Asterix e la galera di Obelix

Considering that Uderzo did write two excellent ones by himself-Asterix and the Black Gold, and Asterix and the Magic Carpet- this is not the best Asterix book. No doubt, Uderzo has explored some new themes, but the idea of Obelix turning into granite, and then reverting to childhood is laying it on Leggi tutto

I've noticed a dip in quality, be it regarding the biting humor, satire or puns in the past few Asterix stories, glaring as it was in Asterix and the Secret Weapon . As before, the story lacks a clear direction, mixing and matching elements such as a slave revolt aboard Caesar's ship with the discove Leggi tutto

3,5/5 Es una pena que Goscinny muriera tan pronto, pues el dibujo de Uderzo mejora considerablemente con el paso del tiempo. Podrían haber salido historias magistrales en este punto. Sin embargo, en este caso, pese a la ausencia del guionista, el álbum está bastante bien. Obélix se vuelve un niño Leggi tutto

Oh, wie tief kann man stürzen. Vom Comicolymp in die Untiefen des Seichten, Belanglosen, Trivialen, Dümmlichen.

Cleopatra reminds Julius Caesar that he still has not conquered the Gauls in Armorica. Intent on recovering Caesar’s galley overtaken by slaves heading to the village, once again the Romans and Gauls clash (really a one sided rout). Obelix unfortunately cannot resist consuming the magic potion that Leggi tutto

They finally re-printed this in 2025, otherwise it was impossible to get hold of here in Hungary. I have never read this, but contrary to some of the late volumes, this was actually fun. It does not live up 100% to the original 10 or 15 first volumes, but it's also not as lukewarm as the newest ones Leggi tutto