Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book
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Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book is the thirty-fourth episode of the Asterix
comic book
series, designed and written by Albert Uderzo
. The usage of previous Asterix stories led to co-creator Late René Goscinny
also being credited. The album, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the creation of the series, was released on 22 October 2009.
The album begins with a preface where Uderzo replies to the critics of his solo work, specially for the previous album, Asterix and the Falling Sky
. He also says The Golden Book is not a whole story, but a succession of short stories celebrating the 50th anniversary of the hero.
surrounded by their children or grandchildren.
Then we come back this time in 50 BC, in the same village in which the birthdays of Asterix
and Obelix
, which happen to be the same day, are celebrated. We learn that they have received letters from their friends (Panacea, the pirates, Edifis ...). Then Geriatrix jealous of the two Gauls
make a rather negative description using a Magnetic resonance imaging
picture.
Moreover, at a great feast, many recurring or important characters of the adventures of Asterix, from all nationalities, appear. Each one of them offers his gift to the hero (Ekonomikrisis offers a guide Coquelus
, Cacofonix his sheet music
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new magic potions ...) They also made some proposals for the future (clothes changing, marriage, amusement park, theater, art visual ...).
And finally, arrive Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. Caesar was reluctant to come to the birthday party when they were both invited. However, he yielded to the wishes of his lady, pleading with the story told in Asterix and Son
. But Caesar, the bad loser, decides to offer the Gaul a jar of poisoned wine by its medicamentarus, Choléramorbus. But the centurions, to whom he had entrusted the mission, drank wine, which had in fact been replaced by castor oil
, and then won a nice trip to the latrine.
Asterix
Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series, designed and written by Albert Uderzo
Albert Uderzo
Albert Uderzo is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. He is best known for his work on the Astérix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with René Goscinny.-Early life:...
. The usage of previous Asterix stories led to co-creator Late René Goscinny
René Goscinny
René Goscinny was a French comics editor and writer, who is best known for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris and Iznogoud with Jean Tabary.-Early life:Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, to a family...
also being credited. The album, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the creation of the series, was released on 22 October 2009.
The album begins with a preface where Uderzo replies to the critics of his solo work, specially for the previous album, Asterix and the Falling Sky
Asterix and the Falling Sky
Asterix and the Falling Sky is the thirty-third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Albert Uderzo . It was released on October 14, 2005....
. He also says The Golden Book is not a whole story, but a succession of short stories celebrating the 50th anniversary of the hero.
Scenario
The story begins in the year 1 AD, fifty years after 50 BC, when all the other books are set. The characters are introduced, but aged fifty years. We then find some craftsmen, tradesmen or Gallic warriorsGallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes. They lasted from 58 BC to 51 BC. The Gallic Wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the...
surrounded by their children or grandchildren.
Then we come back this time in 50 BC, in the same village in which the birthdays of Asterix
Asterix (character)
Asterix is a fictional character, the titular hero of the French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix.The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Asterix was created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator...
and Obelix
Obelix
Obelix is a fictional character from the French comic book series Asterix. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix's best friend. Obelix is noted for his fatness, the menhirs he carries around on his back and his superhuman strength...
, which happen to be the same day, are celebrated. We learn that they have received letters from their friends (Panacea, the pirates, Edifis ...). Then Geriatrix jealous of the two Gauls
Gauls
The Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....
make a rather negative description using a Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear magnetic resonance imaging , or magnetic resonance tomography is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to visualize detailed internal structures...
picture.
Moreover, at a great feast, many recurring or important characters of the adventures of Asterix, from all nationalities, appear. Each one of them offers his gift to the hero (Ekonomikrisis offers a guide Coquelus
Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield
Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield is the eleventh volume in the Asterix comic book series, written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo. It was originally published as a serial in Pilote issues 399-421 in 1967.The book is inspired by the battle of Alesia, where the Gaulish warrior chief...
, Cacofonix his sheet music
Sheet music
Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
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Asterix and the Goths
Asterix and the Goths is the third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo . It was first published in 1963 in French and translated into English in 1974.-Plot summary:...
new magic potions ...) They also made some proposals for the future (clothes changing, marriage, amusement park, theater, art visual ...).
And finally, arrive Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. Caesar was reluctant to come to the birthday party when they were both invited. However, he yielded to the wishes of his lady, pleading with the story told in Asterix and Son
Asterix and Son
Asterix and Son is the twenty-seventh volume of the Asterix comic book series, created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo .-Plot summary:A baby boy inexplicably appears at the porch of Asterix's house one morning...
. But Caesar, the bad loser, decides to offer the Gaul a jar of poisoned wine by its medicamentarus, Choléramorbus. But the centurions, to whom he had entrusted the mission, drank wine, which had in fact been replaced by castor oil
Castor oil
Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the castor bean . Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no odor or taste. Its boiling point is and its density is 961 kg/m3...
, and then won a nice trip to the latrine.