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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style work from around the world is also welcome!

* BD = "Bandes dessinées"
* BDT = Bedetheque
* GN = graphic novel
* LBK = Lambiek
* LC = "Ligne claire"

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This is evidently a quarterly magazine of unique, Astérix-related goodies and games that's been running since 2016. I've only seen samples so far, not a full issue.


The Balloon-Romans

I think the idea above is that our heroes previously tricked the Romans in to consuming one of Getafix' other potions that they really shouldn't have, setting up this bizarre panel. Was it from one of Uderzo's solo albums? (I forget)


A couple more covers, above. Some pretty good ideas there, I thought, for example the left one collecting many of the junior guest stars.


The idea above (as you can see) is that Obelix is trying to use the hanging mistletoe to his advantage, and it keeps backfiring hilariously.

EDIT: Whoops! I initially thought this was some post-Uderzo work, and was properly amazed, but nope-- it's from the golden age. I wonder when and where it might have originally been published, though.

Anyway, there are many more samples from the issues here:
https://asterix.com/actualites/asterix-max-le-gros-magazine-de-vos-heros-preferes/

Now does the mag make it all the way to French Canada? I wonder...

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Being in the US, I always feel like I'm the only one who knows about Asterix.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Back in the day, I had to pedal *quite* a few miles to get to a certain store that sold Asterix, and I think one of either Lucky Luke or Tintin albums. They weren't exactly cheap, and I also had to calculate how to split my funds between D&D hobby stuff, plus whatever music album I wanted.

Young, middle-class problems, I suppose. XD

Anyway yeah, how and where did you find it, Tyler? (all hail Fight Club, btw)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I was born into it. I have some of the originals, passed down.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

You're not alone!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

that dude from the videogame?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I lost all interest in Asterisk after Goscinny died. The later scripts are just not up to snuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm similar, but morbidly can't help but keep reading the newer ones, hoping for lightning to strike, or something like that. It's rather a shame, since the art has been quite impressive IMO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same here but I found the white iris to be actually ok. Lots of jokes on French modern society.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Lots of jokes on French modern society.

Ah, that's cool. I'm not sure how much of such humor came across in English.

Me, I had two issues: 1) Conceptually, White Iris was too derivative of earlier albums like Mansions, Soothsayer, Caesar’s Gift, Roman Agent, and Obelix & Co, and 2) the jokes and commentary about faddish nutrition choices were pretty stale by modern American standards.

I'm curious about the humor I missed in the French version, tho...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

There was this one book place I knew that sold a bunch of French comic books. Asterix along with tintin make up some very good memories