Tag: Uderzo

Asterix and the Laurel Wreath

Asterix and the Laurel Wreath

by Goscinny & Uderzo; trans. Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge (Orion, 1974); from Les Lauriers de César (Pilote, 1971)

Goscinny_Uderzo_Asterix Laurel Wreath

One of Goscinny’s more droll stories (a critique of Imperial Rome as witnessed when Asterix and Obelix sell themselves as slaves) done full justice by Uderzo’s distinctive illustration—exquisite attention to background detail coupled with colourful, caricatured portrayals of action and emotions.

 

 

Asterix and the Class Act

Asterix and the Class Act

by Goscinny & Uderzo; trans. Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge (Orion, 2003)

Goscinny_Uderzo_Asterix and the Class Act

A tantalising collection of Asterix curios that — if nothing else — makes one appreciate how much work must go into creating a full album. In the shorter form Goscinny and Uderzo push both delightfully and delightedly at the boundaries of their famous creations.

 

 

Asterix and the Missing Scroll

Asterix and the Missing Scroll

by Jean-Yves Ferri; Ill. Didier Conrad; trans. Anthea Bell (Orion, 2015)

Ferri_Conrad_Asterix and the Missing Scroll

Apart from somehow not packing quite as much into each story, the new Asterix adventures of Ferri and Conrad are superb in capturing the spirit of Goscinny and Uderzo. Our heroes must reinstate to posterity a chapter excised from Caesar’s Gallic memoirs.