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Asterix and The Missing Scroll (2015)

by Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad (Illustrator)

Series: Asterix (36)

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Asterix and the Missing Scroll is the brand new book featuring the further adventures of the ever-popular Asterix and Obelix.
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The only real questions with this book are "is it a travesty" and "is it amusing". No to the first and yes to the second.

Ferri and Conrad have now entrenched themselves as successors to Goscinny and Uderzo in chronicling the exploits of Asterix and his pals. Asterix and the Missing Scroll is a satire on media and publishing. Caesar's advisor counsels him to cut the chapter on his losses to the indomitable Gauls from his memoirs so that the world will believe that he conquered all Gaul. Caesar does so, but the excised scroll is stolen and finds its way to the Gaulish village.

One of the hallmarks of the Asterix series is the clever puns in the names, and Ferri does well here. He also updates the series a bit with names like Bigdhata, Ipsos and Wifix. Names like Pridanprejudis and Confoundtheirpolitix are less successful, seeming a bit forced and struggling for relevance.

The book has a very neat coda with a tribute to the original authors, which I really liked. ( )
  gjky | Apr 9, 2023 |
The second outing for the Ferri/Conrad partnership sees Julius Caeser write his famous book about the Gallic Wars! However, he's told to edit out the part about the Village of Indomitable Gauls and instead claim he conquered all of Gaul...certain parties are keen to preserve the real story. Typical shennanigans ensue, complete with long-suffering legionaries, arguments between villagers, pirates, violence, puns, irony and irreverence. The whimsy is dialled down compared even to its immediate predecessor, let alone the extravagances of Uderzo's authorial efforts but for me the best Asterix books take our heroes to a foreign country and take the mick out of the cultural stereo-types. Here the Gauls never leave, well, Gaul. Still, it's an at least averagely good entry in the series and that average is pretty high quality! ( )
  Arbieroo | Jul 17, 2020 |
I actually found this book a bit slow and tedious. It appears to be a more recent one with a copyright date of 2015. There weren't many really funny jokes in it.
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  DeborahJade | Dec 25, 2017 |
A charming Asterix adventure, this new album is a worthy addition to the long-running French comic series. It addresses a question which is crucial for the authenticity of the series: why did Julius Caesar never mention in his histories his failure to defeat the Gauls of Asterix's village? Asterix and the Missing Scroll answers that he chose to cover it up in a whitewash of history – not so much history being written by the victors as a case of history being written by those who can write. The authors, writer Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrator Didier Conrad, spruce up this compelling theme with clear contemporary references to Julian Assange and the Wikileaks scandal that might go over the heads of young readers, but will be recognisable to older children (and nostalgic adults picking up the new Asterix out of curiosity – guilty as charged).

I wasn't quite sure where Ferri and Conrad wanted to take this theme – the plot loses its way in the shouting match at the end, with the message rather muddled – but the attempt to provide more than just a nuts-and-bolts story like their previous offering, the limited Asterix and the Picts, is very welcome. This is a bona fide, intelligent Asterix adventure that does the legacy of Goscinny and Uderzo proud (the two creators are even referenced in a nice little homage at the very end of the book). Whilst the odd joke does fall flat (there's a running joke about grass that I don't get, though it's probably staring me in the face), I was very impressed by Asterix and the Missing Scroll. Contrary to how I felt after reading Picts, I'm now looking forward to the next Ferri/Conrad addition to this eternal series. ( )
  MikeFutcher | Mar 19, 2017 |
A comic which satirizes the successful Julius Caesar against Gaul.
  gmicksmith | Nov 20, 2016 |
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Γαλατικό Χωριό, Ελεύθερη Γαλατία
Νεότερα από το γαλατικό χωριό: Το πολυαναμενόμενο νέο άλμπουμ του Αστερίξ, το 36ο της σειράς, βγήκε ταυτόχρονα στα ράφια Γαλλίας και άλλων χωρών και αποδεικνύει πως η σειρά παραμένει στην αιχμή της επικαιρότητας.

Στη νέα του περιπέτεια, «Πάπυρος του Καίσαρα», ο Γαλάτης αντιμετωπίζει μία Ρώμη που... κατασκοπεύει με τα «νέα μέσα» (περιστέρια) και κρατά απόρρητα έγγραφα που, όμως, πέφτουν στα χέρια του Αστερίξ μέσω ενός χαρακτήρα που μοιάζει με τον Άσανζ των Wikileaks.

Το νέο άλμπουμ βγήκε σε κυκλοφορία και είναι έργο των νέων «πατέρων» του Αστερίξ, Ζαν-Υβ Φερί και Ντιντιγέ Κονράντ.

Όπως κάθε επιτυχημένο άλμπουμ της σειράς, η γοητεία βρίσκεται στη μεταφορά: Ο Ιούλιος Καίσαρας έχει ολοκληρώσει το συγγραφικό έργο της εξιστόρησης της κατάκτησης της Γαλατίας (όλης;...), το πραγματικό De Bello Gallico, και το επικοινωνιακό του επιτελείο φροντίζει για ευνοϊκές κριτικές στο ρωμαϊκό τύπο, εκδηλώσεις προώθησης (φυσικά, όργια) αλλά και για την αφαίρεση ενός ευαίσθητου κεφαλαίου από το βιβλίο το οποίο όχι μόνο κρίνεται «προπαγανδιστικά» βλαβερό αλλά και απειλή στην ασφάλεια της Αυτοκρατορίας.

Το κεφάλαιο όμως διαρρέει, βγαίνει από το παλάτι -επειδή ο φύλακας... Αντίβίρους (Antivirus) δεν κάνει καλά τη δουλειά του- και, μέσω του... Πολεμίξ, που μοιάζει με τον Άσανζ, φτάνει στο ελεύθερο γαλατικό χωριό. Παράλληλα, ο κόσμος αρχίζει να χρησιμοποιεί νέα μέσα επικοινωνίας τα... περιστέρια -οποιαδήποτε ομοιότητα με το Twitter δεν είναι καθόλου συμπτωματική.

Στην πρώτη αποτίμηση γαλλικών μέσων που διάβασαν πριν την κυκλοφορία του το νέο άλμπουμ, η υποδοχή ήταν θετική. Οι δύο δημιουργοί που έχουν αναλάβει τη σειρά έχουν δεσμευτεί για τουλάχιστον άλλο ένα επόμενο άλμπουμ.
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