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Astérix is a French comic series created by writer René Goscinny and artist Albert Uderzo. It is the most successful European comic series of all time.
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Astérix is a French comic series created by writer René Goscinny and artist Albert Uderzo. Today, the series is continued by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad.
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A little gift I gave myself for my birthday :) Hello childhood memories.
09:05 UTC
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What is your coolest piece of asterix merch?
Found these at different roman museums :D
20:59 UTC
Gaul Christmas village.
Our 3D printed Asterix and Obelix Christmas village.
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Agecanonix is hilarious
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Businessman Obélix
19:07 UTC
I got me some magic potion today
15:32 UTC
Asterix and the Great Crossing appreciation
This one seems to be a bit underrated from what I've seen, but it was always one of my favourites as a kid. I loved the idea of Asterix and Obelix being all on their own at sea, just bantering and trying to figure out how to get back. It's a very cozy read.
10:06 UTC
Thoughts on an hyphotetical animated Asterix movie with a stylized 2D/3D art style similar to Puss In Boots: The Last Wish?
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How Asterix fans describe the Uderzo written books.
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Watching it in the cinema was a great experience
09:21 UTC
What is the weakest Goscinny-written book?
Goscinny was a great writer for both Astérix and Lucky Luke. That being said, even the best in the business will have a less good/inspired work or two. What would you say is Goscinny's weakest written Astérix book?
I have to say the very first Astérix book. I mean, it's the first one in the series, so it's not so strange it's the weakest of the classic Astérix albums. That being said, it's not a bad book and it's a solid introduction to the series.
As for the rest of his written albums, I find myself going back the least often to Spain and Big Fight, I guess.
15:29 UTC
What do you think of Uderzo as a writer?
I think we can all agree he was a great artist. The art and character designs in the Astérix series is very charming.
As we all know, he replaced Goscinny as the writer of the series after the former died. And as a writer, Uderzo is rather divisive among the fanbase.
Well, I think the series obviously lost quality after Uderzo replaced Goscinny as a writer. It's hard for me to pinpoint exactly why I think Uderzo wasn't that good of a writer,, but his writing and sense of humour just wasn't as good or as classy as Goscinny's. Which shouldn't be surprising since he was an artist and not a writer. Lucky Luke also declined in quality after Goscinny died.
Having said that, I'll give Uderzo credit for continuing the series after his colleague died. He now had extra responsibility and work, and it must have not been easy. I'm sure he tried to do his best.
The two Uderzo written books were Black Gold and Magic Carpet, imo. Astérix and Son had an interesting and unique ending, but apparently it got negative backlash back in the day.
The Falling Sky was the worst Astérix book I read. No idea how good or bad the others since then with a new author and artist are, but The Falling Sky really made me lose interest in keeping up with the series anymore.
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Video Review of Asterix the Gaul: Collector Edition (Papercutz)
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Asterix drawing
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What's wrong with "Asterix and the Magic Carpet" (Asterix chez Razahade/Asterix beim Morgeland)?
Hey all you Gauls! So I've read Asterix and the Magic Carpet/Asterix chez Rahazade, and I honestly liked it. It felt cool and refreshing to see Asterix travel to India, and Uderzo really put effort into the art. I also liked how he mentioned Hindu/Vedic gods and goddesses, the wildlife, the Perisans and Scythians, and the bathing in the Ganges. Cacophonix/Assurancetourix singing "I'm Singing in the Rain" with a French accent was completely priceless. Only things I didn't like were the overly stereotypical depiction of Indians as 9th-century Arabs/Persians and Cacophonix's ability to make it rain this time. (Is it really that hard to tell the difference between Arab and Indian culture? Also, India is loaded with a bunch of different languages and ethnicities. And we've never seen Cacophonix be able to make it rain till now.) Otherwise, I really enjoyed this album.
Unfortunately, though, I've seen who disliked it. This review says the plot is too linear (what does that even mean, and how is this album so?), characters are too stereotypical (like Kiwoalah/Hoodunit, it's clear he's evil, no depth), and a little too much nostalgia bait with references to past albums. This French review, kind of cruelly, says it's one of the worst, because it has an "uninteresting linear plot, very caricatured/exaggerated and without character depth, forced puns. Forgettable."
But I still don't understand how people could dislike this album. Like, Goscinny-written albums like Asterix and the Goths, Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix and the Cauldron, Asterix in Switzerland are fan-favorites. But don't they also have some of same traits as this album? Like, Asterix and the Goths is literally just German-bashing, with all the Goths portrayed negatively as fierce, violent, sneaky, and "barbaric." All they care about is conquering the world, and that's that. In Cleopatra, what about Artifis/Amonbofis and his sidekick Krukkhut/Tournevis? They look like your stereotypical villains. Then there's Varius Flavus/Gracchus Garovirus from Switzerland, an obese, corrupt governor who only cares about partying and tries to poison a questor. Not sure why people have no issue with that, but have an issue with this album specifically.
I love all of the above albums, but still don't get why people dislike Magic Carpet. Any thoughts?
22:33 UTC
Asterix in an adult Japanese manga magazine?
21:31 UTC
Asterix comics from Germany (60s/70s). These were pre-prints of the actual stories, cut into multiple smaller issues
10:15 UTC
Asterix's lack of Tagalog translation
I notice from visiting fansites and Wikipedia that Asterix has no Tagalog translation.
Why isn't there any? Considering its the highest comic book of all time after One Piece and easily one of the most translated, if not the most translated, works int he medium (at least enough that it more official translations than One Piece). I have to ask why? Did the series not find a market in the Philippines Islands? As someone from SouthEast Asia in a country where Asterix was translated into the main local languages, this flabbergasts me!
10:19 UTC
Hot take: Sulfurix/Demonix is the best Asterix-villain of the franchise.
Out of all the one-off villains we've seen, I think that Demonix/Sulfurix, despite being invented for the movie 'Asterix and the Secret of the magic Potion', might be the absolute best, mainly because of how different he is from other villains in the franchise.
The fact alone that he's given a backstory is enough, but they did a fantastic job not just setting him up as a foil or broken mirror of Getafix/Panoramix, and also with how he walks the line between comedic and being a genuine threat.
Some of his dialogue also feels like they are going MUCH harder than they should for a kids movie.
"You're a promising young man, Cholerix. Don't ruin everything, trying to be an HONEST one."
20:09 UTC
Found a way to play the Multiplayer modes of the PSP version of XXL 2, so I decided I'd start uploading gameplay videos to make higher quality footage of them available!
21:32 UTC
Which Character you hated the most?
Every franchise has at least one character you would rather see burn in hell for whatever reason, but i divide them to 2 Categories. Some have differences in Dubs, but thats about it
- The detestable one(>!Category for characters like Ramsay Snow, Joffrey Baratheon, Shou Tucker, Percy Wetmore or Wyald)!<
The Soothsayer from Asterix and The Big Fight film. Unlike the comic counterpart, this one seems even more malicious. He isn't conspiring to get rid of Asterix after getting "Attacked", he's conspiring to get rid of him from the day one. He's a manipulator and a schemer, he uses the gullability of the village to his advantage, when there's no Panoramix around to stop him. Though he has funny moments
- That annoying one(>!Category for characters like Jar Jar Binks or Scrappy Doo!<)
I would say the girl from Asterix and the Secret of Magic Potion. This might be because i watched it in CZ dub, but she has the most annoying voice for me.
07:44 UTC
Am I wrong, or is this guy the only villain in any Asterix media to actually be confirmed to be killed?
Lucullus, arguably the main antagonist from the movie version of Asterix and Obelix in America. Near the end of the movie, during a massive brawl in Caesars camp, Lucullus is trying to sneak away... only to be caught by Caesars pet panther, dragged into a tent, followed by the Panther emerging, much, much fatter, having just eaten Lucullus.
Am I right in saying that makes Lucullus the only character in the franchise confirmed to be killed?
Usually, the comeuppance for the villains are more comedic or, at worst, left kinda ambiguous ,like the naval captain in 'Asterix All At Sea' who is turned to stone and placed in the Colosseum by Caesar, in the hope he will return to normal and THEN be killed by lions.
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God forgive me
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