Since its appearance in the best Gaulish bookshops on 27 January, Astérix pi Obélix is ont leus ages - Ch’live in dor (also known as Asterix & Obelix’s Birthday – The Golden Book in the Picard dialect) has embellished the merriment of Asterix readers with the never-to-be-imitated Ch’ti accent. Un molé d’musique, du mouvmint éd l’anmour (with music, action and love): all the ingredients for a magic potion... Picard-style can be found in this album, full of surprises!To complement this exceptional publication, the brilliant three translators behind the three Picard albums (Alain Dawson, Jacques Dulphy and Jean-Luc Vigneux) have been meeting with readers. Following a press conference at the MARTELLE bookshop in Amiens on 27 January, they participated in a book-signing in Lille on 3 February at the FURET DU NORD. A surprise awaited their fans: an ex-libris in the form of a half-plate from the new Picard album. An already cult scene in which Albert Uderzo delighted in drawing a caricature of himself amidst all his characters. Now that’sch funny!  |
Monday 22 February 2010
Asterix keeps his sights on the North!
Thursday 18 February 2010
Asterix heads back to the movie theatres!
Goodness gracious! A round of hot water for the entire Gaulish village! On Monday, 1 February, Les Editions Albert René and the FIDELITE production company announced an agreement for a new feature-length film.The 4th adaptation of the Asterix Adventures is to be directed by Laurent Tirard, who will also be co-writing the script with Grégoire Vigneron, based on the album Asterix in Britain. Already produced as an animated film in 1986, Asterix in Britain is jam-packed with unforgettable scenes that we are dying to see in real-life action: the excitement of Asterix and Obelix’s reunion at the Tower of London, an unexpected rugby match, an entire legion of wine-weary Romans, the delights of lukewarm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, the exquisite care of the most impeccably kept lawn in the Ancient World, and the story of how tea became the Britons’ national beverage, thanks to Getafix’s well-meaning pranks....  Sounds promising for the big-screen adaptation, doesn’t it? No doubt about it, Asterix’s return to the cinema is a real piece of luck! Click here to learn more about the first 3 live-action films adapted from the Asterix universe. |
Wednesday 10 February 2010
The Roman Army maintains the cult of excellence. Legionaries are duty-bound to be the best trained, the strongest, the most disciplined. So you can imagine how proud Gluteus Maximus is when he is selected to represent Rome at the Olympic Games“I am the best!” he exclaims. Yes, but… An encounter in the forest with Gauls brimming with magic potion soon makes him forget his dreams of grandeur! Gluteus feels like a “loser” and starts vigorously sweeping the Aquarium camp instead of practicing his sport.
A good sport, Asterix finally decides to hand over his winner’s laurels and Gluteus Maximus ends up being named centurion by Caesar. And so, for once: Gloria victis, or glory to the vanquished.
Discover the secrets of all the Asterix characters in the Encyclopaedia
Monday 8 February 2010
The Grand Gaulish Quiz puts the Indomitable to the test!
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Throughout the Known World, Asterix fans vie to outdo one another with boasting, each one claiming to be the best expert on the Asterix albums. And yet, it is no simple thing to become expert ès Asterix; everyone is not cut out to be a druid, by Toutatis!So then, how does one recognize an authentic Gaulish champion? Well... it was Asterix himself who gave us an idea about organizing a major yearly championship: the GGQ, otherwise known as the Grand Gaulish Quiz! There is a simple principle behind getting your name engraved on the virtual marble slab in our Gaulish “Hall of Fame”: all you have to do is answer 20 randomly chosen questions in the shortest time possible. The best scores to the GGQ will be selected each month, and 1 to 10 points will be attributed to the first ten experts, allowing them to apply for a position in the general ranking. At the end of the year, the grand champion will be unanimously nominated and celebrated with all due pomp and circumstance! Well, it’s perhaps a bit hasty to say unanimously, given that we still have to convince Caesar that other people in this world also have the right to lay claim to a proper triumph! In the meantime, good luck to all and may Toutatis be with you! |
Friday 5 February 2010
Ptenisnet, an Egyptian on the fly
Enrolled in the Roman legion due to a misunderstanding in Asterix the Legionary, Ptenisnet confuses a Roman camp with a holiday camp.... Luckily for him, Asterix and Obelix take their role as camp counsellors to heart so that Ptenisnet ends up revisiting the charm of his years as a youth in the army!
Discover the secrets of all the Asterix characters in the Encyclopaedia
Thursday 4 February 2010
And the César for the Best Cover goes to...
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The suspense is over. We know that you have been on tenterhooks for weeks, but now that the final results are in, there is no question about it: the winner of the 2009 survey concerning the very best Asterix album cover is without a doubt... the very last album, Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday: the Golden Book!In second place stands How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was A Little Boy, which received a great number of votes, especially thanks to the new cover by Albert Uderzo. Your votes leave no doubt: the Asterix 2009 vintage is a terrific! While the Indomitable Gauls monopolized all the awards this year, one poor candidate did not even get nominated for the virtual César Award for the Best Cover.... And who might that be, you ask? Well, Caesar himself.... Asterix and Caesar’s Gift and Asterix and the (Caesar’s) Laurel Wreath came up empty-handed....  Final results can be seen here. |