Comic review - Tintin #24 - "Tintin and Alph Art" by Herge

The final Tintin, a work in progress when Herge died in 1983. No doubt there was a time when people thought "ah, the lost classic", but this invaluable re-production proves, I think, that it wouldn't (Herge was on the slide towards the end of his career, as often happens - look at Tintin in the Picaros), but there is still a lot of fun to be had: Haddock imagining his marriage to Castiafiore and becoming wound up with modern art, the spoof of the art world. Tintin actually does some reporting here, a car tries to drive him over again. It's not bad, seems to have been shaping up to be a solid if not sensational entry. The main interest from this book was its insight into the process of writing Tintin - it includes various sketches, plans, jottings of ideas. Fascinating for the fan.