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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full disclosure, I grew up on this series so my opinion is necessarily biased.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... but some volumes, like this one, are pretty good.
As a child, I often borrowed this one from the library. As an adult, I'm less likely to pick this one up, noting that the main plot takes a while to establish.
I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... but some volumes, like this one, are pretty good.
As a child, I often borrowed this one from the library. As an adult, I'm less likely to pick this one up, noting that the main plot takes a while to establish.
Content Warnings
Minor: Slavery
This is probably one of the best Astérix stories. And this has nothing to do with the fact that it's set where I'm from. Nope. Not at all.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A good old Asterix adventure. Not my favourite but definitely enjoyable.
adventurous
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Of all the asterix books that I have read till date, this one will not be at the top of the list.. the storyline was a bit monotonous.
what I like about all the asterix books was also present in this book like the description of the places, the small small technical humors (e.g. the intercom system in this book), the funny depictions of the events, the sketches. So I give this book three stars.
Overall a good and enjoyable book to read at leisure like all the other asterix comics
Having taken their ill chief to a health spa, Asterix and Obelix decide to explore the local area and find out that the shield of the great Gaulish leader Vercingetorix was never recovered following the invasion of Gaul. It's then a race against the clock for them to track it down before the Romans do. A little convoluted and coincidental in places, this was still a lot of fun.
These books are full of bright, fun and delightful characters who go on various adventures and get to beat up a bunch of Roman soldiers. Accompanying the story and the characters is a plethora of clever puns and word play that the translators should get a medal for. There are always a few gags or phrases in Latin that may mean nothing to the non-Latin speakers (such as myself) but Google can lend a helping hand there.
These books are full of bright, fun and delightful characters who go on various adventures and get to beat up a bunch of Roman soldiers. Accompanying the story and the characters is a plethora of clever puns and word play that the translators should get a medal for. There are always a few gags or phrases in Latin that may mean nothing to the non-Latin speakers (such as myself) but Google can lend a helping hand there.
The main twist of the plot was fairly obvious from the page one, but the story was nevertheless funny. Solid Asterix album - no complaints, but I wouldn't consider this one of the best, either.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Estamos en el año 50 antes de Jesucristo. Toda la Galia está ocupada por los romanos… ¿Toda? ¡No! Una aldea poblada por irreductibles galos resiste, todavía y como siempre, al invasor. Y la vida no es fácil para las guarniciones de legionarios romanos en los reducidos campamentos de Babaorum, Aquarium, Laudanum y Petibonum...
Los Astérix son otra de las series con las que crecí, junto a Tintín y tantas otras. Ya desde el principio el planteamiento de la serie es genial. Una aislada aldea resiste en solitario la conquista del Imperio Romano, que ha tomado completamente la Galia. Cuentan con la ayuda de una poción mágica que les hace invencibles en combate. Y corren mil aventuras, por todos los países del Imperio. La ventaja que este planteamiento otorga es que puedes tener aventuras estancas que te dejan explorar un aspecto cada vez, y te sale una serie completísima.
Los nombres también son geniales: Obélix, que no es gordo sino bajo de pecho, Astérix, que es más soso pero da nombre a la serie, Ideafix, Asurancetúrix y todos los demás tienen cada uno un toque de humor.
En el libro de los godos, por ejemplo, los autores aprovechan y hacen un montón de chistes sobre los alemanes, alternando los tópicos con algunas observaciones muy agudas:
Los autores repiten este truco con Astérix y Obélix viajando a Grecia, Inglaterra, España, Bélgica, Suiza, Egipto... En cada uno de los tomos presenciamos la genialidad de una historia bien construida con multitud de guiños al lector.
Había miles de detalles interesantes, como que cada pueblo tuviera su propia tipografía:
O cuando Astérix entra en la Legión y se enfrenta al pestilente rancho que todos encuentran repugnante excepto el British:
De niño, obviamente, mucho de esto me pasaba inadvertido. Yo leía los tebeos para ver qué pasaba. He comprobado que resisten perfectamente una relectura de adulto, lo cual refleja, una vez más, su genialidad. Imprescindibles.