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The Adventures of Tintin: Volume 4 collects three of Hergé’s graphic novels starring the young Belgian reporter and his friends. Summary of the Books The Crab with the Golden Claws Tintin travels to Morocco to chase after a gang of international opium smugglers. He takes his little dog Snowy with him. However, his hunt puts him in the path of the alcoholic Captain Haddock, a character who becomes one of Tintin’s most trustworthy allies and closest friends. The Shooting Star When a shooting star streaks across the skies and lands in the Arctic Ocean, the young Belgian reporter Tintin and his friends Snowy and Captain Haddock must rush to find the remains of the meteorite. The Secret of the Unicorn When Captain Haddock uncovers a mysterious riddle left behind by his ancestor, the 17th century Sir Francis Haddock, he learns that it could lead him to the infamous Pirate Red Rackham’s treasure. To find the treasure, Tintin and Haddock must find three identical models of Sir Francis’ ship, the Unicorn. However, there are other people looking for these models, and they will stop at nothing, not even murder, to find it. About Hergé Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé, was a Belgian cartoonist best known for creating the characters in the Tintin comics series. He completed 23 books in the series and is best remembered for: Tintin in Tibet, The Black Island and Prisoners of the Sun. After working for a brief stint at various newspapers, he started serialization of the Tintin stories in 1929. He is considered to have greatly influenced the world of comics, majorly European comics, and was included in the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and the Eisner Award Hall of Fame as the Judge's choice. The Tintin series has since been adapted into two TV series, one radio series and five full-length movies, including a 2001 hit movie directed by Steven Spielberg.