Linkara (v/o): The other guy in the information section is slightly more helpful, looking through his tablets to try to find him. Caesar has volunteered Tragicomix into his Legions and is shipping him off to fight in Africa. Geez, good thing Asterix seems to have enhanced strength, too, given how we've seen Obelix uproot trees by bumping into them. From here on in for a good long while they become the absolute very best the medium has to offer. Linkara: (narrator voice) Do you know where your children are? And life is not easy for the Roman Legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium... Linkara: (narrator voice) But hey, the rent is cheap and everything is open on Sunday. Linkara (v/o): Getafix calls the hot lady over. (Cut to a clip of an episode of Doctor Who). Brain Drain! You’ll cheer for his love, and gasp at the rigid definition of his six-pack abs. And yeah, not much of a point, as nothing would get below a 6.5… well until you get to the post-Goscinny era anyway. NOTE: Ironically, Caesar's expression is more of a scowl than anything. The player can unlock up to 3 extra outfits for Obelix: legionary uniform, swimsuit and pirate costume. This is the first time anyone mentions him in the series. One thing I disagree with Augie about is I love the fact that Panacea and Tragicomix are off model. With the last panel, Goscinny brings everything full circle, as the gag from the top of the page gets echoed at the bottom. Obelix, in particular, is smitten with her. Corsican and … Linkara (v/o): Asterix recommends Obelix get her a present. Yes, you’re right, that’s here too. Asterix is a small man, but by taking a potion made by the village druid, Getafix, he is very strong and defeats many Romans. She gives him a kiss for that, and he falls over... and then she does the same for Asterix. In the final sequence though, it all falls apart for me. Mind having said that as ever Augie says pretty much all that needs to be said with his superb review. (Cut to a shot of the cover of "Asterix and the Falling Sky"). For me it has the same magic as “Alice in Wonderland”, the Jeeves stories by Wodehouse, and yes, the Marx Brothers, particularly “Duck Soup.”. Superman and the TRS-80 Whiz Kids: The Computers that Saved Metropolis! Linkara: Who knew the Romans invented Denny's? In the meantime, though, let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "Asterix: The Legionary" and see why this series is so beloved. Asterix in Spain. Linkara (v/o): There are also two Goths and an Egyptian who speaks only in hieroglyphs, who thinks the recruiting office is an inn. The good news is, The Asterix Agenda will return the following week with a look at “Asterix and the Chieftan’s Shield” and one other article I’ll have the time to work on next week that will accompany it. Superman and Wonder Woman: Tandy Computer Whiz Kids. Then, Asterix gets directed to another department. I have always thought 50BC is the date of the first comic because everything happening in the same year is too much by even comic standards, not to speak of the real world events like this battle. Uderzo also missed one key ingredient in the Battle of Thapsus. This is Bugs Bunny playing with Elmer Fudd by misdirecting him, redirecting him, confusing him, and finally driving him so mad that he runs off. I’ll cover it one tier of panels at a time. (becomes confused) What the hell did you expect me to say? The Eleventh Doctor: Never underestimate a kilt. Find more Yesteryear Comics like Asterix 028 from our hand picked and reader recommended comic list at OMGBeauPeep.com. Linkara: The sun never sets on the Roman Empre, so happy hour has been extended! So what do you do to impress a girl? The way characters can punch a Roman right out of his sandal without breaking a sweat is carried by Uderzo’s body language. It's like he's wearing a pair of striped pajama bottoms up to his chest, with a wrestling belt wrapped around it. You're Soporifix's daughter... the one who went to study at Condatum... You have changed! I love this. Linkara: (holding up comic) This comic is good. As the series progresses this becomes all the more relevent. Linkara: Ah, yes, two days worth of training. It’s not just a great comic about love and war but one of the silliest, funniest adventures in any medium. In “Asterix the Legionary,” one of the three classic Asterix graphic novels collected here, Asterix and Obelix do as the Romans do and join the Roman Legion in hopes to get closer to Obelix’s big crush in the process. Obelix's unique abilities are rotating cannons, dragging cable cars and smashing certain doors. Oh one thing just to temper all this I have the Orion edition but the reproduction is pretty bad. When I was away I was just a little girl with my hair in pigtails. Thanks for another great review. Linkara (v/o): Also, let's face it: your name is Getafix. Well, not entirely... Linkara: (narrator voice) There's this one area owned by people calling themselves the Goths, but I don't think we have to worry about them. In fact, she’s engaged to him. After I wrote up my review, I came across a website which explained the children’s game of “Hairy” everything. Asterix and Obelix need to return a hostage to a lone village in Spain that still … (Has is also a better editor, script-writer, and critic for these kinds of things. Yes, it’s where the word “calendar” comes from. I would have expected falling over like this would have crushed Asterix to death! The story of how 5-Hour energy drinks were the true downfall of the Roman Empire. Amazon Price New from Used from Hardcover "Please retry" £7.99 . Linkara (v/o): The cover is... confusing, but maybe that's only to me. So in “Asterix the Legionary,” Julius Caesar has a military center in Massilia, which means this story has to take place in 48 BC, at the earliest. Getafix: Two boars... That hardly counts. I have to look back to see what the translator there put in those word balloons… I’m thinking there will be a post in the future comparing the two translations. If that’s the case, you need to make up for the lack of danger and drama by raising the stakes and the comedy as the book goes along. Give us the password! Caesar is not ungrateful! It brings together just about everything I love about the series. The Battle of Thapsus, which seems to be the one taking place in this book, happened in the real world in 46 BC. I think the commenters giving actual ratings confused me too… nevermind. The more they try to restore order to this ragtag group of misfit recruits, the deeper they get into their own frustrations. Linkara (v/o): Unfortunately, according to the records, Tragicomix has already left for a ship in Massilia to join the reinforcements in Africa. Cut to a closeup of the comic's cover). We see Asterix and Obelix walking away from two Roman soldiers while wearing some legion uniforms themselves, armed with spears and supplies. Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice_1. He goes from curious with the raised eyebrow on the first tier to annoyed with the eyebrow pushed down over his eye in the second to a face that’s all scrunched up and emanating lines of annoyance. Panacea is Soporifix’s daughter. I will grant you any favor you care to ask! (AT4W title theme plays; title cards has the theme from Astérix et Obélix contre César playing in the background. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Instead, the troops are sent far from Gaul to North Africa. He gets into a scene, tells a joke, tells another joke, and then closes on a joke that completes the circle from the beginning of the scene. It was the day debts were due and the day the priests would announce how many days were in that month. More importantly, Tragicomix is over in Thapsus, a town in Northern Africa, where Tunisia is today. This gag-a-minute fast-paced back and forth between Asterix/Obelix and the Romans is right up Albert Uderzo’s alley. Linkara (v/o): Despite remembering the password after beating up a guard, the camp goes nuts and assumes they're under a direct attack as well. The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. Linkara (v/o): And so the next day, they head on out. Narration: Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Never discount that possibility, too. Comics analyst and industry pundit since 1997. Vercingetorix. Enjoy your break! Asterix The Gaul 4.5/5 Linkara: I bring all this up because a lot of people have requested I do something Asterix-related for as long as this show. Asterix and the Goths 3.5/5 And indeed, he spot Tragicomix among the prisoners, so our heroes are off to rescue him. I mean Ptenisnet is clearly the second best pun name, but I’ve always really liked Tragicomix, so perfect for the character. However, the sound of that battle soon reaches a patrol sent to retrieve them and leads them to believe that the enemy is on the move to attack. Linkara: Eh, not a bad name for an astromech droid, but have you considered "ST3V"? Also, the level of crazy stuff some people do for Love, I still don’t get it. Don’t worry, I’m not going to attempt the accent. Asterix suggests he go and see her... and in the process, accidentally knocks over a house and a tree. Its also in perfect balance with the glorious humour, that runs rich and absolute throughout. This was always one of my least favourites when I was a kid. When he and Obelix join up to rescue Tragicomix from North Africa, Centurions Nefarius Purpus and Dubuis Status don't know what's hit them. Letterhack from 1991. It’s the joy of watching Asterix and Obelix being so single minded in their effort to save Panacea’s fiance that they plow through everyone and everything to get there. First, we have to pass though Massilia, now known as Marseilles. Linkara: I'm beginning to think Obelix has a lot of repressed anger. Earlier, I gave the award for the week to Selectivemploymentax, for the longest and craziest pun ever. You always get passed to the next department. The person inside proclaims... Linkara: Yeah, but you need to be reminded sometimes. ), Nefarius Purpus is the leader of the 1st Legion, 3rd Cohort, 2nd Maniple, and 1st century. Linkara: (as Panacea) Then I hit that time warp, and now I'm 24. Linkara: Rene Descartes, Roman Centurion. Or maybe I'm an idiot. And so, our comic ends with everybody celebrating their triumphant return, but now Asterix is the one who's lovesick. Linkara (v/o): Arriving in Condatum, they seek out a Roman legionary so they can find their headquarters. It's like if R. Lee Emery kept yelling at everybody in a war movie, but everybody just ignored him, so he had a breakdown. Asterix was created in 1959 by … Goscinny’s skill is on display here in the way he constructs the gags on single pages. He’s already annoyed at the runaround. Yeah, we didn’t have that over here in the States. The Centurion reports his forces to the camp commander... but all the members of the legion have already left, with Asterix and Obelix beginning their search, the Greek playing dice with some men, and the rest going for beer. That bit made no sense to me, so th joke fell completely flat. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. I completely agree with Augie. So many jokes! Asterix the Legionary is the tenth Asterix book in the Asterix comic book series by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.It was first published as a serial in Pilote magazine, issues 368-389, in 1966.. Synopsis. Linkara: Man, screw letting these guys defend their city. We’ll get there in a second. As a rule, characters are never killed in the Astérix books, but his fate, namely being trapped in stone form (supposedly for good, ... Symbol Swearing: All the time, leading to a great gag in Asterix the Legionary where the interpreter translates Centurion Purpus' expletives into Gothic and then back again. Read less. Linkara (v/o): After their commander gets another smack from Obelix during a mock fight, the Centurions hope they'll finally break the trainees through a forced march at dawn while carrying sacks of rocks. Damn it, I need this like I need a knife in the back! You can take pushover enemies and have a lot of fun with them. Linkara: (as Asterix) No, "T", as in "Did you see me turn that guy's face into jelly?!" He figures he knows just the thing: a rock here. Linkara (v/o): Upon learning that Panacea has a fiance, Obelix's heart shatters, but being a decent person, he offers to find Tragicomix and bring him home safely, which Asterix agrees to do as well. At each office, the workers are either not working or are useless. Of course its a. Asterix gets pissed off at him because it’s a cheap shot. Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. They only have one job to do and whatever you need is not it. Linkara (v/o): No, of course, it's to go back home, which he's only too happy to grant. That’s my theory anyway :p. I don’t think Augie has given any of them ratings. This book is the best sample I’ve ever seen for how well this style of artwork can sell something. “Legionary” was my favorite Asterix when I was a kid, and it’s my favorite of the re-read so far. And he beats the crap out of the lazy Centurion there. Getting the bodies used to as little food as possible while strengthening them is not an overnight thing. He figures that the only way now to catch up to him is to join the army, which Obelix agrees to. • Experience an all-new story in the Asterix comic book world and explore the lands of the Roman empire. There’s 35 books to review and 52 weeks in the year, so I do plan a week off here and there to keep things fresh. This all drives the Roman leaders crazy. Asterix Omnibus 4: Asterix The Legionary, Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield, Asterix at The Olympic Games by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo | 4 Oct 2012 4.9 out of 5 stars 289 And the Roman soldiers are crying, with one slumping onto the other's shoulder and the other yelling and pointing at the ground in front of him. Asterix: We've come to look for you. Linkara: Boy, would this guy's parents have been embarrassed if it turns out this guy went into basket weaving or something as a profession. The series has been running since 1959 and, like last year's review of "Biggles and the Menace from Space"... (Cut to a shot of the poster for the live-action movie Asterix & Obelix: Au service de Sa Majesté). Asterix hopes to intercept Tragicomix before he leaves for Africa, and preparations for the journey are made. Linkara: Next time, we take a bit of a break from full-on reviews, especially with two non-comic book things coming after it, with another edition of "Comic Book Quickies"! That’s fitting for the Egyptian, who thinks he’s checking into a hotel… (It’s also a name that brings me the spellcheck’s wrath. I know I’ve painted myself into the corner of having to give later volumes scores of 11 + out of 10, with they way my scorings gone. Only my deep antimilitaristic inclinations prevented me from appreciating it for a great many years. Tot of rum also works as a naval joke I guess. This is slow burn slapstick comedy at its finest. Miller Time: Robocop vs. the Terminator 1, 15 Things That Are Wrong With Identity Crisis. Linkara (v/o): ...thinks that he's won. Asterix does not have incredible strength like Obelix, he temporarily gets it from the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, but he is more intelligent, and his small size allows him to get in tight spaces where Obelix … As you an see, that sends Asterix off fuming at the end of tier 3, where he kicks open the door, red-faced and ready for a brawl. The gestures he gives the characters play perfectly to the script. Not surprisingly, that starts with getting the chef to server a decent bore, not the slop he concocts on a daily basis. Linkara (v/o): They get the location and head there. Linkara: So it turns out Stonehenge's true purpose was a singles bar. Pages 56 On-sale Date 1970 Indicia / Colophon Publisher Brockhampton Press Ltd Brand? I hear Caligula enjoyed a good poetry slam. Asterix: Hullo! In the previous NBM translation, the kid just went by Gil. That panel layout in the last this up better than two-thirds of theater to see Asterix skipping the politness and going straight for the jugular, standing on top of the Roman and slapping him around. Centurion: Hey! The annoyed feeling Asterix has continues to build up over the course of this page. Asterix and Obelix are setting off for a wild boar hunt when they pass a beautiful blond young lady by the name of Panacea who has been picking mushrooms. I guess Bell and Hockridge can only work so many miracles. Linkara: You'd think that this was genuine concern, but in reality, they're just fattening him up to eat him. He goes from curious in the first tier to hands thrust deep into the pockets and annoyed on the second. Getafix: Here's some magic potion for you, Asterix. You two! The Asterix Agenda is taking next week off. He says he feel hungry! Sometimes, you don’t need the fearsome villain to vanquish. Asterix: Obelix won't eat up his boar. Linkara: Not many sighs contained within them, philosophical musings on the nature of existence, but (holds up index finger) this sigh was that deep. Asterix and the Normans 4/5 It is a ruthless, never ending, snowball of laughter, gathering steam all the way through to the end.. Take a look at this panel where we’re first introduced to the line-up of characters who want to join up with the Roman army. This, needless to say, is the opposite of what everyone else wants or expects. Bring your own magic Fruit Pies. His name is Tragicomix. I don’t think we’ve seen the Greeks yet, have we? Panacea: I've been at Condatum for two years. They go to see the chief of the tribe, named Vitalstatistix. (Cut to a clip of an episode of The Simpsons, showing a bunch of schoolkids all looking shocked as Homer Simpson beats up Estonian Dwarf). “Quiet, schmiet!” So when the boat captain says “Do you promise,” and turns around and warns the Egyptian to shut up before the latter can get a word in, it’s because in French, “promise” (“promesse”) rhymes with ‘fesse”, which means butt, so the captain knew that as soon as he got that word out, the whole crew would joyfully scream out “hairy butt” or “hair on your butt” or whatever. Obelix: Why not? Obelix just swats his arm up and the Roman is off-panel instantly, flying through the air. I picked out exactly the same best names as you did – though I think Ptenisnet wins it for me. The commander catches up with his men and yells at them that now that they're in a military camp, he demands discipline from them, but because his men were already interrupting Caesar, the commander himself gets arrested under orders from the Emperor for their actions. (Cut to a shot of the cover of the manga "Delicious In Dungeon #1"). =) I have thought about taking some time next week and ranking the first 10 volumes, from least best to best. Also, I just noticed: what the hell is up with Obelix's clothes? Asterix the Legionary (French: Asterix legionnaire) is the tenth book in the Asterix series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Besides turning red, Asterix’s whole body language reads more outraged with each scene. A pirate ship spots them and... Geez, that thing is a bit grabby, isn't it? As a set-up, Asterix has entered the Legion Headquarters and is looking for where he might find Tragicomix. That's Postaldistrix the Postman! Just a ridiculously muscular body that doesn’t need the cover of a shirt. Asterix forms a duo with his best friend Obelix, both characters are playable in various games. Uderzo passed on drawing those, I noticed. "The first legionary goes 'quid novi' which just means, 'What's new?' Caesar decides now to counterattack the perceived attack. Tragicomix and Panacea are reunited, with Tragicomix heaping praise on Obelix. It’s not the drama of this book that keeps you turning the page. Good funny stuff. Jimmy Olsen cares not the space-time continuum. Who’d have expected to see Asterix in a legionary’s uniform? On the third, he’s rearing back and kicking open the door. As Asterix and Obelix set out on a boar hunt, Obelix is distracted by fellow villager Soporofix's lovely daughter Panacea, who has just returned from studying in Condatum (called Rennes today), and the menhir deliveryman walks straight into a tree (to Dogmatix's dismay and Getafix's anger, the druid having been in the tree cutting mistletoe). Caesar was smart enough to have an answer for the elephants, by the way. Linkara: This one's parents weren't assholes, just carrying on the family lineage. The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar 's Gallic Wars. Caesar is seen in his tent plotting his movements there, referencing “the traitor Afranius,” who was one of the big wigs for the opposing forces, and Scipio, who was leading the whole shebang. They make camp for the night, and in the morning, everyone but the two Centurions have already departed, even switching into their civilian garb just because it's easier to move around in. In the real world, Caesar won this battle too, as he won nearly all of them. It is a textbook that comic creators ought to read to learn how to construct a joke, sell a joke, and properly repeat a joke for maximum impact. Obelix: The trouble with you Romans is, you aren't delicate or poetic... Linkara: Hmm, I don't know. You know this is true because Uderzo draws her less as a cartoon character and more as a human. Linkara: (as Getafix) Dammit, man! It’s the same panel composition, with the door on the far left and Asterix’s head peeking through. Each department he goes to sends him off to another section before it shifts him right back to where he started. I’d have to go back and find my copy of the book, but isn’t the last HAIRY joke made by Obelix, at the expense of the stud-muffin (Tragicomix)? Yeah, I know, but it’s weird to see the two styles together in the same book. Asteroid and Cleopatra 4.25/5 Ironically, though... they are. “Asterix the Legionary” does just that. It’s also the site of a major battle following the Gallic War. Some guy from the village. Linkara (v/o): Also, his codename is the chemical formula for sulfuric acid? Linkara: The reason they travel back in time is because Jimmy Olsen accidentally destroys a historical artifact and (shrugs) figures they can just replace it with the one from the past! We do have a ton of good options this month, though, and there’s one more I wanted to highlight: The man bent over in the middle of this panel is Nefarius Purpus, whose French (and most other languages) name is Hotelterminus. When he and Obelix join up to rescue Tragicomix from North Africa, Cunturions Nefarius Purpus and Debius Status don’t know what’s hit them. It was first published as s\\dASa serial in Pilote magazine, issues 368-389, in 1966. The last instance of the joke which seems to come as Asterix’s expense made no sense to me. I’ll think about it. Honestly, though, given the outlandishness of the superpowers and magic and stuff on display, I don't really know how "Asterix and the Falling Sky" could be that terrible. Oh, but I'm sure it makes sense with his real name: Vitriolix. A little bonus for the original French readership. It’s always nice to see real event mentions in general. Linkara (v/o): We open just outside the village, where Asterix and Obelix are enjoying the day in their respective cosplays: Asterix as Thor and Obelix as Pippi Longstocking. Anyway, that night, Chemical Compound Man and informs Caesar of the growing army their enemy has, before he's then pulled away to tell Asterix and Obelix what he knows. I did a little back and forth between them, and it’s interesting to see the different techniques. Linkara: Yes, thank you, Getafix, but I have enough booze already. Asterix and Obelix destroy him repeatedly over the course of the book, from training to the front lines in Africa. Karaoke is the tool of the Romans and we don't tolerate that kind of crap around here! Linkara (v/o): For those unfamiliar, "Asterix", or "The Adventures of Asterix", is a long-running comedic series of French comics about a village of Gauls opposing the Romans. There are lots of callbacks and running gags (shows of politeness and love, for two examples) sprinkled throughout the book. Reading it now it’s a lot better than I remember and gets a solid 4/5. Obelix: Honestly, I don't see any difference between Asterix's politeness and mine! Obelix is in love – but the beautiful Panacea is engaged to Tragicomix, a conscript in the Roman army. “Old hairy hands” is literal, so i’m not sure where the joke part is in English, especially since I haven’t read the rest of the puns in English. Soldier: Tragicomix... Tragicomix with a T, as in "Timeo Danaos et Dona Ferentes"? Linkara (v/o): Asterix introduces her to Obelix, but of course, he's too dumbfounded to say anything. He’s clean shaven, buff, and incredibly good looking. We don’t meet him until much later in the book, but you won’t be surprised to learn that he’s drawn in the same style as Panacea. Linkara: That way, I can really piss everyone off when I end up not getting why it's terrible! Asterix the Gladiator 3.5/5 The other trainees are not so enthusiastic, and the commander, who goes by the name Dubious Status... Linkara: Look, just because you think your wife cheated on you doesn't mean you should take it out on the kid! Linkara (v/o): The title character, along with his buddy Obelix possess a magic potion that can temporarily grant them superhuman strength. Linkara (v/o): To get us up to speed, there's a two-page introduction, first with a map and then with a page showing off the characters. So Caesar, while travelling past the town on his way to Spain, left three legions of his soldiers behind to take the town back for him. There’s more I might storm back to over stay my welcome to say later, but for now I know you are all wondering do I like it, I’ve not been clear … oh okay I have. Getafix: Enjoying yourself, Obelix, pushing trees over while I'm up in them cutting mistletoe? That's funny because 'I need a volunteer' is pretty much the centurion's catchphrase. I thought I’d given myself enough wriggle room but it only too until volume 10 to get a 10 out of 10 and I know there are at least 4 more books coming up that I’ve prefered more in previous re-reads… still don’t think I’ve over scored anything, just think Asterix is so good it breaks scoring systems! In the second tier, that nail cleaner points Asterix to the Personnel Department. I'm sure with how many boars these guy that the species is going to go extinct soon. The two encounter an enemy patrol. After saying farewell to Panacea, the other two laugh, realizing that Obelix has fallen in love with her. It doesn't interest me. Hey, have I mentioned lately that the majority of my knowledge of comics focuses on American superhero material? This book couldn’t be more up my alley. Just keep them around for two weeks, and they'll be running the empire at this rate. Because I can. 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