#Astérix et Latraviata

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You hou !

– Il y a quelqu'un ?

Astérix et Latraviata, page 1 case 5

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Best of Asterix Round 1-31

Asterix and the Soothsayer vs Asterix and the Actress

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ohoho

i had SUCH a hard time with these but here you are

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Blorbo Poll

Rules: make a poll with five of your all-time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favourite.

tagged by @0hheytherebigbadwolf <3

man the last two were hard 😭

tagging: @thiamsxbitch @botanicallyinclinednerd @rowdyknives @shana-rosee @mythicalmagical-monkeyman

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Some Asterix comics that really deserve to get a 3D adaptation

1) Asterix and Obelix All At Sea / La galère d'Obélix , because it shows how dangerous is drinking much magic potion and what becomes of it. Mixed with "How Obelix Fell Into The Cauldron When He Was a Little Boy" as Asterix's flashbacks, it would make a terrific touching story. Also note the moment when Obelix needs all his strength to protect Asterix and he can't do anything (he thinks), it's just priceless how they care for each other.

2) Asterix and the Magic Carpet / Astérix chez Rahazade , where Cacofonix can be useful at last, because his singing voice makes it rain. The friends travel to India to save the country from draught.

3) Asterix and the Secret Weapon / La rose et le glaive

and 4) Asterix and the Actress / Astérix et Latraviata , because these ones show Asterix's relationship with women (not brought by the scenarists like in live-action Asterix and Cleopatra), and also we can get acquainted with Asterix and Obelix's parents (4).

There are many more examples, so you can read all Asterix comics in ENG here:

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Asterix and the Actress – Book 31

Asterix and the Actress – Book 31

Asterix and the Actress – Book 31

Asterix and the Actress (French: Astérix et Latraviata, “Asterix and Latraviata”) is the 31st volume of the Asterix comic book series, written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.

Asterix and Obelix receive a surprise birthday visit from their mothers, who have come from Condatum, bringing a Roman sword and helmet as presents. The mothers soon fuss over why…

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Eh ben, ça, alors ! Eh ben, ça, alors !

Astérix et Latraviata, page 24, case 6

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Asterix and the Actress/Astérix et Latraviata 2001

This is for the individual comic album

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Do you have a strong opinion on the Uderzo comics?

Thank you for asking! I've actually had a few thoughts flying around my head for a while about this so I'm appreciative of someone giving me a chance to ramble about them.

I honestly like them. They're nothing to write home about, but I genuinely enjoy quite a few: Le Grand Fossé, L'Odyssée d'Astérix, and La Galère d'Obélix isn't too bad either... and I actually genuinely enjoyed La Rose et Le Glaive and can respect him trying something new.

But I feel like a lot of context is lost when discussing them. "The writing isn't as good/isn't the same". Uhm, duh? Uderzo was the illustrator. I don't think anyone would be nearly as offended by this fact if it were Goscinny who had to do the drawings himself, with people crying "why doesn't it look as good!". Uderzo hadn't spent nearly 20 years up to that point writing the books. Even the writing in the collaborative days took several years to grow into its greatest stuff, if you ask me. To expect Uderzo to perfectly replicate a style that had been developed over years and years by someone whose craft was not that of Uderzo is just... silly.

The fact that entries like Le Grand Fossé and L'Odyssée are (for the most part) so in line with the tone from the first 24 is in and of itself quite the feat. To be sure, it's not perfect. The resolution of the Le Grand Fossé plot feels a bit wrong, because it sort of just happens: the Romans are defeated not because of any cunning but because of unforeseen side effects to the magic potion nobody mentionned until later, Ségregationix and Tournedix stop fighting because they just so happened to be the same in strength. Compare this to, say, Jeux Olympiques, where it's Astérix and Panoramix's plotting that actively brings about the Romans' loss all the while making a point about their dishonesty. But things like "le village, c'est moi", neutral families splitting their house and falling into the rift, Obélix crying at love stories, etc etc; that feels right, that feels Astérix.

Other stories like Le Fils d'Astérix are fun on their own, but you can't help but wonder what exactly the point was; other stories involving raising children within the stories are closely related to how it actually feels to raise children. Sure, it certainly implies raising a newborn is not easy, but it feels less like a caricature of that fact and rather a hypothetical story where it's even harder. It isn't exactly a satire of anything in particular that the entire Roman army is trying to kidnap a baby.

I think the best way to summarise it is that the original 24 books were a "it's just like", whereas Uderzo era was a "what if". What if life was like this? Not "the humour is in that these ancient people are acting just like we do".

And, I hate to bring it up, but... the emotional implications, you might say, of continuing Astérix at all likely contributed to the descent into cynicism the series took under Uderzo's watch. Around about Latraviata, it starts to feel like Uderzo doesn't really care; the characters act strangely, gags aren't repurposed but rather recycled, the story does nothing of note except, I suppose, the reference to the Oscars at the end. Nothing feels logically connected, either; ideas are sort of just thrown in, in any order.

And to that I say: of course? Goscinny was one of Astérix's fathers. The process was collaborative not only because they worked efficiently together but because they were best friends. The series is a representation and product of their friendship. Yes, you can take that out of the equation at some stage, and yes, it would still keep going, but it loses the love behind it. It's hard to have a good natured laugh by yourself. Especially when coupled with that it's not just as though Goscinny quit, he died, and somewhat young as well; I don't think it's fair to be mad at Uderzo for eventually becoming cynical and uninterested in the series that represents the time he was alive. That's grief, son!

So I guess my main thoughts are that it's important to maintain sympathy for Uderzo throughout all this. Sure, good writing is nice, and it's why we love Astérix, but it's not really reasonable to expect it to be the same after Goscinny's passing.

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Astérix et Latraviata is amazing there's a whole section dedicated to Astérix being forced to go on dates with women and the whole time he is just thinking I am going to Fucking Kill You