REVIEW: Asterix and the Picts

G’Day Crusaders,

This is Dodgy86 in the mix bringing you Asterix and the Picts by Jean-Yves Ferri with art by Didier Conrad.

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Just another day in the Gaul village (modern day France), it is winter. Among the snow, our heroes Asterix and Obelix make a discovery – they find a body frozen encased in ice. Once the body was thawed out and freed from its frozen prison. They find this character a little odd, he is rugged, muscular and covered with blue tattoos. Where is he from? He’s from Caledonia (current day Scotland) and he’s a fish off the hook and needs to get home, will the Gauls help the lost Pict get home?

Juste un autre jour dans le village gaulois (jour moderne France), il est l’hiver. Parmi la neige, nos héros Astérix et Obélix font une découverte – ils trouvent un corps congelés enveloppé dans de la glace. Une fois que le corps a été décongelé et libéré de sa prison glacée. Ils trouvent ce personnage un peu bizarre, il est robuste, musclé et couvert de tatouages ”‹”‹bleus. D’où est-il? Il est de Caledonia (jour courant Ecosse) et il est un poisson décroché et doit rentrer à la maison, aura les Gaulois aider les perdus Pict rentrer à la maison?

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Being a long-term Asterix fan, this is the first Asterix book without both the creators Goscinny and Udurzo. You’d question the artstyle and the storytelling without the key creators but Ferri and Conrad make you almost feel that Goscinny and Uderzo were still in their prime – I truly enjoyed Conrad’s art especially the big panels which are heavily detailed. In addition to the art, the story have some laugh out loud moments.

Être un long terme Astérix ventilateur, ce livre est le premier Astérix sans la fois les créateurs et Goscinny Udurzo. Vous souhaitez en doute l’ARTSTYLE et la narration sans les créateurs clés mais Ferri et Conrad vous font sentir presque que Goscinny et Uderzo étaient encore à leur apogée – je vraiment apprécié l’art de Conrad en particulier les grands panneaux qui sont fortement détaillé. En plus de l’art, l’histoire ont une certaine des moments hilarants.

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For Asterix fans like myself, do ya’self a favor and check it out!

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You can pick this book up from your local book stores, if not orionbooks.co.uk and Asterix.com.

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The Wonder from Down Under,
Dodgy is a senior contributor to Comic Crusaders. Co-Host of The Yeah-Nah Wepa Show! An advocate of indie comics and is creator of Indie Comics podcasts Flipside Focus, Sunderkatz and Think Indie Podcast!

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