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

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Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-08-22 08:01:08 Associated-names Goscinny, 1926-1977. Astérix gladiateur. English; Goscinny, 1926-1977. Tour de Gaule d'Astérix. English; Goscinny, 1926-1977. Astérix et Cléopâtre. English; Uderzo, ill Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40658622 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Caesar sends one of his advisors to the Gaulish village, in an effort to make them rich, decadent and utterly dependent on Rome. He starts by buying menhirs at ever-increasing prices, thus persuading most of the village to make useless menhirs, and in turn employing other villagers to hunt for their food. The plan goes awry when Caesar's treasury proves insufficient to fund the menhirs, and a campaign to sell them in Rome fails because of competition from Egyptian menhirs and slave-made Roman menhirs. Fabcaro replaces Jean-Yves Ferrias the writer of the series with Didier Conrad continuing to draw the comics. Whosemoralsarelastix, chief of a nearby village, asks Vitalstatistix to hide his village's money to prevent the Romans from taking it. When the money is stolen under his watch, Asterix is banished until he can repay the money and recover his honour. All original French publishing dates and volume numbers are shown. Other translation publishing dates and volume numbering may differ.

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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. The Romans discover the secret of the Gauls' strength is the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, so they capture him and attempt to get the recipe out of him. It is up to Asterix and his wits to save Getafix.When Asterix and Obelix rescue a mysterious Pict named MacAroon, they must journey to Caledonia, to return him to his lady love, Camomilla, the adopted daughter of the old king. However, the treacherous chieftain MacCabeus – with the help of the Romans – plans to marry her and claim the throne. To participate in the Olympic Games in Greece, the Gauls register themselves as Romans. When the officials declare the magic potion to be a form of illegal doping, Asterix turns to his native abilities to compete. Asterix and Obelix set off on a fishing expedition and inadvertently discover the Americas, full of “Gobblers” (turkeys) and “Romans” (Native Americans). Obelix’s foreshadowing of the Statue of Liberty is an iconic moment.

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Julius Caesar dispatches a contentious individual named Tortuous Convolvulus to spread discord in the Gaulish village. Convolvulus is a fascinating adversary, smoothly creating enmity wherever he goes (represented by green speech bubbles). Vitalstatistix’s wife Impedimenta is great here, pointing out that if the village is chronicled, “they won’t be calling it the Adventures of Vitalstatistix the Gaul”.Hachette, the rightsholder to Asterix has over all been against that any changes would be made to the artwork especially for this Papercutz reprint, however some character portrayals have been toned down and recolored to a smaller degree. Therefore the artwork has at large but not at whole been untouched by american editing for this Omnibus series. [4] Translation Missing Scroll was inspired by WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange. It’s amusingly meta, as Caesar tries to erase the indomitable Gaulish village from written history, only to be challenged by the Assange-like Confoundtheirpolitix. One small village in Britain still holds out against the Roman invaders. But with no magic potion, they need help, so Asterix's cousin Anticlimax comes to Gaul seeking aid.

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Press, Mark Kennedy The Associated. "Comic hero 'Asterix' plans friendly assault on the New World". The Chronicle-Journal. Livingstone, Josephine (June 16, 2020). "Asterix Comes to America". The New Republic– via newrepublic.com. The Romans conspire with a Roman-friendly Gaulish village to declare a ritual winner-takes-all fight between village chiefs. A blow from one of Obelix's menhirs causes Getafix to lose his memory, leaving the Gauls without magic potion. The fight parodies professional boxing. Terry Nantier, publisher of Papercutz, is of the opinion that the new americanized translation of the works will help to attract new readers, especially younger ones. [12] [9] Volumes Volumes

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Left alone in Getafix's hut, Obelix drinks a cauldron of magic potion. He first turns to stone, then into a small boy. Meanwhile, a group of men have escaped from Roman slavery on board a ship. Together, they travel to Atlantis, hoping to make Obelix a grown man again. Gustines, George Gene (November 7, 2019). "Asterix and the New Translated Editions". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com. Etelka Lehoczky (July 15, 2020). "With A Glug Of Potion And A New Translation, 'Asterix' Aims To Conquer America". NPR– via NPR.org. Chief Vitalstatistix takes the spotlight in the 11th Asterix adventure. When he’s sent to Averne spas for a health cure, Asterix and Obelix are caught up in a search for the shield of Vercingetorix, a conquered Gaulish chieftain. It’s a fun mystery, and the recurring gag where the Roman soldiers search through coal cellars is especially enjoyable.

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