness is so contagious that he makes the world better by his presence. He grabs a warlord by the ear and tells them to behave themselves and despite protest, they do. Thus Tintin can blamelessly aid a rebellious faction in an armed coup. No discussion of