Asterix v12: “Asterix at the Olympic Games”
The year is 1968. Mexico City is hosting the Olympics. And Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo send Asterix and Obelix to Greece for their Olympics. Can Gauls win without Magic Potion?
Sisco v1, v2: “Shoot When You’re Told” and “Shut Her Up!”
Sisco is a tense thriller that relies too much on convenient character actions and an out of control plot. It should be good, but it’s not.
Asterix v11: “Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield”
This one is as much a history lesson as it is a review. I find this book fascinating for the way it weaves into the history of France. Gergovia, Alesia, Vercingeteorix, and the works!
Asterix and French History: Who Is Vercingetorix?
Where does Asterix start? Before the beginning! Let’s go back a couple years before the events in the book and see how Julius Caesar rampaged through Europe, and how Vercingetorix inspired both the Gauls and Goscinny and Uderzo.
The Ten Best Asterix Books from v1 – v10
Which book is the best of the first ten volumes in the “Asterix” series? The answer probably won’t surprise you, if you’ve read my reviews. But it’s fun to look back at them all one more time!
Americans in Paris: “Olympus” by Geoff Johns and Butch Guice (and Kris Grimminger)
Geoff Johns and Butch Guice send a team back into a mythological time filled with wonder and killer creatures. The humans aren’t much better.
Infinity 8 #1: “Love and Mummies” is Retro Sci-Fi by Trondheim, Zep, and Bertail
Trondheim, Zep, and Bertail bring us a retro sci-fi story in the style of the old Heavy Metal serials. Big bold graphics and pulpy sci fi fun!
Cosmonauts of the Future v2: “The Return”
Gildas and Martina know who they are, but now they have to run for their lives from an alien invader. Along the way, they make a few new friends. It’s quite the romp.
The Inevitable Direct Market Implosion
The Direct Market is, like it or not, doomed. Just like every other segment of the entertainment industry, it can’t survive with the same old business model.
Asterix v10: “Asterix the Legionary”
“Asterix the Legionary” is the funniest album in the series so far. It reads like classic Vaudeville steeped in Roman history.