My favourite Asterix comic book is a bit of an oddity. Obelix And Co, published in 1978, breaks the usual routine of an Asterix comic book which involves this village of French warriors in 50 BC holding out against the Roman army, going somewhere else.
Another city, another country, another continent, as part of their dealings with the Romans, satirising the people the visit and the French reaction to them along the way. In Obelix And Co, however, the world comes to the village. As one man tries something different, using capitalism to raise the expectations of the Gauls, cause conflict among themselves, and turn them away from the important things in life, fighting off the Roman Invasion.
But that didn't stop me from laughing out loud, again and again, and that includes the very first page. The jokes come thick and fast, piling pun upon pun within a single panel that I had to laugh, even at the audacity of it, as well as the skill. As ever, the localised English translations are a highlight, given carte blanche to rip up the jokes to find new ones that will make references unique to the time and culture.
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