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Asterix and the Picts

Asterix and the Picts

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  • Create Date：2021-09-27 06:55:00
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  • Author：Jean-Yves Ferri
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Rejoice: the long-awaited next "Asterix" album has finally arrived--written and illustrated by a brand-new team！ And the hysterical historical character's next epic adventure takes place in Scotland， where he meets the Picts: fearsome warriors whose name literally means "painted men。" As always， "Asterix"'s millions of fans will find plenty of fun， action， and humor to delight them。

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StrictlySequential ，

Third Printing = £10。99 = in UK onlyI didn't put it on my highest acclaimed shelf， but this is a masterpiece in it's own fashion because this is the first non-Uderzo book and it so perfectly continues the series that I'm wowed out of my britches。All of Goscinny's and Uderzo's writing trademarks are present and the art is only recognizably different to the highly trained eye。 Even the stray chickens are represented！ It's a wonderfully entertaining and historically educational piece of work that w Third Printing = £10。99 = in UK onlyI didn't put it on my highest acclaimed shelf， but this is a masterpiece in it's own fashion because this is the first non-Uderzo book and it so perfectly continues the series that I'm wowed out of my britches。All of Goscinny's and Uderzo's writing trademarks are present and the art is only recognizably different to the highly trained eye。 Even the stray chickens are represented！ It's a wonderfully entertaining and historically educational piece of work that will stand proudly among the originals in the canon of Asterix。 。。。more

Ethan ，

The story is about picts。

Mike Futcher ，

Asterix and the Picts is an encouraging， if somewhat uneven， contribution to the long-running Asterix comic book series。 I grew up with this stuff， so I will always appreciate any new offering that appeals to my sense of nostalgia， and Picts has certainly encouraged me to dig out some of my old Asterix albums from my childhood and flick through them again。 But looking at it dispassionately， this isn't a classic Asterix adventure。 It certainly isn't a return to the highs of the Goscinny years， bu Asterix and the Picts is an encouraging， if somewhat uneven， contribution to the long-running Asterix comic book series。 I grew up with this stuff， so I will always appreciate any new offering that appeals to my sense of nostalgia， and Picts has certainly encouraged me to dig out some of my old Asterix albums from my childhood and flick through them again。 But looking at it dispassionately， this isn't a classic Asterix adventure。 It certainly isn't a return to the highs of the Goscinny years， but it is on the same level as the later Uderzo-written albums and it doesn't feel like an imposter or a pretender， or a cash-in to continue the franchise。The Asterix books still have their heart and still have our affection， but they don't really have the laughs or the thrills that they used to。 The plotting of Picts is uneven （there is an elixir MacGuffin which turns out to be a red herring） and the new characters largely unmemorable （MacAroon lacks presence and the Roman centurion and the treacherous chieftain both lack malevolence and guile）。 A lot of the jokes also seem to fall flat， and the plot at times seems like a pale hybrid imitation of Asterix in Britain and Asterix and the Great Divide。But as a nostalgia trip， it is worth a look。 And， of course， the older fans like myself are not really the target audience any more。 But I think if I had a kid and I gave him Asterix and the Picts to read， he wouldn't fall in love with the Gaul's adventures to anything like the same extent that I did reading Asterix and the Cauldron， Asterix in Britain and Asterix the Gladiator when I was younger。 。。。more

Kirsi Vesterbacka ，

Skotlanti tuli kuitattua Asterixillä。 Ei ehkä mukaansa tempaa in Asterix mutta hyvä silti。

Raynald Provost ，

Un bon pastiche mais un pastiche tour de même

Muhammad Salim ，

Always a pleasure to read an Asterix adventure。 Ferri and Conrad do a great job with this Asterix/Obelix offering。 The story is so humorous and I had such fun。 The Picts are a hoot， and the laughs and smiles they draw， with our Gaulish heroes， are plenty。 There is no way to tell the difference between the art of Uderzo and Conrad。 Such a pleasure to see the colour pics and panels， all the lovable characters and the pretty landscapes/back-drops。 The gags and puns are super！ Feel encouraged to rea Always a pleasure to read an Asterix adventure。 Ferri and Conrad do a great job with this Asterix/Obelix offering。 The story is so humorous and I had such fun。 The Picts are a hoot， and the laughs and smiles they draw， with our Gaulish heroes， are plenty。 There is no way to tell the difference between the art of Uderzo and Conrad。 Such a pleasure to see the colour pics and panels， all the lovable characters and the pretty landscapes/back-drops。 The gags and puns are super！ Feel encouraged to read more Asterix adventures， and why not？！ Up with them great Gauls， still holding out against the corny Romans！ 。。。more

Inge ，

I liked the pictograms in the comic and also the scotish tradition of tree throwing。

Leila Mota ，

O novo desenhista tem qualidade passível de substituir （mais ou menos） Uderzo。 Mas não achei o texto à altura do insubstituível Goscinny。

Celebandùne ，

https://checkpointcafe。wordpress。com/。。。 https://checkpointcafe。wordpress。com/。。。 。。。more

LandmineCat ，

A good laugh， boosted by the nostalgia from reading tonnes of asterix as a child。The story is simple， not particularly interesting or memorable， but the humour and art hold up。 This is a （relatively） recent addition to the series with a new author who has delivered on the tone and humour to make them seem just like how I remember from childhood， which for the most part is a good thing but as per the asterix formula， its full of jokes based on stereotypes （in this case about scottish people） whic A good laugh， boosted by the nostalgia from reading tonnes of asterix as a child。The story is simple， not particularly interesting or memorable， but the humour and art hold up。 This is a （relatively） recent addition to the series with a new author who has delivered on the tone and humour to make them seem just like how I remember from childhood， which for the most part is a good thing but as per the asterix formula， its full of jokes based on stereotypes （in this case about scottish people） which can feel a bit dated and unoriginal。 。。。more

Claudie ，

Après la purge que constituait les tomes 33 et 34， nous revoici un Asterix dans un format traditionnel。Il y a peut être un peu trop de jeu de mots voyants mais ne pinaillons pas。Je n'ai pas boudé mon plaisir : le monstre du Loch Ness est vraiment très mignon。L'élection du chef par acclamations fait penser à l'élection du roi Greyjoy dans une certaine saga。Et le héros picte à un certain bellâtre dans une série niaise où une infirmière voyage dans le passé。Mais je regarde （probablement） trop de sé Après la purge que constituait les tomes 33 et 34， nous revoici un Asterix dans un format traditionnel。Il y a peut être un peu trop de jeu de mots voyants mais ne pinaillons pas。Je n'ai pas boudé mon plaisir : le monstre du Loch Ness est vraiment très mignon。L'élection du chef par acclamations fait penser à l'élection du roi Greyjoy dans une certaine saga。Et le héros picte à un certain bellâtre dans une série niaise où une infirmière voyage dans le passé。Mais je regarde （probablement） trop de séries ！ 。。。more

Tom Steward ，

Not the best Asterix， but still a wonderful， fun book

Devero ，

Il primo albo， cronologicamente parlando， non opera ne di Uderzo ne di Goscinny。Ferri la prende alla lontana， sfruttando il filone dei viaggi per l'Europa， inserisce tutti i topoi di Asterix o quasi， tenta molti calembour alla Goscinny ma non è che gli riescano， alla fine la storia che ne esce è debole， e per quanto bravo sia Conrad， manca qualcosa anche dal lato grafico a questa storia。 Ma so già che si rifaranno。 Quindi sospetto che qui avessero una gran paura di osare。 D'altra parte， leggendo Il primo albo， cronologicamente parlando， non opera ne di Uderzo ne di Goscinny。Ferri la prende alla lontana， sfruttando il filone dei viaggi per l'Europa， inserisce tutti i topoi di Asterix o quasi， tenta molti calembour alla Goscinny ma non è che gli riescano， alla fine la storia che ne esce è debole， e per quanto bravo sia Conrad， manca qualcosa anche dal lato grafico a questa storia。 Ma so già che si rifaranno。 Quindi sospetto che qui avessero una gran paura di osare。 D'altra parte， leggendo Texoni da quando sono pubblicati， so bene quanto spesso sia difficile per un disegnatore confrontarsi con un personaggio del fumetto di enorme caratura qual è Asterix。2 stelle e mezza。 。。。more

Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη ，

Το διάβασα στα αγγλικά κι ίσως να μην ευχαριστήθηκα τόσο τα λογοπαίγνια， αλλά γενικά， καλό μου φάνηκε， φρεσκούτσικο。

Book collector ，

This is the first of the new asterix books。 It's an enjoyable story。 The artwork is excellent and the story is a lot of fun。 It's no different to the old stories in terms of characters， it's just a lighthearted bit of fun。 Does it compare well to the original stories？ Well I don't like comparing things I prefer to ask does something stand up by itself。 The basic fact is for me， the story is fun， ticks the asterix boxes and is glorious to look at。 I'm happy to have new asterix books。 I like aster This is the first of the new asterix books。 It's an enjoyable story。 The artwork is excellent and the story is a lot of fun。 It's no different to the old stories in terms of characters， it's just a lighthearted bit of fun。 Does it compare well to the original stories？ Well I don't like comparing things I prefer to ask does something stand up by itself。 The basic fact is for me， the story is fun， ticks the asterix boxes and is glorious to look at。 I'm happy to have new asterix books。 I like asterix so I like this。 。。。more

Francois ，

Super bon， très drole， j'ai adorer Super bon， très drole， j'ai adorer 。。。more

Anna ，

So yes， this isn't as good as the original Asterix books。 And I didn't expect anything else。 That being said， I really admire the authors for having the courage to continue this series。 And they actually did quite well！ I did enjoy this， and whilst the jokes weren't as clever and the art not quite the same， it was a fun read and taking into account how great the original Asterix are， I think they did really well。 So yes， this isn't as good as the original Asterix books。 And I didn't expect anything else。 That being said， I really admire the authors for having the courage to continue this series。 And they actually did quite well！ I did enjoy this， and whilst the jokes weren't as clever and the art not quite the same， it was a fun read and taking into account how great the original Asterix are， I think they did really well。 。。。more

Aurora ，

Amusant。

Karine ，

Immer lustig und in Schwäbisch noch besser :）

Anna ，

A pict is washed up on the gaulish shore and Asterix and Obelix go on an adventure to a foreign country， like in earlier books。

Giorgio ，

★★½Si rivive l'atmosfera delle vecchie storie del formidabile duo Goscinny-Uderzo， anche se non questo fumetto non raggiunge quei livelli。Comicità abbastanza semplice e non molto sottile， ma a tratti efficace， capace di far sorridere。Buona lettura per trascorre il pomeriggio di una grigia domenica。 ★★½Si rivive l'atmosfera delle vecchie storie del formidabile duo Goscinny-Uderzo， anche se non questo fumetto non raggiunge quei livelli。Comicità abbastanza semplice e non molto sottile， ma a tratti efficace， capace di far sorridere。Buona lettura per trascorre il pomeriggio di una grigia domenica。 。。。more

Jo March ，

Lin este cómic con meu irmán， sendo un agasallo seu de Reis。 A historia non ten moita cousa: buscando ostras na praia， Astérix e Obélix atopan un picto conxelado nun carámbano de xeo e lévanllo a Panorámix。 Panorámix consegue desconxelalo e devolverlle a fala， xa que quedara afónico co frío， e Mac Loch， como se chama o noso novo amigo， cóntalles qué o levou ás Galias e emprenden un viaxe cara Caledonia （Escocia） para axudarlle a derrotar ó usurpador e rescatar a súa moza Camomila。 O que é a hist Lin este cómic con meu irmán， sendo un agasallo seu de Reis。 A historia non ten moita cousa: buscando ostras na praia， Astérix e Obélix atopan un picto conxelado nun carámbano de xeo e lévanllo a Panorámix。 Panorámix consegue desconxelalo e devolverlle a fala， xa que quedara afónico co frío， e Mac Loch， como se chama o noso novo amigo， cóntalles qué o levou ás Galias e emprenden un viaxe cara Caledonia （Escocia） para axudarlle a derrotar ó usurpador e rescatar a súa moza Camomila。 O que é a historia non ten moito máis， e non vou contar máis por non facer spoilers， pero é unha aventura tan entretida e chea de referencias á cultura escocesa como nos ten afeitos René Goscinny。 Recomendable para pasar un rato entretido， a parte de que se le nun instantiño。 。。。more

Ivana ，

Oduševljena sam hrvatskim prijevodom u izdanju Bookglobea。 Zabavno i duhovito！

♛ Garima ♛ ，

This is the book I never read before even though I was sure I read the entire series。。。Very entertaining but nothing new。。。may be Nessie This is the book I never read before even though I was sure I read the entire series。。。Very entertaining but nothing new。。。may be Nessie 。。。more

Santiago ，

Cuánto se echa de menos a Goscinny。。。

Javi ，

Fantástico volumen digno del género aventura y fantasía， en el que además se aprende parte de la historia de forma entretenida。

Elena Rodríguez ，

Esta es la primera obra de los nuevos creadores de Astérix y Obélix。 En ella nuestros amigos galos se verán envueltos en una aventura que los llevará a lo que actualmente se conoce por Escocia。 El dibujo no tiene ningún reproche， pienso que el dibujante ha hecho un gran trabajo al recrear los dibujos realizados por Albert Underzo， lo mismo para el nuevo guionista ya sigue a la misma altura que su predecesor， Renée Goscinny。 Simplemente la historia no me convenció del todo， no me pueden fascinar Esta es la primera obra de los nuevos creadores de Astérix y Obélix。 En ella nuestros amigos galos se verán envueltos en una aventura que los llevará a lo que actualmente se conoce por Escocia。 El dibujo no tiene ningún reproche， pienso que el dibujante ha hecho un gran trabajo al recrear los dibujos realizados por Albert Underzo， lo mismo para el nuevo guionista ya sigue a la misma altura que su predecesor， Renée Goscinny。 Simplemente la historia no me convenció del todo， no me pueden fascinar todos los tomos en igual medida 。。。more

Anne （ReadEatGameRepeat） ，

I really enjoyed this comic。 It felt a bit more like the comics I remember reading as a child， it was funny and punny and at times I did giggle out loud。

Luis Tormento ，

One winter's day， while searching for oysters， Asterix and Obelix find a young man frozen in ice washed up on the beach。 They take him to the druid Getafix， who by the stranger's clothes and tattoos identifies him as a Pict， residents of Northern Caledonia （now Scotland）。 Getafix is able to revive the man， but the Pict has lost his voice and is unable to express himself， even in sign language; a gold ring clenched in his hand is the only clue to his background story。 A minor complication ensues One winter's day， while searching for oysters， Asterix and Obelix find a young man frozen in ice washed up on the beach。 They take him to the druid Getafix， who by the stranger's clothes and tattoos identifies him as a Pict， residents of Northern Caledonia （now Scotland）。 Getafix is able to revive the man， but the Pict has lost his voice and is unable to express himself， even in sign language; a gold ring clenched in his hand is the only clue to his background story。 A minor complication ensues when a Roman census officer， Limitednumbus， arrives at the village to record the Gauls' activities， which Vitalstatistix allows him to do。Following Getafix's administrations， the young Pict regains only limited power of speech and the Gauls cannot understand him。 One day， he chisels a map on one of Obelix's menhirs， leading to his home。 With this clue， and additional enticement provided by the village women's increasing fascination for the handsome young man， Asterix and Obelix are tasked with taking him home， along with some healing elixir for the Pict's throat。 As they leave in Unhygenix's fishing boat and encounter （and fight） the pirates， the Pict fully recovers his voice。 He introduces himself as Macaroon and tells them how he was ambushed by Maccabaeus， the chief of the Maccabee clan， tied to a log and thrown into the loch near his home because Maccabeus is longing for the hand of Macaroon's fiancée Camomilla， the adopted daughter of Mac II， late monarch of Caledonia， in order to make himself king of all Picts。 In an effort to consolidate his claim， Maccabaeus has pleaded for an alliance with Rome and secretly invited a Roman legion to his coronation。After a playful encounter with Loch Androll's monstrous resident Nessie， who steals the gourd with the elixir， they land and go to visit Macaroon's family。 However， Macaroon learns there that Camomilla has been kidnapped by Maccabaeus shortly after his disappearance， and that Maccabaeus is going to be crowned king the next day。 Asterix motivates him to challenge Maccabaeus， but Macaroon loses his voice again。 Asterix and Obelix attempt to retrieve the gourd from Nessie， but in the process they stumble upon a tunnel which leads them straight to the Red Picts' dungeon， where Camomilla is kept captive。 They rescue her and escape through one of the underground tunnels。The next day， all the Pict leaders assemble to elect their next king。 As Maccabaeus advances with his Roman allies and promotes himself， Macaroon and his family arrive at the island and confront Maccabaeus; but the challenge is declared void because Macaroon has yet to recover the full use of his voice。 Through a tunnel emerging right onto the assembly island， Asterix， Obelix and Camomilla arrive at the nick of time to defy Maccabaeus， and the sight of Camomilla restores Macaroon's voice。 The Gauls and the Picts unite and fight the Romans and Maccabaeus （with some help from Nessie）， crushing them。 Maccabaeus and the Roman task force's centurion then suffer the same fate Macaroon did， being chained to a log and tossed into the freezing Caledonian waters， and Macaroon is made king of the Picts。The Gauls return home in triumph。 Meanwhile， Limitednumbus has become frustrated by the constant movement of the Gauls， which does not allow him to count them properly。 Obelix is about to tie him to a tree trunk and send him to the Picts， when Asterix reminds him that there is an easy way of counting Gauls: the banquet at the end of the story。Text extracted from Wikipedia 。。。more

Muizz ，

Nuttig leesvoer voor wat achtergrondinformatie tijdens de vakantie in Schotland :-）

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Asterix and the Picts

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Asterix and the Picts&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Asterix and the Picts&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0