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Hi, I'm a first timer, and thought I'd try and help here.

Received Fax copies of "The Black Island" and "Broken Ear" this morning from the Amazon @ £8.99 each,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1405240687/ref=dp_olp_2

and so far they look spot on. Hardcover, burgundy faux material spine and matt paper, but most of all, as the thread has said, original colourised artwork.

I'm a little disappointed that they arent a complete facsimile, such as on currency, they're not designed for a general audience, but for people who are genuinely interested in reading them as they first appeared in colour in English (I hope we'll see also b/w facsimiles soon too).

Otherwise, they have a nice feel to them, the texture of the paper and hardcover, so I will buy them. They're €19, so probably not all at once, maybe Black Island and two others to start with. I'll keep them safe, rather than shelve them with the ones I let my little brother read.

Another difference is in Cigars that Tintin in the Congo appears on the cover Salaam Aleikum has rather than Destination Moon. I wonder should there be a page on the tintinologist.org site listing such changes that are specifically carried thru to these ones (that was what led me here).

I bought Tintin in Amerca and The Black Island, The america version was almost exactly the same as the regular edition except slight colour differences so i sent that one back. however the black island facsimilie was amazing, i already love the artwork in the later edition but the facsimile was really nice to read.

I also cannot wait for the black and white facsimilies. I hope they release them soon.

Hi, I stumbled upon this post and was excited about these editions. All six volumes are available now. I got them from Amazon.co.uk. These are fantastic editions. Lovely.

As you guys have said, the somewhat muted, matt finish is simply superb. Vintage Tintin.

Thanks for bringing this up.

This is the best Tintin book so far in my collection.

Hi gpathy

Thanks to your heads up I've ordered Broken Ear, Cigars and Black Island. Will probably pick up the rest if these are as good as people say.

Hello to everyone, I look forward to enjoying this forum.

Thanks!

SRAD

Wait.. so these facsimile editions also contain the digital fonts? Thought these editions would be my last resort for getting the books with the original Hyslop fonts :(

Yes, they do. Any new book issued from here on in is likely to contain digital text, whether it is something like the Companion or the facsimile editions. I’m afraid that the intention isn’t to replicate the look of the Methuen books, it is to produce a book more similar to the original French editions, which used slightly italic writing much like the new font.