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Astérix et les Goths = Asterix and the Goths (Asterix, #3), René Goscinny Asterix and the Goths is the third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first published in 1963 in French and translated into English in 1974. Asterix and Obelix, nervous about Getafix traveling alone to the annual druids' conference in the Forest of the Carnutes, accompany him on his journey and remain outside the forest during the conference. Meanwhile, on the Roman Empire's border, two legionaries are captured by a band of Goths (Tartaric, Esoteric, Atmospheric, Prehistoric, and Choleric), intending to kidnap the Druid of the Year and use his skills to conquer Gaul and Rome. ...تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز سوم ماه می سال 2004 میلادیعنوان: ماجراهای آستریکس و ابیلیکس کتاب 03 - آستریکس و گت ها؛ نویسنده: رنه گوسینی؛ مترجم: مهدی شاه خلیلی؛ تهران، لک لک، 1381؛ از ماجراهای آستریکس و ابیلیکس کتاب 03؛ در 47 ص؛ مصور رنگی؛ گروه سنی ج د؛ شابک: 9646488528؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، کلام، 1385؛ شابک: 9646143717؛ موضوع: داستانهای فکاهی مصور از نویسندگان فرانسوی - سده 20 مدر جلد سوم از ماجراهای «آستریکس و ابلیکس»، گتافیکس ـ کاهن دهکده گال ـ بر آنست، برای شرکت در گردهمایی سالانه ی کاهنان گال، به جنگل گرنوت‌ها برود. آستریکس و ابلیکس، دو قهرمان گال نیز، به دلیل دوری راه، و خطرات سفر، با گتافیکس، همراه می‌شوند. پس از گردهمایی، گتافیکس به عنوان بهترین کاهن سال، برگزیده می‌شود. در این هنگام بربرهای گت، که منتظر گزینش توانمندترین کاهن بوده‌ اند، گتافیکس را می‌ربایند، تا نزد «تله فریک (رئیس گت‌ها)» ببرند. او میخواهد با توانایی جادویی کاهن، بر رومی‌ها پیروز شود، و سرزمین امپراتوری را تسخیر کند. تلاش دو قهرمان داستان، آستریکس و ابلیکس، برای نجات کاهن گال، ماجراهایی را سبب می‌شود، که شرح آن در ادامه ی داستان آمده است. ا. شربیانی

This book tells us not to believe to soothsayer. God has his willing. Think first before we believe what people said.The story began with a terrible storm in the village that scared everyone, especially because the druid was not in the village. Then, the soothsayer came and told everything, people began to belive what he said. Not only the Gaul, even the Roman believed what he said. That's why we need to think clearly before we believe what people said, especially if that come from a big mouth person.

Asterix and the Normans (Asterix, #9), René GoscinnyThe story begins with Vitalstatistix (The chief of the Gaulish village) receiving a missive from his brother Doublehelix in Lutetia (Paris), to ask for the education of Doublehelix's teenage son, Justforkix. Justforkix then arrives in a sports car-like chariot. The village holds a dance in honor of his arrival; but he is unimpressed by the traditional way of dancing, snatches Cacofonix's lyre, and sings and plays in the manner of Elvix Preslix (the Rolling Menhirs in the English version). Some of the younger villagers dance to this new form; but Cacofonix tries to show off his own skills, and is struck down by Fulliautomatix. Justforkix thereupon suggests that Cacofonix's talents would be better appreciated in Lutetia. ...Meanwhile, a Norman crew arrive in Gaul to discover "the meaning of fear", on grounds that they are fearless to the point of not understanding the concept, but have heard of people "flying in fear", and believe that being afraid will grant them the ability to fly. Most of the Gauls welcome the chance of a fight; but Justforkix is horrified and decides to return home. Viewing Justforkix as an expert in fear, the Normans kidnap him to teach them; but this fails, and he remains their prisoner until Asterix and Obelix come to the rescue. A small Roman patrol is also involved in the resulting fight. At length, Norman chief Timandahaf orders an end to the battle and explains his mission to the Gauls. To teach the Normans fear, Asterix sends Obelix to fetch Cacofonix, while himself remaining as a hostage. When Obelix reaches the village, he finds Cacofonix gone to perform in Lutetia, and pursues him through a series of tell-tale clues.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز سی ام ماه ژوئن سال 2005 میلادیعنوان: آستریکس و وایکینگ‌ها؛ متن داستان از رنه گوسینی؛ نقاشی از: اودرزو؛ مترجم: فریبرز افروزی؛ تهران، سامر‏‫، 1394؛ در 48 ص، مصور رنگی، شابک 9786006444291؛ موضوع داستانهای فکاهی مصور از نویسندگان فرانسوی - سده 20 مگروهی دلیر از جنگجویان وایکینگ هنگامی که باخبر میشوند حس ترس به آنها بال! میدهد، در جستجوی کشف معنای ترس به دهکده ی «آستریکس» سفر میکنند. مردمان «گال» تنها از یک چیز میترسند، و آن اینست که نکند آسمان روی سر آنها بیافتد، و بد اقبالی گریبانگیر آنها شود...؛ تا اینکه آنها با «جاست فرکیکس» بزدل مواجه میشوند...؛ ا. شربیانی

Ah, Asterix in Corsica! One of the best albums of the series according to me. This album smells good the smell of maquis, with a touch of cheese that stinks. ..Our two Gauls will accompany a hostage in his country of origin. It is therefore in the company of the proud Ocaterinabellatchictchix that Astérix and Obelix will discover Corsica.Aesthetically, it's more than a success: the landscapes are beautiful, the inhabitants are picturesque and nicely caricatured! The women dressed in black, the little old people sitting on a ban making comments about everything, the maquis with wild pigs and legionaries lost ... I love and that's all!

Asterix and the Magic Carpet (Astérix #28), Albert UderzoThe wonderful little village where Asterix and Obelix live has only one drawback: its bard is the worst musician in the entire ancient world. Whenever Cacofonix strikes up a tune, his singing sends the sun behind the clouds and causes the rain to fall. Sometimes, though, that "talent" can come in mighty handy. Cacofonix's golden moment arrives when a Fakir flies in on a magic carpet asking for help. It seems that his kingdom is suffering from a terrible drought and only the sacrifice of their princess, Orinjade, can end it. Now, it's up to the bard to lift his voice in song, bring the rains, and save the lovely Orinjade—and for once his musical gifts will be fully appreciated!تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و سوم ماه دسامبر سال 2004 میلادیعنوان: آس‍ت‍ری‍ک‍س‌ و ق‍ال‍ی‍چ‍ه‌ ج‍ادوی‍ی‌؛ ن‍وی‍س‍ن‍ده‌ و ت‍ص‍وی‍رگ‍ر: اودرزو؛ م‍ت‍رج‍م‌: ف‍ری‍ب‍رز اف‍روزی؛ ت‍ه‍ران‌: پ‍رت‍و واق‍ع‍ه‌، 1381؛ در 48 ص؛ مصور، رنگی؛ شابک: 9648060053؛ موضوع: داستانهای فکاهی مصور از نویسندگان فرانسوی - سده 20 معنوان: آستریکس و قالیچه جادویی ایرانی؛ نویسنده: رنه گوسینی ؛ نقاشی از: اودرزو ؛ مترجم: فریبرز افروزی؛ تهران، سامر، 1387؛ در 48 ص؛ مصور، رنگی، چاپ دوم 1392؛ شابک: 9789649135168؛ چاپ سوم 1396؛دهکده کوچک فوق العاده ای که «آستریکس» و «اوبلیکس» در آن زندگی میکنند تنها یک اشکال دارد: رامشگر آن بدترین نوازنده در کل جهان باستان است. هرگاه کاکوفونیکس آواز بخواند، آواز او خورشید را پشت ابرها میفرستد و باعث ریزش باران میشود. با اینحال، گاهی اوقات، این "استعداد" میتواند بسیار مفید باشد. لحظه طلایی کاکوفونیکس وقتی فرا میرسد که یک فاکر(فقیر) در حال پرواز بر روی فرش جادویی است و درخواست یاری میکند. به نظر میرسد که پادشاهی وی از خشکسالی وحشتناکی رنج میبرد. حالا نوبت رامشگر است که صدای خود را در ترانه بلند کند، باران بیاورد و اوریجینای دوست داشتنی را نجات دهد - و برای نخستین بار از موسیقی رامشگر کاملاً قدردانی میشود! ا. شربیانی

This is a complete guide not only to Asterix books, the way the Authors came to create their characters and inspire themselves throughout more than 30 years, but also a very interesting explanation of the English translations - including data on both translators, curious details about the translation of the names of the characters (something quite relevant as a part of the character's personality is rendered through the name). Loved reading this and recognized some parts of the Asterix books I have already read. Made me feel wishful about reading the other ones as well!Maria Carmo,Lisbon, 25 March 2015.

How can lovely Queen Cleopatra show Julius Caesar that ancient Egypt is still a great nation? Her architect Edifis recruits his Gaulish friends to help him build a magnificent palace within three months. There are villainous saboteurs to be outwitted, but Asterix, Obelix and Getafix still find time to go sight-seeing - and leave their mark on the pyramids and the Sphinx's nose.

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedicus Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink. It's not quite cricket - how about a nice cup of hot water, though? Or even the first ever tea-party?

Great fun reading this again for first time in nearly 40 years! A perfect light reading accompaniment to Lindsey Davis’s Didius Falco series, and I love the way the Asterix books have a really international following, as the reviews show.

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This one features Asterix, Obelix and Chief Vitalstatistix, on an adventure, our heroes take their beloved chief to a Hydro Spa in the countryside, near Gergovia, as he's got some intestinal issues...While touring, they meet a Roman envoy, who gets smacked, and a coal merchant named Winesandspirix. There's a connection between the new friend and their chief, but not known to anyone yet.Meanwhile, the envoy meets with Caesar, who decides he doesn't like the natives of that particular area getting restless (check your history!) and demands the Shield of Vercingetorix, which he was presented after defeating the Great Gaulish/Celtic chief.This sets off a long chain of events, a race to find where the shield is, who has it, and of course, it should transpire that the shield belongs to. One other than Chief Vitalstatistix, who was given it by a young Winesandspirix after the Battle of Alessia and defeat of Vercingetorix, to help the young warrior lift his spirits. In fact, it's the same shield our chief is already paraded around on by his long suffering shield bearers.This leads to the humiliation of the Roman garrison at Gergovia, and Caesar punishes them all, after seeing Vitalstatistix triumph on the shield of Vercingetorix.Although it features Caesar, he's not the main antagonist, and though he's embarrassed, as usual, he doesn't punish or attack the Gauls. Goscinny and Uderzo didn't seem to hate Caesar, and there is a begrudging respect between our Heroes and Julius, which developed over the series. This makes him a far more interesting character.Not to,forget our chief and his health issues, when he arrives back from treatment at Winesandspirix place, he's skinny as heck, which is how the coal merchant recognized him from all the years back. Of course, things are what they are, and by the time they return to our village, the chief is back to his robust self, and even though the compulsory feast is held, his wife refuses to allow his attendance!\
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The brave Iberians are holding out against Julius Caesar, like Asterix and his friends. So when Chief Huevos y Bacon's son is taken hostage, who better to recuse him than the Gauls? Taking him home to Hispania, now Spain, they tangle with the tourist industry and flamenco, and face a wild aurochs in the arena - or bullring. And can it be true? Cacofonix finds a fan in little Pepe!

One of the very first Asterix books I can remember reading as a kid. And it’s as good as ever.The title leaves no room for interpretation, this story does in fact take place at the Olympic Games. In an effort to irritate the Romans, the Gauls set off for Greece to take part in the games (as Romans, of course, since they are part of the empire and would otherwise not be allowed to compete). The kicker? They plan on using the magic potion to make a clean sweep of all the events.This doesn’t work as planned. Not having done their research, they are made aware of the fact that performance enhancing drugs aren’t allowed mere days before the games commence. This little technicality causes a problem (not only did all the men in the village come along for the ride, there now exists the very real possibility that the Gauls are going to get egg on their faces since nobody has actually trained for any of the sporting events). Fortunately Getafix and Asterix aren’t outdone that easily.In the end it’s a triumph of brains over brawn.And, of course, let's not forget all the wonderful references to Ancient Greek culture.Bonus 1: this story contains a Roman athlete named Gluteus Maximus.Bonus 2: look out for Asterix’s striped orange shorts.

The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.In THE GREAT COW RACE, volume 2 of this 9-book epic, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran'ma Ben. But Phoney risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town's annual Great Cow Race. As usual, Phoney's plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems further away than ever. Meanwhile, ominous signs indicate that a war is brewing, and Fone finds himself helping his friends defend their valley from a formidable enemy.

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone, are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert.One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures...Humor, mystery, and adventure are spun together in this action-packed, side-splitting saga. Everyone who has ever left home for the first time only to find that the world outside is strange and overwhelming will love Bone.

I came across the first book in this series Asterix the Gaul on “Guardians 1000 books to read before you die” list, liked it enough to give this, the second book a try. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, not just of the writing but also the graphic drawings. Goscinny wrote the first book around 1960, and even though he died in 1977, the series continues with the 37th edition published in 2017.

L'Odyssée d'Astérix = Asterix and the Black Gold (Astérix #26), Albert UderzoAsterix and the Black Gold is the twenty-sixth volume of Asterix comic book series, originally published in 1981. It is the second book to be both written and drawn by Albert Uderzo. The book begins with Asterix and Obelix hunting wild boar until one boar leads them to a Roman patrol, which the Gauls vanquish while the boars escape. In Rome, Julius Caesar orders M. Devius Surreptitious, the head of M.I.VI, service, to send an agent to infiltrate the Gauls. This agent is a Gaulish-Roman druid known as Dubbelosix, who travels in a folding chariot full of secret devices. Dubbelosix and Surreptitius communicate via a carrier fly, who develops a crush for Dubbelosix. In the Gaulish village, Getafix is depressed because he has run out of rock oil, which he requires to make the magic potion enabling the Gaulish resistance to Rome. ...تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و چهارم ماه اکتبر سال 2003 میلادیعنوان: آس‍ت‍ری‍ک‍س‌ و طلای‌ س‍ی‍اه‌؛ ن‍وی‍س‍ن‍ده‌ و ت‍ص‍وی‍رگ‍ر: آل‍ب‍رت‌ اودرزو؛ م‍ت‍رج‍م‌: غ‍لام‍ح‍س‍ی‍ن‌ اع‍راب‍ی؛ تهران، لک لک، 1381؛ ت‍ه‍ران‌: ت‍اری‍خ‌ و ف‍ره‍ن‍گ‌، 1383؛ در 48 ص؛ مصور، رنگی، فروست: (م‍اج‍راه‍ای‌ آس‍ت‍ری‍ک‍س‌ و اب‍ل‍ی‍ک‍س‌)؛ شابک: 9647135688؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، کلام، 1385؛ شابک: 9646143687؛ موضوع: داستانهای فکاهی از نویسندگان فرانسوی - سده 20 معنوان: آستریکس و طلای سیاه؛ نویسنده و تصویرگر: اودرزو؛ مترجم: فریبرز افروزی؛ تهران: سامر، ‏‫1397؛ در 48 ص؛ شابک: 9786006444109؛ موضوع: داستانهای فکاهیچکیده: آستِریکس یک سری از کتاب‌های کمیک فرانسوی هستند، که توسط «رنه گوسینی»، داستان‌نویسی شده، و توسط «آلبرت اودرزو» به تصویر درآمده‌ اند، داستان‌های این سری در دهکده‌ ای از مردم «گل» که در برابر اشغال رومی‌ها مبارزه می‌کنند، روی می‌دهد. پس از درگذشت «گوسینی» در سال 1977 میلادی، و تا سال 2009 میلادی، «اودرزو»، نوشتن داستان کتاب‌ها را نیز، خود برعهده گرفتند. در ماه دسامبر سال 2008 میلادی، «اودرزو»، امتیاز مجموعه «اَستِریکس» را به شرکت «اشت» واگذار کرد. از آن زمان تا کنون، دو کتاب دیگر از این مجموعه منتشر شده‌ است که توسط «ژان ایو فری» نوشته، و توسط «دیدیه کنراد» ترسیم شده‌ اند. «آستریکس و طلای سیاه» دومین کتابی است که توسط «آلبرت اودرزو» نوشته و ترسیم شده است. این کتاب با شکار گراز وحشی، توسط «آستریکس و اوبیلیکس» آغاز میشود، تا اینکه یک گراز آنها را به سمت گشت رومی سوق دهد، که «گل»ها در حالی که گرازها فرار میکنند؛ ا. شربیانی

Set in 50 BC, all of Gaul (ancient France) is conquered by Julius Caesar’s Roman army. All? One small village still holds out against the Romans: Asterix’s village. And it’s thanks to their druid Getafix’s magic potion which gives them superhuman strength! In Asterix and the Banquet, one of the earliest Asterix adventures, Inspector General Overanxius orders a stockade be built around the rebel village to contain them so Asterix makes a bet with the Roman. He and his best friend Obelix (don’t call him fat!) will go on a tour of Gaul, collecting the finest regional food and drink and bring them back to the village for a banquet, proving that they are free to move within their own country, stockade or no. The race is on! I think the Banquet was the first Asterix book I read cover to cover when I was a kid - before then I’d just pick up a book and randomly leaf through it, staring at the pictures, maybe reading a word bubble or two (I was, like, 5!). Re-reading it as an adult, it’s amazing how appealing the comic still is and not just in a nostalgic way. Rene Goscinny’s script is tight and fast-moving - it has to be, the book is only 43 pages long! And even though each half page (usually about 5-6 panels) was serialised in magazines and newspapers, collected into the books, they read seamlessly. It helps that Albert Uderzo’s art is so gorgeous with bright colours and wonderfully designed locations, bringing the ancient world to life with startling vivacity. I didn’t realise this book was also Dogmatix’s first appearance (Obelix’s dog). He just shows up out of nowhere, standing outside a pork butcher’s shop in Lutetia, Asterix and Obelix’s first stop, and follows our heroes from then on. He’s not named yet though and our heroes don’t acknowledge him until the very end when Obelix turns to notice him in one panel. Fulliautomatix, the village’s blacksmith, is also not a final character yet either. He’s here in name only but his character design is very different from the later books, and his running joke will be the guy who beats up Cacofonix (the village’s bard) whenever he tries to sing. As I remembered, the visuals for black people are quite racist too - big cartoony red lips - but then again everyone’s drawn cartoony. I’m not saying it’s right but it’s worth noting that this book was published in 1963 and that was still more-or-less the norm of how black people were portrayed in comics so it probably doesn’t reflect the creators’ beliefs (I even remember getting Gollywog badges from Robertson’s Golden Shred marmalade in the ‘90s - that’s how long these negative images persisted!). The story’s a bit flimsy if you start to think about it - basically the magic potion makes the whole thing pointless. I mean, why don’t they just knock down the stockade themselves, and why are they afraid of the Romans at all when they smash them up whenever they encounter them? But then we wouldn’t have the fun adventure so I’ll give it a pass. Strangely for a French comic translated into English, a lot of the humour is linguistic with more than a few puns that are a bit cheesy, but I still love a lot of the physical gags. Like when the Romans are trying to put our heroes in chains but they keep breaking out because of their super-strength, and the repeat joke of the Pirates still gets me. I’m amazed and delighted that Asterix comics still have a powerful effect on me, years after first reading them. The Banquet is a wonderful read and probably one of the best comics in this series, suitable for, and recommended to, readers of all ages. By Toutatis, this book is great!

Obélix et Compagnie = Obelix and Co. (Astérix #23), René Goscinny, Albert UderzoObelix and Co. is the twenty-third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). The book's main focus is on the attempts by the Gaul-occupying Romans to corrupt the one remaining village that still holds out against them by instilling capitalism. It is also the penultimate volume written by Goscinny before his death in 1977; his final volume, Asterix in Belgium, was released after his death in 1979. Julius Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, a bright young graduate of the Latin school of Economics, to corrupt the indomitable Gauls by introducing them to big business. Obelix's menhir trade is soon thriving, backed by a heavy advertising campaign - but does wealth bring happiness? And what will happen when the bottom falls out of the menhir market?تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز سی ام ماه می سال 2009 میلادیعنوان: اوبلیکس و شرکا: ماجراهای آستریکس و ابلیکس کتاب 23؛ نویسنده: رنه گوسینی؛ داستان‌های این مجموعه در دهکده‌ ای از مردمان «گل» روی میدهد که در برابر اشغال رومی‌ها مبارزه می‌کنند. پس از درگذشت «گوسینی» در سال 1977 میلادی و تا سال 2009 میلادی، «اودرزو» نگارش داستان کتاب‌ها را نیز خود بردوش گرفت. در ماه دسامبر سال 2008 میلادی، «اودرزو» امتیاز مجموعه «اَستِریکس» را، به شرکت «اشت» واگذار کردند. از آن زمان تا کنون دو کتاب دیگر از این مجموعه منتشر شده‌ است که توسط «ژان ایو فری» نوشته شده و توسط «دیدیه کنراد» ترسیم شده‌ اند. کتاب‌های اَستِریکس در ایران هم توسط انتشارات «سامر» و ... به چاپ رسیده است. ا. شربیانیا. شربیانی

Caesar has a plan to defeat the rebel Gaulish village once and for all - if they won’t fall in line, he’ll build Roman civilization around them and force their culture upon them! His brilliant young architect Squareonthehypotenus will build... The Mansions of the Gods! I always liked Mansions of the Gods but re-reading it today I didn’t realise how damn funny it is! The characters’ reactions are very extreme which helps. The centurion tasked with helping the architect is superstitious and terrified of the Gauls so he demands the slaves only work at night - except all of them sing LOUDLY while they work. He becomes a nervous wreck as one group of slaves bursts into their nation’s music after the other and he’s so scared the Gauls will be woken up and punch him! Getafix has magic acorns for re-growing the trees the slaves uproot in the night (poor Dogmatix - he loves trees and hates seeing them uprooted!) so night after night the Romans work and the next night discover the trees have regrown. The architect slowly becomes a nervous wreck and it’s glorious! And later on in the book, Cacofonix, the village bard… oh, big belly laugh on his scene! There’s some subtext I didn’t notice when reading this as a kid: Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo appear to be criticising trade unions as they’re portrayed here as greedy and encouraging laziness in workers. The influx of Roman tenants nearby turns the Gaulish village into a gaudy tourist trap, the creators criticising modern tourism and what it does to beautiful rural communities. There are A LOT of racist caricatures here so heads up for that. It’s a comic from 1971 and it’s so good - well written, wonderfully drawn, and so, so funny and clever - but, yeah, it’s kinda racist and that’s a shame. I don’t think the creators meant it in any hateful way and black people aren’t portrayed any more negatively than other slaves but there’s no escaping those red, red lips. Le sigh. The Mansions of the Gods is another great Asterix comic that reads just as well - maybe better? - to grown-up audiences as it does to kids. It’s a good laugh and an excellent comic. If, like me, it’s been a while since you read these books, they’re well worth a re-read. New readers are in for a treat!

The plot of this one will likely appeal to romantics, but it’s a bit silly, on the face of it, to be fair. I can’t see the “last holdouts” against the Roman invaders sending their two best warriors away to look for the boyfriend of a young Gaulish girl on a whim just because Obelix is infatuated. (The poor sod in question, one Tragicomix, was drafted into the Roman Legion). Fortunately, despite the rather thin premise that kicks off the main narrative, Goscinny and Uderzo pull this one off with maneuvering space to spare. Asterix and Obelix (actually) join the Roman Legion, along with a motley and delightful bunch of other recruits (from other Roman occupied countries such as Egypt, Greece, Britain et al). There is lots of room for comedy and the authors exploit it mercilessly. After basic training, which is a treat, the troops set off for Africa, where Tragicomix was sent as well. It’s a grand adventure too, with the backdrop being Caesar’s civil war against Pompey, and particularly the African conflict with Metellus Scipio and the Battle of Thapsus (in Tunisia). There’s a bit of an epic sweep to this entry, which brings something new to the series. There is some scathing satire on the nature of civil war, and of course some bittersweet comedy pertaining to Obelix being in love.Good stuff!

After receiving the healing powers from a magical flower, the baby Princess Rapunzel is kidnapped from the palace in the middle of the night by Mother Gothel. Mother Gothel knows that the flower's magical powers are now growing within the golden hair of Rapunzel, and to stay young, she must lock Rapunzel in her hidden tower. Rapunzel is now a teenager and her hair has grown to a length of 70-feet. The beautiful Rapunzel has been in the tower her entire life, and she is curious of the outside world. One day, the bandit Flynn Ryder scales the tower and is taken captive by Rapunzel. Rapunzel strikes a deal with the charming thief to act as her guide to travel to the place where the floating lights come from that she has seen every year on her birthday. Rapunzel is about to have the most exciting and magnificent journey of her life.

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment, the fate of Earth and existence has never been more uncertain.

2018 film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo

An animated fantasy-adventure. Set one thousand years from now, the Earth is ravaged by pollution and war. In the Valley of the Wind lives Nausicaä, Princess of her people. Their land borders on a toxic jungle, filled with dangerous over-sized insects. Meanwhile, two nearby nations are bitterly engaged in a war and the Valley of the Wind is stuck in the middle.

The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, veteran of the circus, but the newborn is ridiculed because of his truly enormous ears and dubbed "Dumbo". After being separated from his mother, Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts; it is up to his only friend, a mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential.

Loki, the adopted brother of Thor, teams-up with the Chitauri Army and uses the Tesseract's power to travel from Asgard to Midgard to plot the invasion of Earth and become a king. The director of the agency S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, sets in motion project Avengers, joining Tony Stark a.k.a. the Iron Man; Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America; Bruce Banner, a.k.a. The Hulk; Thor; Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow; and Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, to save the world from the powerful Loki and the alien invasion.

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins (2005), Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new District Attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City, until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as "The Joker" appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against The Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent, and Rachel Dawes.

2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan

30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.

2015 American epic space opera film directed by J. J. Abrams

When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo and catapults Hiro into the midst of danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called "Big Hero 6."

An art collector appeals to Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. He learns that another archaeologist has disappeared while searching for the precious goblet, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones. The artifact is much harder to find than they expected, and its powers are too much for those impure of heart.

1989 action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg

At an annual pace, a huge colony of ants is forced to collect every piece of food that grows on their island for a group of menacing grasshoppers. But that all changes when a misfit inventor ant named Flik accidentally knocks over the offering pile thus forcing the grasshoppers' devious leader Hopper to force the ants to redo their gathering of food. Despite the fact that his friends don't believe him and desperate to help save the colony, Flik volunteers to go out into the world and search for a group of 'warrior' bugs. Instead, what he got was a talented group of circus performers. But when the grasshoppers return and take control of the island, Flik must prove himself a true hero before it's too late.

1998 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Pixar

While Andy is away at summer camp Woody has been toynapped by Al McWiggin, a greedy collector and proprietor of "Al's Toy Barn"! In this all-out rescue mission, Buzz and his friends Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm springs into action to rescue Woody from winding up as a museum piece. They must find a way to save him before he gets sold in Japan forever and they'll never see him again!

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this house is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher).

2010 American computer-animated 3D comedy film

A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart.

This is the tale of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), an ordinary eleven-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is snatched away from his mundane existence by Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane), the groundskeeper for Hogwarts, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, Harry makes friends easily at his new school. He soon finds, however, that the wizarding world is far more dangerous for him than he would have imagined, and he quickly learns that not all wizards are ones to be trusted.

2001 British-American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus

In the end of the nineteenth century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough, and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death, and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival magicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences.

In the twenty-eighth century, space station Alpha is a city where beings from different planets live together exchanging their knowledge and culture. Peace is granted by a human force, including Major Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and his partner Sergeant Laureline (Cara Delevingne). They are assigned by the Defense Minister (Herbie Hancock) to retrieve the last species of converter in a dangerous mission. They succeed and back to Alpha, unknown humanoids abduct Commander Arun Filitt (Clive Owen) expecting to steal the converter. They head to a forbidden area that is infected, but Valerian and Laureline follow them and disclose a hidden secret about the race and the infected area.

A washed up monster chaser convinces the U.S. Government to fund a trip to an unexplored island in the South Pacific. Under the guise of geological research, the team travels to "Skull Island". Upon arrival, the group discover that their mission may be complicated by the wildlife which inhabits the island. The beautiful vistas and deadly creatures create a visually stunning experience that is sure to keep your attention.

May/June 1940. Four hundred thousand British and French soldiers are hole up in the French port town of Dunkirk. The only way out is via sea, and the Germans have air superiority, bombing the British soldiers and ships without much opposition. The situation looks dire and, in desperation, Britain sends civilian boats in addition to its hard-pressed Navy to try to evacuate the beleaguered forces. This is that story, seen through the eyes of a soldier amongst those trapped forces, two Royal Air Force fighter pilots, and a group of civilians on their boat, part of the evacuation fleet.

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Prince T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new king. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Jedi Master-in-hiding Luke Skywalker unwillingly attempts to guide young hopeful Rey in the ways of the force, while Leia, former princess turned general, attempts to lead what is left of the Resistance away from the ruthless tyrannical grip of the First Order.

2017 American epic space opera film directed by Rian Johnson

The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and often nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurably optimistic and earnest sea sponge, and his underwater friends. Dwelling a few fathoms beneath the tropical isle of Bikini Atoll in the sub-surface city of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob lives in a two-story pineapple. Instead of taking the logical approach to everyday challenges, SpongeBob approaches life in a wayward and unconventional way. Whether searching for the ultimate spatula to perfect his burger flipping technique at the Krusty Krab or just hanging out with his best friend Patrick (an amiable starfish), SpongeBob's good intentions and overzealous approach to life usually create chaos in his underwater world.

The body of a young girl (Laura Palmer) is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.

American drama television series from 1990–1991

After starring in the popular sitcom "Horsin' Around" in the late 80s and early 90s, BoJack Horseman struggles with his deteriorating popularity, depression, addiction, and maintaining the relationships with those he cares about, but can't seem to stop hurting, all while living in the satirical, pun-filled city of Hollywood, California.

Welcome to Elmore. This quaint little suburb isn't quite what it seems, as in Elmore, just about everything has the ability to come to life. The Amazing World of Gumball follows the misadventures of Gumball, a twelve-year-old cat. With the help of his best friend Darwin, his former pet goldfish that grew legs and joined the family, he gets into all sorts of antics. He is joined by his sister, Anais, a four-year-old bunny with heightened intelligence. His father, Richard, and his mother, Nicole, are there to provide him support as well.

British-American children's animated television series

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Follows a group of teenage 7th graders, including best friends Nick Birch and Andrew Glouberman, as they navigate their way through puberty with struggles like masturbation and sexual arousal all in the Westchester County suburbs of New York City. Acting as over-sexualized shoulder angels are the hormone monsters: Maurice (who pesters Andrew and Matthew and occasionally Nick), Connie the hormone monstress (who pesters Jessi and Nick and occasionally Missy) and Mona (who mainly pesters Missy). Throughout the series, the kids interact with people and objects who are often personified and offer helpful, yet confusing, advice in their puberty-filled lives including the ghost of Duke Ellington, a French-accented Statue of Liberty, a pillow capable of getting pregnant, a bar of Adderall, and even Jessi's own vulva. They seek out their destiny as puberty destroys them mentally and physically.

An interdimensional princess, from the kingdom of Mewni, named Star Butterfly is sent to a new dimension, the Earth dimension, to learn how to use her newest possession, the royal family wand, and she finds help along the way meeting an Earth boy named Marco Diaz, and she lives with Marco and his parents causing all kinds of interdimensional mischief.

In the land of Equestria, a precocious but introverted bookworm named Twilight Sparkle is the personal protégé of its ruler, Princess Celestia. Sent to Ponyville to oversee a celebration, Twilight faces the return of a menace she feared and defeats it with the power of friendship she discovers with some locals. Now charged to learn more, Twilight and her new friends face life's challenges from personal problems to grave threats to the land with a growing appreciation of the friendship they share and the magic it makes possible.

Animated television series based on the Hasbro franchise

The story takes place in the 21st century, 20 years after World War 3. The world as we know it has been destroyed, and 12 year old Conan lives on an island with his grandfather, believing they are the only two survivors of the war. But one day Conan discovers an unconscious girl on the beach. She is 11 year old Lana, and she's fleeing from the evil rulers of Industria, who want to kidnap her and use her as a bait to convince her grandfather (who has fled from Industria himself) to give up the lost secret of solar energy, which would allow Industria to rule over the world. After Lana is kidnapped from the island, Conan decides to rescue her and sets sail to Industria.

The comedy-adventure series chronicles the high-flying adventures of trillionaire Scrooge McDuck, his grandnephews - Huey, Dewey, and Louie - and temperamental nephew Donald Duck, Launchpad McQuack, Mrs. Beakley, and her granddaughter Webby.

2017 reboot of the 1987 American animated series

After Keith, Lance, Pidge, Hunk, and Shiro are sent into space in a blue lion, they find two "alteans" by the names of Allura and Coran who have been frozen in crypto-pods for ten thousand years. They then discover that they must each pilot one of the robotic lions of Voltron, and defend the universe from an alien species called the "galra", and their evil emperor "Zarkon."

2016 animated science fiction television series

Ordinary Anne Boonchuy, 13, finds a music box that sends her to Amphibia, a world full of frogs, toads, and giant insects. With help from Sprig, she must adjust to life in Amphibia and discover her first true friendship in her life.

Wander is is eager to help anyone in the galaxy, together with his friend Sylvia. Wander's friendliness often angers Lord Hater, who is bent on galactic domination, and his army of Watchdogs.

Bee, an unemployed woman is living a normal life, until a grumpy companion named PuppyCat arrives. Follow Bee and and PuppyCat as they travel between reality and "Fishbowl Space".

Various people find themselves on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one being its own universe, and they must find a way to get home in this animated anthology series.

Three young alien beings with the ability to form a giant robotic warrior attempt to blend into suburbia, all while battling the tyrannical forces that ravaged their home world.

From the mind of Genndy Tartakovsky, the visionary creator behind the Emmy® award-winning series Samurai Jack, comes a new tale that follows a caveman at the dawn of evolution as he forms an unlikely friendship with an almost extinct dinosaur. With suspense, heartbreak, excitement, love and fear all without a single word of dialogue, the series is a painting come to life, relying solely on music and graphic imagery to tell the story of two unlikely allies as they navigate through a treacherous world. After bonding over unfortunate tragedies, they seem to become each other's only hope of survival against a common enemy.

Clearly a riff on the streaming giant's acclaimed true crime series Making A Murderer and The Keepers, American Vandal is a half-hour true crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian Peter Maldanaldo investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of Dylan Maxwell, the troubled senior accused of the phallic vandalization.

In a small town where everyone knows everyone, a peculiar incident starts a chain of events that leads to the disappearance of a child, which begins to tear at the fabric of an otherwise peaceful community. Dark government agencies and seemingly malevolent supernatural forces converge on the town, while a few of the locals begin to understand that there's more going on than meets the eye.

American science fiction horror Netflix series

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