Asterix Omnibus 1: Asterix The Gaul, Asterix and The Golden Sickle, Asterix and The Goths

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https://www.gamesradar.com/fcbd-2020-x-men-1-leads-free-comic-book-summer-week-1-titles/ Retrieved 2020- 08-29 Man I remember reading Asterix as a kid, they had them in the library at our grade school. Hadn’t thought of them in years, not since a buddy in Montreal was a big fan (we left Montreal in 2001, so yeah it’s been a while). Chariot Race is another solid Ferri and Conrad effort than recaptures the elegant simplicity of classic Asterix adventures. Naming a rival chariot driver “Coronavirus” was scarily prescient. It’s also noteworthy as the first Asterix book not translated into English by Anthea Bell. The 90s were the last decade where I was paying attention. I outlasted a lot of my peers whose last… Brewing the magic potion requires fresh fish, and Unhygienix has none since he imports them from Lutetia (Paris) (despite living by the sea). Asterix and Obelix set sail to catch fish, but become lost and end up on the other side of the ocean, discovering a New World, where they eventually become a legend to the Native American populace. Soon afterwards, a Viking explorer discovers America, and captures the first natives he finds (i.e. Asterix and Obelix) and brings them home. A running joke in this comic is that none of the races are able to understand one another, the Vikings speaking with Scandinavian vowels that the Gauls are unable to duplicate, but that their dogs are able to communicate perfectly.

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All original French publishing dates and volume numbers are shown. Other translation publishing dates and volume numbering may differ. At the end of their career, legionaries are granted plots of land in Roman colonies for retirement. A perpetually inebriated soldier is given the Village, by Caesar's hand, which he promptly sells to an innkeeper for wine. The innkeeper sells his property and attempts to claim the village as his own. Upon discovering his ownership is void, he is pushed by his dominant wife to campaign to be elected chief, causing rivalries throughout the village. To complicate matter, the soldier arrives and asks the local legions' aid in reclaiming his village, since he didn't get enough wine for it. A poisoned Roman tax inspector is given sanctuary in the village. Asterix and Obelix are sent to Switzerland to recover edelweiss, which is needed to cure him.Rich Johnston (June 29, 2020). "Retailers Asked to Hold Asterix Omnibuses For Two More Weeks". Bleeding Cool. Classic French Comic 'Asterix' to Get U.S. Rollout in 2020 | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Julius Caesar causes chaos in the Gaulish village when he gifts it to a drunken officer as a prank. The political campaigning is fun, especially Geriatrix’s futile attempt at forming his own political party. I read it as a kid too, but I never liked it. I think it was the departure from the classical Roman world. Asterix without Romans just never sat right with me. Also, the presence of vikings 700 years before there were any vikings. Asterix was always ahistorical, but it was at its best when it used anachronism for satire, depicting ancient peoples with the stereotypes of their modern counterparts (e.g. Asterix in Britain, Asterix in Switzerland, etc), or modern problems in the ancient world (e.g. Obelix and Co, Mansions of the Gods). But the vikings in Great Crossing aren’t scandinavian stereotypes superimposed onto classical era scandinavians, they’re just straight up vikings in the wrong period of history. Gustines, George Gene (November 7, 2019). "Asterix and the New Translated Editions"– via NYTimes.com.

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Press, Mark Kennedy The Associated. "Comic hero 'Asterix' plans friendly assault on the New World". The Chronicle-Journal. I have to mostly agree with this ranking (although I’ve only read the Goscinny ones). I would rate Olympic Games somewhat higher (maybe #7, ahead of Asterix in Spain) and Great Crossing MUCH lower (outside the top 20, at least), and maybe Chieftain’s Shield should be in the top 5 just ahead of Asterix in Britain and Obelix and co. I can’t argue with much else. Glad to see it’s not just from nostalgia that I think Asterix the Legionary is the best (it was the first one I read). a b c Brigid Alverson and Calvin Reid (August 19, 2019). "Race and Representation: Relaunching Asterix in America". Publishers Weekly.

In November 2019 it was announced that the American publisher Papercutz would take over the American licence for Asterix and that it would begin to reprint all of its stories in an Omnibus series beginning in 2020. Future volumes were said to be planned for release at a pace of four volumes per year. [1] The first two volumes were initially planned to be released simultaneously on May 19, 2020. [2] However, due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed forward to July of the same year. [3] The first volume Asterix Omnibus Vol. 1 was finally launched for the United States market on July 14, 2020, with a print run of 20,000 hardcover copies plus an additional 50,000 softcover copies. [4] Format [ edit ]

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Asterix and Obelix join the Roman Legion (in a parody of the French Foreign Legion) in an attempt to find the conscripted fiancé of Panacea, a villager on whom Obelix has a big crush. With an eclectic group of foreigners, they are sent to North Africa to fight the traitor Scipio. The Asterix series frequently exploits clichés about other countries. They’re in overdrive here thanks to the eclectic cast of new recruits. The Egyptian who talks in hieroglyphics is especially funny (old hairy nose!). The bureaucracy in the recruiting centre is amazing and, as with Asterix in Switzerland, the Gauls temporarily allying with the Romans creates an unpredictable plot. The final Asterix adventure published before Goscinny’s death, Obelix and Co. is a sophisticated parody of capitalism. A young business student attempts to corrupt the Gauls through greed – it’s fun to see the effects of the menhir boom ripple through the Roman empire.

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The Gauls travel to Egypt to build a temple, aiding the alarmingly incompetent architect Edifis. The story also explains the reason for the Sphinx’s missing nose, and the scene where the Gauls are trapped in the pyramid and Getafix finally allows Obelix some magic potion is memorable.