Druids, those wardens of wisdom and knowledge, hold sway over us even today, as they relay the words of the gods using their occult science. Just look at Raymond Domenech*, that strange Gaulish druid with the white moustache and mane who escaped from the faraway forest of the Carnutes: he is the learned reader of fortunes written in the stars. He boasts the extraordinary power of being able to come up with an unlikely list of 23 players for a major sporting event! Meanwhile, back in the Virtual Village, you are the ones to make the selection! And there are two unmissable games to bear this out:
|
Saturday 5 June 2010
The official asterix.com website
Monday 8 February 2010
The Grand Gaulish Quiz puts the Indomitable to the test!
The official asterix.com website
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! |
Thursday 4 February 2010
And the César for the Best Cover goes to...
The official asterix.com website
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. |
Friday 30 January 2009
The official asterix.com website
The New Year was celebrated in fitting fashion at the Asterix Villlage, with a banquet worthy of the Indomitable Gauls. Just one small problem: the cries of joy in Chief Vitalstatistix's hut turned into wails of pain.And why? Because of an acute attack of heartburn due to certain excesses at the banquet where roast boar followed upon roast boar! Condemned to yet another spa treatment at the Aquae Calidae (Vichy) centre, close to the Arverne region, the Gaulish chief left with a task for his "holiday": to send holiday cards to all the great heads of state in the Known World! Fortunately for him, his nephew Justforkix had everything prepared: Asterix e-cards to celebrate the New Year are available again on Asterix.com. Take advantage of them while they are available until the end of January to send your greetings to family and friends. And, a very Happy New Year to you all from the official Asterix Virtual Village! |
Thursday 23 October 2008
Asterix Games and Competitions
The official asterix.com website
The 2008 Tournament of Indomitables is nearly upon us! Here we are at the semi-final stages, which this year have the feel of a "Masters" tournament with the following big names in the final four: Obelix, facing his loyal friend Dogmatix, and Getafix who has been paired off against Asterix; two encounters which, for all their friendly appearances, promise to be stiff tests for all competitors.Get voting now! The Asterix Quiz hasn't entered into hibernation: we can finally reveal to you the names of the June and July winners: Laurent Lesaux, Thierry Berthelet, Jean-Pierre Boettner, Hélène Serrecourt and Alexandra Moiraud are the lucky winners of a pair of Asterix puzzles while Serge Crettenand, Myriam Duc, Gaelle Giammattei, Anne Mourgue and Christophe Marechal each carry away a copy of the Asterix at the Olympic Games video game for the Playstation 2. 
All in all, ten indomitable master experts of Asterix, rewarded for their ten perfect answers in our fearsome quiz! |
Thursday 16 October 2008
The 107th language for Asterix
Edition - The official asterix.com website - The Translation Exchange
Among the hundreds of additions to the Asterix Translation Exchange, one publication has particularly caught the eye: Astérix la kaz Razade (Asterix and the Magic Carpet), the very first release of an Asterix album in Réunion Creole.Réunion Creole, now officially declared the 107th language spoken by the most famous of all Gauls, follows hot on the heels of the translation of Asterix and the Great Divide into Antillean Creole, which has since become a smash bestseller on those islands and overseas.  Such an event really deserved a special album introduction page on which you will find all the secrets to the success of the Asterix album translations: a brand new map revealing the island of Réunion under the famous Asterix magnifying glass, a recap of all the most famous expressions from the Asterix world which are now part of our daily speech ("These Romans are crazy", "the sky falling on our heads", etc.), as well as a Creole/French glossary of more than 300 words for both educational purposes and for fun. Asterix albums never fail to surprise and delight! |