Look at the middle panel in those first three tiers, too. Linkara (v/o): (as Caesar) What?! Asterix heads back to Obelix and explains the situation. Asterix The Gaul 4.5/5 Linkara: (speaking on behalf of letter) "P.S., the ring was nonrefundable.". Here it becomes 100% what I think of Uderzo’s art at its exceptional best, it’s lost a little of the smoothness and that slight scratchy edge to it just screams confidence and expression. Yes, you’re right, that’s here too. It’s like a Best Of of nationalities from the previous nine volumes. In fact, she’s engaged to him. I’ll stick with a review here and then try to say more later. Check it out if you're interested. Obelix: Honestly, I don't see any difference between Asterix's politeness and mine! The spy's name? Just give me time to cook the boars, will you? Amazon Price New from Used from Hardcover "Please retry" £7.99 . Study the pages of this book carefully and you’ll see similar structures happening a lot. I have always thought 50BC is the date of the first comic because everything happening in the same year is too much by even comic standards, not to speak of the real world events like this battle. The Asterix Agenda is taking next week off. Astérix Légionnaire is indeed one of the funniest book in the series, and would definitely be in my top 5. First appears in Asterix the Legionary; also “For Gaul Lang Syne”, Asterix and Obelix All at Sea- although this is only a brief appearance- ,Asterix and the Actress (although the majority of her appearances are that of an impersonator), and the animated film Asterix Versus Caesar, along with Tragicomix. Getafix: Here's some magic potion for you, Asterix. It’s the architecture of this page fascinates me so much. Caesar was smart enough to have an answer for the elephants, by the way. However, the sound of that battle soon reaches a patrol sent to retrieve them and leads them to believe that the enemy is on the move to attack. H2SO4. No big nose. We don’t meet him until much later in the book, but you won’t be surprised to learn that he’s drawn in the same style as Panacea. He had his archers fire at them. There’s 35 books to review and 52 weeks in the year, so I do plan a week off here and there to keep things fresh. The other man in the room is busy cleaning his fingernails with a knife. That will be the only gift you get if you don't find him! Linkara: Ah, yes, two days worth of training. Linkara: The sun never sets on the Roman Empre, so happy hour has been extended! Also, a lot of Asterix fans already know this, but Uderzo’s drawing of the pirate raft on page 35 is a parody of the painting ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ by Géricault. But you haven't got any menhirs! Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice_1. Linkara (v/o): Asterix introduces her to Obelix, but of course, he's too dumbfounded to say anything. This gag-a-minute fast-paced back and forth between Asterix/Obelix and the Romans is right up Albert Uderzo’s alley. Asterix the Gladiator 3.5/5 The Romans made me join the Legion. Asterix going to a new office is a repeated gag. He goes by the name of Ptenisnet. Asterix does not have incredible strength like Obelix, he temporarily gets it from the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, but he is more intelligent, and his small size allows him to get in tight spaces where Obelix … Linkara: Yes, thank you, Getafix, but I have enough booze already. Linkara: Who knew the Romans invented Denny's? Obelix puts up a brave face about this as they walk away, but out of earshot of Panacea, he collapses in Asterix's arms and cries about how unhappy he is. Sometimes, you don’t need the fearsome villain to vanquish. He’s a square-jawed military leader ready to pounce on any infraction to whip new volunteers into fighting shape for Julius Caesar. Once inside, we hear the names and nationalities of some of the others joining up. “It feels like a Marx Bros. movie.” just nails it, and I love me some Marx Brothers. Finally, the two reach the cell where Tragicomix is located and... yeah, I guess he's handsome, but considering how everyone else in the series looks, shouldn't he be considered weird-looking? More importantly, Tragicomix is over in Thapsus, a town in Northern Africa, where Tunisia is today. Along with their silly group of friends and all their issues, Purpus is on the brink of a mental breakdown. Obelix: Why not? As it happens, inside of the tree was Getafix, the village druid, who is naturally upset about this. This is Zeppo and Harpo giving the lemonade vendor a hard time on the street until he goes completely mad. That’s my theory anyway :p. I don’t think Augie has given any of them ratings. They fight for the soldiers but, most of all, they fight for their own quick advancement to save their friend. Yeah, I know, but it’s weird to see the two styles together in the same book. Asterix the Legionary 4/5 Up to this point Asterix has ‘just’ been very very VERY good comics. And you might be disappointed that I don't have the same perspective and critiques of it that a fan might have. Linkara (v/o): The cover is... confusing, but maybe that's only to me. I’ll think about it. Getting the bodies used to as little food as possible while strengthening them is not an overnight thing. You know this is true because Uderzo draws her less as a cartoon character and more as a human. Bring your own magic Fruit Pies. It’s over the top, but it’s cute as all get out. Their Greek companion argues over wages, the Englishman is casually accepting of the worst swill, and the Goth requires a translator, thereby providing much of the comedy. Linkara (v/o): Arriving in Condatum, they seek out a Roman legionary so they can find their headquarters. (1) 1 product ratings - Collectible figure Plastoy Astérix The Roman Legionary with spear 60520 (2015) The final panel is a call back to the second panel on the page, with the scribe yelling at Asterix that he can’t carve names with all that smacking noise in the room. So what do you do to impress a girl? Linkara (v/o): Hell, the series has apparently been so popular and influential that "Action Comics #579" pays homage to "Asterix" by having Superman and Jimmy Olsen travel back in time and meeting a group of Gauls resembling the characters. The commander catches up with his men and yells at them that now that they're in a military camp, he demands discipline from them, but because his men were already interrupting Caesar, the commander himself gets arrested under orders from the Emperor for their actions. Or, digitally, you can find Asterix in English in Europe on Izneo: Comic fan since 1989. It always sat so well with me both then and now. • Complete various side missions and collect hidden objects on … We see Asterix and Obelix walking away from two Roman soldiers while wearing some legion uniforms themselves, armed with spears and supplies. I notice you gave up giving them an actual rating… did you overrate some of the early books, and now are stuck wanting to give 11 or 12 to the better ones in comparison? Obelix's unique abilities are rotating cannons, dragging cable cars and smashing certain doors. Earlier, I gave the award for the week to Selectivemploymentax, for the longest and craziest pun ever. Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a bande dessinée (French or Belgian French-language comic) series about Gaulish warriors, who have adventures and fight the Roman Republic during the era of Julius Caesar in an ahistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars. Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie 1, Some Jerk With A Camera- The Country Bears, http://atopthefourthwall.com/asterix-the-legionary/. Asterix: Hullo! And life is not easy for the Roman Legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium... Linkara: (narrator voice) But hey, the rent is cheap and everything is open on Sunday. Linkara (v/o): He asks what he should give her then. Superman and Wonder Woman: Tandy Computer Whiz Kids. Our heroes head on home, once again defeating the pirates off-panel and their newly-acquired Phoenician ship. (Cut to a shot of the cover of the French comic "Asterix the Gaul"). The Battle of Thapsus, which seems to be the one taking place in this book, happened in the real world in 46 BC. Aaaand Obelix finds one and beats the crap out of them. You do know that Uderzo used to be famous for drawing realistic characters, right? Getafix: Enjoying yourself, Obelix, pushing trees over while I'm up in them cutting mistletoe? After they cook, Obelix finds that he can't finish his meal, sighing repeatedly until he reaches the "deepest sigh". Soldier: Tragicomix... Tragicomix with a T, as in "Timeo Danaos et Dona Ferentes"? The first person he asked on the previous page pointed him to the Information Bureau. Uderzo also missed one key ingredient in the Battle of Thapsus. He goes from curious in the first tier to hands thrust deep into the pockets and annoyed on the second. Along the way, they make serious changes and upgrades to the Roman infrastructure. He goes from curious with the raised eyebrow on the first tier to annoyed with the eyebrow pushed down over his eye in the second to a face that’s all scrunched up and emanating lines of annoyance. ISBN 0-340-10392-2 Editing? Asterix the Legionary (Asterix) September 1, 2004, Orion Paperback in English - New Ed edition 0752866214 9780752866215 zzzz. Yeah, we didn’t have that over here in the States. Linkara: Man, screw letting these guys defend their city. Don’t worry, I’m not going to attempt the accent. This sets the bar so high I couldn’t resist. Linkara (v/o): As always, I must remind people that it's not that I think non-superhero stuff is bad, just that I don't care for a lot of it. Who was Caesar fighting in Africa, in the book "Asterix the Legionary"? I completely agree with Augie. Linkara (v/o): Realizing their mistake, the patrol gets into a fight with the two. (“Old hairy hands!”) Pure joy. Asterix is a small man, but by taking a potion made by the village druid, Getafix, he is very strong and defeats many Romans. The more they try to restore order to this ragtag group of misfit recruits, the deeper they get into their own frustrations. Linkara (v/o): The soldier says that Tragicomix has been lost since a skirmish shortly after he arrived. Linkara (v/o): Also, his codename is the chemical formula for sulfuric acid? Preparing for war is a long training process. Centurion: I should think I am! Zeppo and Harpo giving the lemonade vendor a hard time. One is a more literal translation than the other. Asterix and the Goths 3.5/5 Props to the three of you who get that reference. They really want Asterix to kneel before Zod? In character with how they were previously depicted, the British soldier doesn’t see anything wrong with the old menu. She gives him a kiss for that, and he falls over... and then she does the same for Asterix. Superior: You'll be getting it every day, corn, bacon, and cheese, all cooked together to save time! (And would later go on to paint some… interesting Duck nudes. I stayed away from the ratings, mostly for that reason. 10 Paperback – 16 Jun. Asterix suggests he go and see her... and in the process, accidentally knocks over a house and a tree. Asterix and the Golden Sickle 4.5/5 The real time to throw your arms up and give up is when you come full circle and they point you back to where you starterted. Linkara: Not many sighs contained within them, philosophical musings on the nature of existence, but (holds up index finger) this sigh was that deep. Linkara: He's not necessarily wrong; Obelix was clearing away forests before we had any indication he was chugging any potions. Narration: Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Next time you read “The year is 50 B.C.” at the beginning of an Asterix book, now you know how much of a lie that is. As for what the other 4 would be… I haven’t read most of them in years, but Légionnaire, en Corse and Le Devin are in for sure. Asterix gets pissed off at him because it’s a cheap shot. Obelix: The trouble with you Romans is, you aren't delicate or poetic... Linkara: Hmm, I don't know. You always get passed to the next department. Caesar is seen in his tent plotting his movements there, referencing “the traitor Afranius,” who was one of the big wigs for the opposing forces, and Scipio, who was leading the whole shebang. Linkara: (holding up comic) This comic is good. Its the funniest of the series to date and has the fullest most satisfying story as well. Linkara: (as Asterix) No, "T", as in "Did you see me turn that guy's face into jelly?!" It’s always nice to see real event mentions in general. (This battle took place after Pompey’s death, which is another amazing story for another time, perhaps.). The bulk of the book, covering the training, is great. (Stinger: The panel showing Caesar pounding his fist on the table in determination to capture the alleged spies). It’s also where the humor kicks into high gear. First the art. “Asterix the Legionary” does just that. Asterix: Menhirs? This refers to the fact that soap-making is a traditional specialty of Marseille. It’s the joy of watching Asterix and Obelix being so single minded in their effort to save Panacea’s fiance that they plow through everyone and everything to get there. Asteroid and Cleopatra 4.25/5 It was the day debts were due and the day the priests would announce how many days were in that month. Linkara (v/o): The title character, along with his buddy Obelix possess a magic potion that can temporarily grant them superhuman strength. Then these two Gauls come along and give him no respect. Of course its a. There are so many great running gags – “Can I be polite to him?”, “In love, is he?” – but Ptenisnet, the Egyptian who thinks he’s on vacation, steals the show with his hieroglyphs. Anyway, our heroes are unable to locate Tragicomix, but a nearby soldier overhears them talking about him. From best to least best (though if I’m honest, when the Non-Goscinny ones come along, least best will become worst): Asterix in Britain 5/5 As a set-up, Asterix has entered the Legion Headquarters and is looking for where he might find Tragicomix. He’s already annoyed at the runaround. It is a textbook that comic creators ought to read to learn how to construct a joke, sell a joke, and properly repeat a joke for maximum impact. Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum. They only have one job to do and whatever you need is not it. Yes, yes, yes, and heck yeah! Interesting that the message Tragicomix sent has V instead of U the way it would have been spelled then but uses J which wasn’t a letter yet when I should have been used (and the letters would have been together and not in stone but it’s ovious why these changes are here). Prof. Farnsworth: (holding up something) It's a suppository. Linkara (v/o): Asterix recommends Obelix get her a present. No, it might not have made sense, but it wold have been funny. Look familiar? They insist on getting to the war zone as fast as possible so they can find Tragicomix. Linkara: So it turns out Stonehenge's true purpose was a singles bar. Also, the level of crazy stuff some people do for Love, I still don’t get it. It reminds me of those times when Carl Barks drew dogs into the Duck comics that look like humans with black noses in the middle of their faces amidst a sea of cartoony ducks. Obelix: Well... er... Well, it's an untidy sort of forest anyway. View 2 Editions Overview; This Edition; Previews available in: English. Asterix: He didn't have any magic potion! She doesn’t have the big nose and cartoony proportions of all the other characters. That bit made no sense to me, so th joke fell completely flat. Panacea: I've been at Condatum for two years. Let’s take a look at page 16 for a good example. Linkara (v/o): For those unfamiliar, "Asterix", or "The Adventures of Asterix", is a long-running comedic series of French comics about a village of Gauls opposing the Romans. Tragicomix ends up with Caesar’s forces in Africa. (Cut to a clip of an episode of Doctor Who). (Cut to a shot of the cover of the manga "Delicious In Dungeon #1"). Linkara (v/o): The title character, along with his buddy Obelix possess a magic potion that can temporarily grant them superhuman strength. She’s more the ideal female figure type, drawn as realistically as Uderzo draws things. Letter: "I've just got time to carve a word. And I don't get it. Said battle... does not have very good command structure. He forms a duo with his best friend Asterix, both characters are playable in various games. Linkara (v/o): The art style is cute and nicely cartoonish; the situation itself is full of humor and mirth, particularly for the fish-out-of-water subplot with all the different people in the legion; Asterix and Obelix are extremely likable heroes; and while the jokes aren't exactly sophisticated, they get some chuckles out of me like any good comic would. Superman and the TRS-80 Whiz Kids: The Computers that Saved Metropolis! Linkara (v/o): There are also two Goths and an Egyptian who speaks only in hieroglyphs, who thinks the recruiting office is an inn. And it’s glorious. Not surprisingly, that starts with getting the chef to server a decent bore, not the slop he concocts on a daily basis. Caesar started a civil war after the Gallic War (everyone needs a hobby) against his frenemy, Pompey. Likewise, Carl Barks in his pre-Duck days did a lot of drawings of more realistic women for a racy men’s magazine in Canada. Panacea (Falbala) is a beautiful young lady who is the daughter of Soporifix. Cut to a closeup of the comic's cover). Tragicomix and Panacea are reunited, with Tragicomix heaping praise on Obelix. Never discount that possibility, too. We're off to Africa. It’s its own little story. Linkara: (as Asterix) She says you're behind on your child support payments. Oh, but I'm sure it makes sense with his real name: Vitriolix. I know I’ve painted myself into the corner of having to give later volumes scores of 11 + out of 10, with they way my scorings gone. Asterix forms a duo with his best friend Obelix, both characters are playable in various games. So, in three tiers, Asterix has been redirected three times from people who don’t seem to be doing any actual work. Asterix was created in 1959 by … They bust out of the gate and make their way to the prison camp, but their departure makes the remaining Centurions assume that they were enemy spies. Because the majority of my knowledge of comics focuses on American superhero material. Instead, the troops are sent far from Gaul to North Africa. Getafix: Did he have anything else first? Just keep them around for two weeks, and they'll be running the empire at this rate. 1 Plot summary 2 Running gags 3 National stereotypes 4 Culural references The book begins with a now familiar scene of the indomitable Gauls' village. The book begins with a now familiar scene of the indomitable Gauls’ village. Honestly, the Patron initially requested that, but remember, I know nothing about this series, so if the problems with it are based around knowledge and an intimate understanding of the franchise, I'm not gonna be complaining about the same things you guys might. In the previous NBM translation, the kid just went by Gil. Linkara: (as Getafix) Dammit, man! Corsican and … Linkara: I'm beginning to think Obelix has a lot of repressed anger. Linkara (v/o): ...has grown into a large franchise, including films, games and even a friggin' theme park. There’s a process in place for this, and one that they’ve gone through for likely tens of thousands of troops before this. Linkara (v/o): Unfortunately, according to the records, Tragicomix has already left for a ship in Massilia to join the reinforcements in Africa. He says 'sursum corda,' which is … Again as Augie points out and forces me to contradict myself, as I’ve mentioned how I like the darker more formed villians as the series matures. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. (AT4W title theme plays; title cards has the theme from Astérix et Obélix contre César playing in the background. (becomes confused) What the hell did you expect me to say? Book 10 of 32 in the Asterix Series. I love that kind of stuff. Asterix is determined, and it shows, even without reading the dialogue. Linkara: (narrator voice) Do you know where your children are? Linkara (v/o): Returning to the village, Obelix and Asterix bring the flowers to her [Panacea]. He was the co-creator of Tanguy & Laverdure, a beloved Top Gun precursor (french style) and he also once illustrated Captain Marvel, Jr, you can find traces of that in his biography. Why are they upset? "The second one might be the most confusing Latin quote in the whole of Asterix. She's quite impressed by them, and Obelix continues to be smitten and tongue-tied, but they're soon interrupted. Asterix: You want to give her something delicate, poetic... Linkara (v/o): Instead, he suggests he go pick some flowers for her, which Obelix happily dashes off to do. (And I am seriously impressed that as soon as I typed “Pte”, my iPad immediately suggested “Ptenisnet”). Linkara: Well, sorry, dude, but that was kinda your own fault. (Cut to a clip of an episode of Futurama). As a rule, characters are never killed in the Astérix books, but his fate, namely being trapped in stone form (supposedly for good, ... Symbol Swearing: All the time, leading to a great gag in Asterix the Legionary where the interpreter translates Centurion Purpus' expletives into Gothic and then back again. “Quiet, schmiet!” So when the boat captain says “Do you promise,” and turns around and warns the Egyptian to shut up before the latter can get a word in, it’s because in French, “promise” (“promesse”) rhymes with ‘fesse”, which means butt, so the captain knew that as soon as he got that word out, the whole crew would joyfully scream out “hairy butt” or “hair on your butt” or whatever. Linkara: Next time, we take a bit of a break from full-on reviews, especially with two non-comic book things coming after it, with another edition of "Comic Book Quickies"! He ended up dedicating most of his time to ridiculous-looking Gauls but he was classically trained and his anatomy is flawless. ), Nefarius Purpus is the leader of the 1st Legion, 3rd Cohort, 2nd Maniple, and 1st century. They are the golden people that didn’t quite fit into my life and hence not the village I felt so at home with. When he and Obelix join up to rescue Tragicomix from North Africa, Centurions Nefarius Purpus and Dubuis Status don't know what's hit them. That's what made the Roman Empire so vast and powerful. Look how happy he is!*. Linkara (v/o): Just like how I had that Patreon-sponsored review of "Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl", I can recognize the quality and good parts of something while admitting that I just shrug it off after I'm done and go back to the stuff I'm obsessively a fan of. And yeah, not much of a point, as nothing would get below a 6.5… well until you get to the post-Goscinny era anyway. The person inside proclaims... 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