Asterix

[anewman]

ASTERIX RULES:

1. The British drive their chariots on the 'wrong' side of the road.

[Don Rosco]

i don't understand the asterix vs tintin thing?

Me either - I was chatting to a friend of mine about Asterix a few years ago, and he just started saying Tintin was much better. I said, who cares, I like them both. He says to me, Yeah, but if there's a war, I know which side i'm fuckin on.

For some reason it really stuck with me. People just like conflict!

I watched the new animated film, Asterix and the Normans iirc, and I thought it was pretty decent.

Anyone see the live one with Gerard Depardieu? Any use?

[Disgraced Toblerone]

Anyone see the live one with Gerard Depardieu? Any use?

The first one is absolutely horrible.

The second one features Monica Belluci.

That's all.

[MalevolentPanda]

The only comic books I ever really liked are Asterix ones. Absolutely brilliant.

[John0]

I used to love Asterix comics, might have a read of one tonight actually. My fave used to be Asterix in Britain for obvious reasons (the rugby scenes anyone?).

I actually watched the new animated film (Asterix and the Vikings) today, but thought it was fairly bad. Anyone remember the old animated ones they used to show on ITV? Really enjoyed them when I was a kid, I've had no luck tracking them down in recent times though, legitimately or otherwise.

[winkerwatson]

I thought they just got released in a boxed set a month or two ago

Here you go:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asterix-Box-Set-Di...2814251?ie=UTF8

[Smoothy]

I've got that box set. Haven't watched any of it yet but will do soon.

[Varcan]

King of kings.

I have 20 year old copies of every single book. Maybe worth a few bob, not that I would sell such treasures.

[supermonkey]

I seem to remember absolutely loving an Asterix book in which someone obstinately remained hidden in 'a cauldron smelling of fish' throughout some kind of ceremony.

It may, or may not have been, the same one where Obelix breaks down in fits of laughter for the best part of the finale;

"He's got a free hand now!"

I remember that. They get locked up in prison and asterix makes an off the cuff joke which obelix doesn't get for another 2 pages. Then he laughs about it for the whole of the rest of the book.

That cracked me up something rotten.

[lau]

Me either - I was chatting to a friend of mine about Asterix a few years ago, and he just started saying Tintin was much better. I said, who cares, I like them both. He says to me, Yeah, but if there's a war, I know which side i'm fuckin on.

For some reason it really stuck with me. People just like conflict!

It's cos they were the only two popular series available in that large thin book format. I remember when I was little my library used to have a massive Tintin red rocket which was a bookshelf for Tintins and Asterixs and I always only used to read Tintin as the art of Asterix didnt appeal (I must have been a stupid child) until there were no more Tintins there I hadn't read so I got an Asterix and never looked back. One of those few series of books that are for kids but really can appeal to everyone.

[linkster]

I have 20 year old copies of every single book. Maybe worth a few bob, not that I would sell such treasures.

I read them every day I had to wait for my parents to finish teaching, just sat in the school library chuckling away to myself.

I read the fish thing I was talking about again last night, it still cracks me up.

"We haven't come to rent any fish this time, just your boat."

"I DO NOT RENT OUT FISH"

"Quite right, boats have much more of a future."

I loved the feasts too. Asterix in Belgium ... actually I'm sure that was refrenced in the Simpsons once where Homer is pretending to be Marge at the same time as himself and saying "I love to see my man eat."

[Ninek]

And I can't have any melted cheese without thinking of the bizarre (and rather kinky) cheese parties in Asterix in Switzerland.

Never been able to look a fondue in the face since.

[Disgraced Toblerone]

And I can't have any melted cheese without thinking of the bizarre (and rather kinky) cheese parties in Asterix in Switzerland.

Never been able to look a fondue in the face since.

You don't know what we do at real cheese parties...

[srgbilco]

Eat cheese?

[Disgraced Toblerone]

Eat cheese?

You disgust me.

[John0]

I thought they just got released in a boxed set a month or two ago

Here you go:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asterix-Box-Set-Di...2814251?ie=UTF8

Nice one! I have literally been looking for these for years. Not thoroughly or consistantly but still... Thank you!

[Smoothy]

For those who still love the Asterix books, a very significant person involved in the creation of this popular title died today.

 

Guaranteed any Asterix books going forward will be utter rubbish going forward without her witty translation talents (more rubbish than the recent Uderzo-only penned ones).

 

Asterix won't ever be the same now.

[smac]

Yeah, I saw that. Her translations made Asterix in this country. Getafix the Druid - sheer brilliance.

[deerokus]

That dvd boxset fetches a really high price now. 

[MarkN]

I adored Asterix growing up. It probably fuelled my love of puns and wordplay more than anything else at the time. She probably had more impact on me than the actual creators, because my memories are mainly the words. I haven't read any in 35 years but I still recall the postman was called something like Postaldistrix, and there were so many more little throw-away puns like that.

[Don Rosco]

Some job she did alright. RIP.

[monkeydog]

Not wanting to miss name puns made me read the Asterix books much more carefully. I don't really know if it's related to being dyslexic or just part of learning to read.  

 

Regardless, sad that I never really thought about the translation that happened. I'd have written a lovely, if grammatically wonky, thank you letter. 

 

[SozzlyJoe]

Yeah, I really loved Asterix too as a kid, and looking back it was surely due to her translation. I remember one great gag that always stuck with me, where a load of Romans are talking about the gods and one of the characters says "I am sick of the gods and their holier-than-thou attitudes!"

I must buy one to try to get my kids into them.

 

Being videogames fans we all know the value of a good translation and how it can make or break a work. A good example is in the Guardian article - the dog was called "Idéfix" in French, and seeing as idée fixe is a thing in English too, the translation could just have went with that - but by changing it to Dogmatix she retained the meaning whilst layering in a whole extra pun with Dog. Fabulous.

 

[Benny]

I think one of my favourites was a pair of legionaries called Sendervictorious and Appianglorious.

 

[SeanR]

Ekonomikrisis

[Fierce Poodle]

On 25/10/2006 at 15:33, Hubertus Bigend said:

I always hated Asterix.

Crap art style, too European, too plain shite.

 

Fuck off.

[Benny]

The best comic was where the village riled up one of the Roman camps to attack them for Obelix's birthday.

[Fierce Poodle]

My point still stands.

[Fierce Poodle]

Yes, thanks for asking. You?

[Plums]

Having a Barney in an Asterix thread.