For the first time, the book club heads across the Atlantic rather than the Pacific to tackle a foreign comic. And what better way than with one of the most influential European comics of all time, Tintin. We spend a good amount of time discussing the book, but also the reactionary politics of Tintin's creator, Herge. Next, on Crying in the Book Club: We tackle the early chapters of the seminal dark fantasy manga Berserk.Our theme music was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:

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