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Authentic Gaulish Delight!
Jul 10, 2002 09:36 PM 4182 Views
(Updated Jul 10, 2002 09:36 PM)

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The Asterix series revolves around two,or perhaps three gauls.They are Asterix,Obelix and the latter's dog Dogmatix.The other people who often appeared in the story are the druid Getafix,the bard Cacofonix and the chief Vitalstatistix.


The gauls were people who inhabited Europe in Roman times.Their descendents can be found in present day France,Ireland and Scotland.Asterix and Obelix are inhabitants of the only village in all of Gaul that the Romans haven't bested.This has been made possible by the magic potion prepared by Getafix the druid.Incidentally,in those days the druid was a shaman like person who were said to perform human sacrifice.


Vitalstatistix is a brave chief who is only afraid of the sky falling on his head.Cacofonix is always wanting to sing on this and that occasion.Asterix does not seem to have any profession.Obelix is super strong as he fell into magic potion as an infant.He makes his living selling menhirs which are Gaulic phallic objects.


All the problems that plague the Gaulic village under question is caused by Romans.Sometimes it is governors,sometimes legionaries,sometimes Generals.Often it is Julius Caesar himself.But Obelix's strength and Asterix's intelligence and of course the magic potion sees the Gauls win the day.They usually move through the Roman empire and are able to make mincemeat of all manner of people.


The writers as well as the illustrators have a whacky sense of humour.There is a lot of punning;there are jokes that use history;myths too are utilised.The jokes with the egyptian hieroglyphics are out of the world.The drawing is spectacular,the coloring in great.But in the end it is a great manifestation of Gaulic jingoism.


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