11/13/2022 0 Comments Asterix booksThe blacksmith and the fishmonger of the village, respectively. He is the subject of several of the series’s long-running jokes, including his being beaten up by Fulliautomatix for attempting to sing or how the bard spends most bankuets tied up. The bard of the Village, whose singing is so bad he can make it rain. He fought against the Roman legions in the battles of Gergovia and Alesia and is always happy to defy Caesar’s authority. VitalstatistixĬhief Vitalstatistix is just like his people: short-tempered, epicurean, and a proud Gaulish warrior. However, he isn’t above using his druidic powers and knowledge to teach them a lesson. GetafixĬreator of the Roman-stopping strength potion Getafix is often the voice of reason among the villagers. Intended as a one-time gag, this pup now frequently joins Asterix and Obelix their adventures as a semi-permanent companion. Despite his impressive size and strength, he is very sensitive (particularly about his weight.) He is also the Village’s menhir sculptor and Asterix’s best friend, Dogmatix Obelix fell into the druid’s magic cauldron when he was a baby, granting him a permanent boon from the potion. Instead, Asterix usually comes out on top thanks to his wit and cunning. Far from the perfect warrior archetype, he is short and physically unimpressive, particularly next to his magically advantaged neighbors. Support CBH on Patreon for exclusive rewards, or Donate here! Thank you for reading!Īsterix is the village’s best warrior and the (anti)hero of the series. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a qualifying affiliate commission.Ĭomic Book Herald’s reading orders and guides are also made possible by reader support on Patreon, and generous reader donations.Īny size contribution will help keep CBH alive and full of new comics guides and content. Which these indomitable inhabitants sorely need, surrounded as they are by four Roman camps: Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum, and Compendium.Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. Unnamed to this day, it’s the last place free of Roman occupation in all of Gaul thanks to the local druid’s magic potion, which gives every villager incredible strength. The Village is where most volumes begin and end. So if you want to know more about the adventures of Asterix and Obelix, let’s talk about some Gaulish comics! Characters and Places The Village Highly reliant on humor and wordplay, Asterix also lives and dies by Uderzo’s art style, which pushes the medium forward with its dynamism and expressiveness, taking the “big nose” style of the Marcinelle School and expanding upon it, strongly influencing the next generations of French and Belgian comic book artists. They sum up an idea at the core of Asterix: the irrepressible resistance against oppression, something fundamental to a series that started publication barely 15 years after the end of World War II.įirst published in 1959 in the French comics magazine, Pilote #1, Asterix was created by writer René Goscinny and artist Albert Uderzo. Written at the beginning of every volume of the adventures of Asterix, these are some of the most well-known words in French comics - and French pop culture in general. Well, not entirely… One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.” Every French person has heard these words at least once: “The year is 50 BC.
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