This is an exercise to look back at these ten books one more time and to relive funny bits that I often had forgotten about already. Caesar secretly sends a battalion of female legionaries to conquer the village, having heard the Gauls will not strike a woman. A stoic and composed prisoner is discovered, who reveals himself as Boneywasawarriorwayayix, a tribal leader from Corsica. Let’s take a look at the first ten volumes in the Asterix series and see if I can rank them from “least best” to best. Unfortunately I mainly use this site on my iPad where, as far as I can tell, I have to go into settings and clear my entire cache. It was fun to move things around as I picked favorites moments or characters from different books to try to justify my decision. Upon discovering his ownership is void, he is pushed by his dominant wife to campaign to be elected chief, causing rivalries throughout the village. Even the stuff that might seem obvious today works well here. Cacofonix, accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, must travel to India aboard a magic carpet to save the life of the princess Orinjade, who is to be sacrificed to stop the drought. Asterix and the Golden Sickle 6/10 It’s weird that the book I went to the greatest effort to create a graphic for is the last on my list. It does feel like Goscinny found his stride as Uderzo was finding his. I’ve seen that gag a bunch of times, but Goscinny/Uderzo still get a laugh out of me on it. avg. It may not be the strongest or most complicated plot, but the humor more than makes up for that. 95. It may not be mentioned in the book, but is adapted from Asterix Conquers Rome. This is the start of “These Romans are crazy!” and feels a bit like the first book to put together most of the facets of a good “Asterix” book in one volume. Getafix has run out of rock oil and sends Asterix and Obelix to Mesopotamia in search of it. This one ranks lower, despite having the great border crossing guard moment. With the first four books in the series, I would contend that each was better than the last, up until you got to the disappointing “Banquet” book. Asterix and Obelix are sent to Switzerland to recover a silver star flower, or edelweiss, which is needed to cure him. And I love what becomes of them at the end of this book. The series now is not written by Albert Uderzo, but rather by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad – the first time the story creating has been shared between two people since Goscinny's death in 1977. Odius Asparagus, the prefect of Gaul, captures Cacofonix and sends him as a present to Caesar. The Romans conspire with a Roman-friendly Gaulish village to declare a ritual winner-takes-all fight between village chiefs. I wouldn’t say it gets better or worse at this point, but it noticeably changes. This is a list of all Asterix volumes, including the 38 official albums and various tie-ins. He first turns to stone, then into a small boy. He is later captured by the Romans and ordered to convince the Gauls to abandon their village. I compare the Goths to the Normans a lot. Asterix and the Big Fight 9/10 Asteroid and Cleopatra 8.5/10 Asterix and Obelix visit a village split in half by its rival chiefs. In 2007, Editions Albert René published Astérix et ses Amis (Asterix and friends), a collection of short Asterix stories written and drawn by, and in the distinctive styles of, a number of cartoonists other than Uderzo. 22 Books You Pretend You've Read - But Actually Haven't, Goodreads Books With 100,000 to 149,999 Ratings, If You've Read 10% of These Books You're Very Well Read, 43 Books -The Tacky, the Trashy, and the Scandalous, Not Having Read These Books Yet Makes Me Feel Guilty (1). It’s a Marx Brothers movie on paper, as Obelix and Asterix join Caesar’s military forces and show the Centurions how they should be running the show. To remove it, Asterix strikes a bet with the Romans that he and Obelix can travel throughout Gaul and back to the village with various Gaulish delicacies without the Romans being able to stop them. It’s a series of running gags, great joke construction, and gags that are both visual and verbal. Asterix the Legionary is definitely number 1 for me too. This is a combination of personal and critical assessments. Asteroid and Cleopatra 4.25/5 Pepe, the young and obstinate son of a Spanish chieftain, is kidnapped by the Romans and sent to Gaul. Meanwhile, his rival and Caesar's agents attempt to sabotage the effort. Become a Pipeline Patron today to get access to my frequently-updated Pipeline work journal. The inhabitants of this village have become invincible by consuming the magic potion made by Druid Getafix. I like the grand finale, particularly in the way Uderzo lays it out. I’m very pragmatic like that. This page was last edited on 24 March 2020, at 18:38. After too many banquets, chief Vitalstatistix is forced to visit a spa in the Arvernian countryside to nurse his sore liver. After that, it’s a little less of a straight line towards the tenth volume, though we do get there. Includes a tribute to Goscinny, who was Jewish. When Vitalstatistix hears that Caesar has said the Belgians are the bravest of all the Gaulish peoples he heads to Belgium in a huff to show the world that his Armoricans are really the best. Together, they travel to Atlantis, hoping to make Obelix a grown man again. For example, in “The Banquet” there’s a couple of town drawings I really loved. Camped in the forest, he makes predictions the villagers want to hear and asks them to provide items (food, alcohol and money) from which to "read" the future. From best to least best: Caesar and his legionaries seek her, and for good reason. Not a terribly deep plot, but with a great ending and every gag milked out of the premise that Goscinny possibly could pull off. This site uses third party cookies for analytics and advertising. The Asterix Agenda returns with volume 11, “Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield.”  This one will require some historical background, so get ready for a history lesson, too! These newer books are often criticised for lacking Goscinny's humour and writing style, and some fans consider the series ended with Asterix in Belgium. If someone new to Asterix were to ask me where to start, I’d probably tell them to read the first volume just to get the fundamentals. Then much later on (I’m thinking around Asterix and Son) Uderzo starts evolving some more. Asterix The Gaul 4.5/5 The challenge is accepted and Asterix and Obelix are chosen to represent the village, eventually succeeding in all tasks. However, sales figures have shown no indication of diminished popularity. A feminist satire in which a female bard called Bravura replaces Cacofonix as school teacher and "liberates" the village women, causing the men to leave and live in the forest. They’re both cases of the Gauls coming up against foes who are super strong and fearsome as warriors. I’m OK with that. Asterix in Britain 5/5 Asterix and Obelix hitchhike to Rome where they must become gladiators to rescue Cacofonix. Obelix decides to join a chariot race across the Italian Peninsula, accompanied by Asterix and Dogmatix.

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