The Broken Ear

Herge

The Broken Ear is, to be blunt, not one of Herge's better early efforts; the episodic nature of the adventure, which is always at odds with the larger structure of the story, often gets the upper hand here, and the minor characters are somewhat less complex than they are in most of the later volumes-- a flaw that's common to the early works, but seems more prominent here for some reason. This is another one that those new to the series will want to pass up for later work before reading.