 The Black Island was a commercial success and was published in book form by Casterman shortly after its conclusion . Hergé continued The Adventures of Tintin with King Ottokar 's Sceptre , while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco @-@ Belgian comics tradition . In 1943 , The Black Island was coloured and re @-@ drawn in Hergé 's distinctive ligne @-@ claire style for republication . In the mid @-@ 1960s , Hergé 's British publishers requested a major revision of the story , for which he sent his assistant Bob de Moor to Britain on a research trip ; on his return , Studios Hergé produced a revised , third edition of the story , serialised in Tintin magazine . The Black Island introduces the recurring villain Dr. Müller , and has been widely cited as one of the most popular instalments in the series . The story was adapted for both the 1957 Belvision animation , Hergé 's Adventures of Tintin , and for the 1991 Ellipse / Nelvana animated series The Adventures of Tintin . 
