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A review by vigneswara_prabhu
Ο Αστερίξ στην Κορσική by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
4.0
It is the anniversary of the Gaelic victory at the Battle of Gergovia, and our favorite village of Gauls are hosting a banquet, and have invited all of their friends from the nearby provinces and villages. Meanwhile, at the Roman camp, a prisoner from Corsica 'Boneywasawarriorwayayix' is being held. Now one can imagine that a Gaelic celebration is not complete without bashing up some roman legionnaires.
So the Gauls, along with their allies, all powered up drinking the magic potion, attack the Roman camp, pulverize the garrison, and free Boneywasawarriorwayayix. Asterix & Obelix then decide to accompany them to his village in Corsica, to see how the locals there are dealing with their roman problems. And as expected, chaos ensues.
This has got to be the most niche Asterix story that I've read. Me, who much less knows where Corsica is, or what references are being made. But there are quite a lot of gags, mainly centered around the Corsicans laziness, and their penchant for taking extended siestas. Along with some Mexican soap operatic levels of blood feuds, disagreements, conflicts, constant demanding duels, sense of overwrought pride and misplaced nobility. The writers leave no stone unturned in hammering home the point, as Corsicans as a bunch of caricatures (that is, even more caricaturist than usual).
The story is pretty straight forward, as the gang get to Corsica, beat up a bunch of romans and recover some stolen goods. As evidenced by this, there are a super train worth of puns to go through this time around. Such as
Ø Jellibabix
Ø Drinlikafix
Ø Seniorservix
Ø Winesanspirix
Ø Petitsuix
Ø Mykingdomforanos
Ø Mcanix
Ø Overoptimistix
Ø Instantmix
Ø Hippopotamus
Ø Boneywasawarriorwayayix
Ø Courtingdisastus
Ø Lethargix
Ø Olabellamargaritix
An OK story, heavy on gags, I'd give it a reluctant 4 out of 5
So the Gauls, along with their allies, all powered up drinking the magic potion, attack the Roman camp, pulverize the garrison, and free Boneywasawarriorwayayix. Asterix & Obelix then decide to accompany them to his village in Corsica, to see how the locals there are dealing with their roman problems. And as expected, chaos ensues.
This has got to be the most niche Asterix story that I've read. Me, who much less knows where Corsica is, or what references are being made. But there are quite a lot of gags, mainly centered around the Corsicans laziness, and their penchant for taking extended siestas. Along with some Mexican soap operatic levels of blood feuds, disagreements, conflicts, constant demanding duels, sense of overwrought pride and misplaced nobility. The writers leave no stone unturned in hammering home the point, as Corsicans as a bunch of caricatures (that is, even more caricaturist than usual).
The story is pretty straight forward, as the gang get to Corsica, beat up a bunch of romans and recover some stolen goods. As evidenced by this, there are a super train worth of puns to go through this time around. Such as
Ø Jellibabix
Ø Drinlikafix
Ø Seniorservix
Ø Winesanspirix
Ø Petitsuix
Ø Mykingdomforanos
Ø Mcanix
Ø Overoptimistix
Ø Instantmix
Ø Hippopotamus
Ø Boneywasawarriorwayayix
Ø Courtingdisastus
Ø Lethargix
Ø Olabellamargaritix
An OK story, heavy on gags, I'd give it a reluctant 4 out of 5