sigh. It’s funny. Unfortunately, Caesar has conquered Britain now — all except for one small village that Anticlimax lives in. I’ve never mustered the patience necessary to try to plow through a volume. Is it Goscinny’s scripts and how much stuff he’s packing into each book now that’s causing this? This is two pages after we see the British taking a break from their warring with the Romans in the middle of the afternoon to have drinks of hot water with optional splashes of milk. In an era where we've been indundated with comic book-based movies, those Guallic warriors Asterix and Obelix have flown under the rader. It’s great comic timing and storytelling, like something you might have expected in an earlier Hollywood comedy. Those made quite an impression on us. Ok, that’s clever and I’ll give Goscinny point for using the leaves well. Ha. Plus some berries and citrus. Its just so solid for an Asterix book and in my mind in many ways the quintessential Asterix book of this period. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. The thing that grabs me about this book is how Goscinny plots out rising action in some of the biggest set pieces. Picture Marx Brothers or Abbott and Costello here. BURBANK, California USA, Nov 19, 2020 -- The Themed Entertainment Association announced the new slate of TEA Thea Awards recipients, honoring people, projects and technologies representing excellence in the visitor attractions industry.The prestigious TEA Thea Award is considered one of the attractions industry's greatest honors. It must be a hangover from the 1950s and the pea soupers of yore. Thanks to our hero, the Britons discovered tea and the Belgians were inspired to make French fries! I can only shiver at the thought of the wonderful Asterix adapters for the UK if they had to tackle other beloved series like Blake & Mortimer or Achille Talon into Shakespeare’s idiom and make it fit the page. All great names. Do you ever think Jean-Yves Ferrl will ever write some Lucky Luke books at all? Please enable Cookies and reload the page. 307 ( 09/09/1965) First album edition: 1966 Cartoon film adaptation: Asterix in Britain in 1986. The illegal immigrant in Astérix's boat turns out to be an Indian, who happens to have a tea plant with him. There will be times when saying the same thing in English will be much longer than in the original French. The books, especially the first dozen or so are masterpieces. Letterhack from 1991. 6. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it leads to Asterix and Obelix running through the field and joining in the game. . And, of course, there’s the daily break in the action for a cup of hot water, sometimes with a splash of milk. Stonehenge makes an appearance in the movie. I just looked that up and came across the animated series from 1999 or so that I have extremely vague memories of. None of the Cinebooks have fine dialogue and I do put that down to the translation. At times the art does look at little stuff and as you say the dialogue suffers from what I assume is a literal translation (I’m not one to comment since my French is horrible!) Asterisk pours a slightly hazy, golden color. Heh, and that’s something I never would have noticed a couple years ago that I probably would today, now that I’ve read some Pilot Journal issues. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience of our website. Did you know that Achille Talon by Michel Greg makes a cameo appearance as a beaten up Roman Soldier on 1 of the boats. Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. Which was 46 years after the book came out, and 26 years after the animated film came out. They tried but it was a massive flop. As you might imagine, Obelix is a natural for the game. The thing about the tea leaves that bothers me is that Asterix just takes from Panoramix (is that something Asterix does regularly, randomly take weird crap from Panoramix’s shelves just because?) 237 reviews of Asterisk Supper Club "What a great place! It’s OK. Heck, there are books people swear are awesome today that I thought were done better twenty years ago, too. I’ve moved to grabbing panels from the digital remastering (2010, I think) for speed of production’s sake, but I’m still reading the print editions from 2004 first. These teas are made in large farm and factories where tea leaves have been machine bruised, machine rolled, and machine fired. whew, I have also noticed that in reprints of Marvel comics, they often now remove the colorist from the credits box, because those comics too have been recoloured. That’s the depiction of the British in this book, though not quite to such an active degree. 8. Head is thick, foamy, and very white. because Goscinny possibly couldn’t think of another way for him to acquire them… also he just stuffs them in his pocket, meaning they should have been ruined when Asterix and his pals take a forced river bath after a roman attack, a detail that could have been fixed if he had carried them in a pouch or something. Barrels and barrels…. A Few Translation Tactics. The fight was over that quickly this week. In other words, “we can make wonky claims as long as we’ve let you know they’ve not been vetted by any regulatory body.” The syntax is always the same: make a questionable claim, then waive it away with an asterisk.You’ll lose 5 lbs in 5 days… I guess it’s the way of the world. They didn’t go completely overboard, but they definitely went brighter and bolder. we, who are destined to die, salute you." COVID update: Asterisk Supper Club has updated their hours, takeout & delivery options. morituri te salutant". While I agree that 98% of comics aren’t as good as Asterix I went the other way. I’m sure there can’t be many later books where they do that. We’ll have to get some sort of chart going to keep track of it all, LOL. We still have to prove it to you? I had no idea there were two Uderzos! Buy this book on Amazon and this website will get a few pennies towards its continuing operation: Also available in English in Europe. Unlike Dan I can’t quite get over the randomness of Asterix picking up the tea leaves and like Augie says the slightly hamfisted (no pun intended) underlining of the gag at the end. While these Romans might be mostly different from the ones in the encampments surrounding Asterix’s village, they act the same. I don’t know, but I’d love it if they did. I’ve flipped through them and been introduced to a lot of new stuff.). Greg was a genial storyteller and it’s overwhelming to consider his body of work as a writer on so many different series on top of this one. Comic fan since 1989. Just to correct myself: Marcel Uderzo worked on Asterix from the “Cleopatra” volume through “The Laurels of Caesar”, and then “The Great Crossing” through “Belgium.” Then Marcel went solo and they had their falling out. These gags are all inserted at perfect times. Even now, there aren’t many I prefer. But, yeah, I bet you’re right. Oh its much better than Banquet, but I see the echos. Each winner will be eligible for winning one Prize under this Contest only. Marcel just wants the credit for doing some of the work. Obelix drunk is an absolute fav of mine. This, thankfully, provides some very humorous moments. Good times , I think it reaches its apogee with the British legionary in Asterix the Legionary (my personal favourite!). Anticlimax goes to France to get Asterix’s help with some Magic Potion to continue to defend his homeland. Am I just noticing this more for the first time with this book than in the past? You never know…. Get the answers you need, now! It mixes in the history of the Roman conquest of Europe well with Asterix’s continuity, gives us a funny representation of the British, and has a strong story behind it. The search for the stolen barrel of potion is shorter than in the book. Wow, I just hit the jackpot. And I think every time a recoloring job is done and there’s money behind it, the colorist will want to do more than just “port” the colors. That explains a lot. Modern technology generally serves only to increase efficiency at the expense of quality. Each winner will be required to claim the Prize as per the requirements prescribed below in these T&Cs. I think you’re harsh about the tea reveal. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. Yes! Those are not very good. I’m English myself and the thought of warm beer repulses me too – but then my tipples of choice are cider and red wine not beer. Poor me. "Hail Caesar! an…. In the end, nobody will ever be completely happy, but hopefully the material will still look “modern” enough to keep new audiences interested. I’m curious to see if my opinion as changed now about 35 years later. Correct Answer 4: China. (Marcel, for instances, did the painting at the end of “Asterix in Belgium.”), It ends, of course, when people start with political discussions and accuse Marcel of being a fascist. English is usually more elliptic than French so I can remember when french publishers presented us Marvel and DC comics in the 60s and 70s they had to massively slash though Stan Lee’s and Gardner Fox’s verbosity to have a french adaptation fit into existing balloons and captions. They know enough to be afraid. The highest quality reference standards for industrial analysis and testing. Will Cinebook ever translate Walter Melon into English at all? List out the social ills practised against woman in our society. For a very long time, that was the only Asterix page available for sale on the auction market. I saw that, and I even commented on it too. Some of my posts are from “Augie” and others from “AugieDB.” I need to work that out and be a single person. They stop for tea every day (making it with hot water and a drop of milk until Asterix brings them actual tea leaves), drink lukewarm beer , eat tasteless foods with mint sauce , and live in streets containing rows of identical houses. Cloudflare Ray ID: 65157bf02b1d4a80 The Caledonian Chieftain’s name is Macanix. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. I’m afraid to admit that Asterix is the main reason why I’m so critical about most comics today. I just also realized that I only show up half the times, and that’s because I’m commenting in different browsers, and it seems I’m logged on differently on each. https://www.pipelinecomics.com/please-translate-these-10-franco-belgian-books/, I’m probably about due for a follow-up. During the rugby game at the end, what could have been a simple attempt to sneak into the locker room to grab the team’s drinks (which is accidentally Magic Potion) instead turns into mere seats at the game to start. It doesn’t really offer anything new. Speaking of tight lettering, I wish more comics authors would think “internationally” and thus be more generous with the size of their speech bubbles. One little ancient Briiths village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Pipeline writer since 1997. Thanks for detailing it for me. I can't believe how much Uptown Westerville is changing. The fog rolls in multiple times, usually when it’s convenient to the plot, but who cares? If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. There are just a LOT of balloons in this book that look too small. I’d take a medium awash with mediocrity – allowing talent to flush and rise to the top – over a generation who think comics are puzzle books designed to hold the plastic tat stuck to its cover – any day. They just miss each other going up and down the tower, causing them to reverse course to find each other, only to have to fight through some Romans. It’s weird. Wow. Come to think of it, Goscinny does less explaining of his plot through dialogue than a lot of the superhero writers of the 1960s did. Some things need to be spelled out. It only ran on the Fox Family channel in the States. because Goscinny possibly couldn’t think of another way for him to acquire them… also he just stuffs them in his pocket, meaning they should have been ruined when Asterix … Step 4: Tap or Click on the Amazon The Tea lovers quiz banner & Quiz will start after clicking “Start” button. I know I should, but every time I see a page from it, I figure it’d be quicker to just read and review a novel. and others Augie discusses on Pipeline it boggles me that the UK comics industry has suffered so and comic shops are dominated by US material, great though some of it is, not our own and things from our nearest neighbours. Maybe this worked better in the original serialization. It made me realise the truly glorious potential of the art form and started my life long love affair with it (well aside from a gap about 1993 – 2001 when other priorities turned my head). Why on earth then do I give it only (well I say only!) I actually opened up a later volume at random the other day and, uhm, wasn’t too happy with what they had evolved into later in life. From the description of that animated series, it sounded like they knew what kind of show they wanted to do, and then they found a pre-existing property to shoe-horn into it. In which Asterix book, do the Gauls pretend that tea leaves in hot water is actually magic potion, to motivate their allies? I don’t know if they think it’ll translate well enough to bother with. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. This my favourite BD of all time, and I can see a handful of the most visual gags might be palatable to a non-francophone audience, but the core of this series (and the characters) are so rooted in french culture, the dialogue so heavy in french erudite language that even someone of the caliber of Bell & Hockridge could not possibly render the spirit of it without either doing something completely different (like the brits did with the Magic Roundabout, they took the visuals of the French series and turned it into a totally different show) or have it presented as a Master edition with a truckload of footnotes like it was Watchmen or LOEG. Caesar, using his famous military genius decides to fight only when they stop to drink hot water and weekends. Most notably, the cooking isn’t up to the tradition of French cuisine that our title Gauls prefer. I have no idea why WordPress suddenly put all your comments in the moderation panel for approval. And they also parodied Robin Hood as Dobin Wood on Walter Melon. Or did something change with the word balloons or lettering in this book? Yep for me its Legionary that defines the start of the ‘golden age’ of Asterix, be interesting to see if that holds but its a watershed volume, if not actually my favourite. Asterix comes to save Obelix after Obelix has already saved himself. Looks like they used him to make pop culture parodies. Asterix in Spain. Tea was imported to the United Kingdom via Getafix who picked up some tea leaves one day (Asterix in Britain) The ingredients of the potion are: Mistletoe, Naptha (Oil), Herbs, Roots and Lobster (the last is optional, but preferred as it improves the flavour) I just think it landed with a total thud in this album, though. In that one, Asterix is given it as a reward from an Indian merchant who he saved from the pirates, who remarks after the Gauls depart that they were “saved for the price of some useless herbs”. 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