In my humble opinion, “The Secret of the Unicorn” is one of the best Tintin adventures. It has the right balance between slapstick-type humor, Captain Haddock's outbursts, suspenseful action and an interesting plot. “The Secret of the Unicorn” and its sequel, “Red Rackham's Treasure”, also answer some in-universe questions, such as how Tintin met the distracted scientist Calculus, or how Haddock acquired Marlinspike Hall and his perennial butler Nestor.
Personally, I feel that the Tintin concept goes seriously out of hand when the slapstick and the Haddock-esque elements are allowed to dominate. But that's me. Most other people consider the good ol' skipper to be most lovable character in the entire Tintin universe! I admit that his “blistering barnacles” feel somewhat less out of place in this particular story, than in many others. But then, the secret of the unicorn runs in Haddock's family…
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