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Asterix and the Falling Sky (2005)

by Albert Uderzo

Other authors: Frederic Mebarki, Thierry Mebarki

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Series: Asterix (33)

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The Gauls have only one fear: that the sky may fall on their heads tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes, says Chief Vitalstatistix. Or does it? It looks as if it's come at last for Asterix, Obelix and the other villagers. And some surprising new characters fall along with the sky. Our friends soon find themselves in the middle of a space race...… (more)
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Often Caesar hatches a nefarious plan to conquer the one small village of Indomitable Gauls that still holds out against the Roman invaders. More rarely our heroes get caught up in an external conflict for some reason - and that's what happens the day Chief Vitalstatistix' only fear comes to pass - and it's a conflict of a scale and type not even Getafix could anticipate!

This is pure, distilled Uderzo, whimsical, fantastical and of course, down right silly, perfectly fitting for his last Asterix album. So long, Uderzo - you, along with your great friend, Goscinny, have entertained (and even educated) me as long as I've been reading independently and will no doubt bring me much fun in the future, too, even though there will be no new stories from you. The existing ones still delight every time. I hope your successors can retain the spirit of the little village on the coast of Armorica back in 50 B.C. as they bring us new adventures of Asterix and Obelix. I'll find out soon enough. ( )
  Arbieroo | Jul 17, 2020 |
WHY? Just why? ( )
  sansmerci | May 30, 2018 |
Terminé, je n'achèterai plus les nouveaux Astérix qui paraîtront, ou pas, dans le futur. Celui-ci est une pitoyable diatribe contre les manga, juste pour le plaisir de critiquer quelque chose qu'à l'évidence (différence de génération?) l'auteur ne comprend pas, et n'essaie même pas de comprendre d'ailleurs.
Tant pis, il en reste des anciens que je n'ai pas encore lus, ça compensera! ( )
  CathCD | Jan 16, 2016 |
ah. The weakest of the Asterix comics. They started earlier to integrate figures from different times (Atlantis, Herring) but this is even further away. ( )
  andreas.wpv | Apr 7, 2011 |
This is the second newest Asterix comic to be released (published in 2005) and quite honestly it does not compare to the earlier Asterix comics.

In this comic Asterix's village is invade by two different alien species. Both are looking for the secret weapon (the Gaul's magic potion) that the Gauls use to defeat the Romans. The first alien, the Tadsilweny, works with the Gauls to try and obtain the secret weapon; while the second alien, the Nagmas, tries (unsuccessful) to steal it away. While the plot of the story can be followed, at times the story seems to be disjointed and the humour that one expects from an Asterix comic is not as abundant as usually. Also the ending seems to be rather drawn out; the battle is won against the Nagmas and the magic potion save but the comic continues for another ten pages as though the author had forget a part of the story and just decided to tack it on at the end. ( )
  mberg | Sep 17, 2010 |
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Uderzo, AlbertAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mebarki, Fredericsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mebarki, Thierrysecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bell, AntheaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hockridge, DerekTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Puszczewicz, MarekTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Für Bruno, meinen Bruder, dem ich alles verdanke
Der große Tadsylwine ... Verzeihung! ... Der große Walt Disney soll mit diesem Album besonders geehrt werden. Dieser berühmte, wundervolle Druide hat es einigen Kollegen und mir erlaubt, in einen Kessel mit Zaubertrank zu fallen, dessen Geheimnis er allein kannte.
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The Gauls have only one fear: that the sky may fall on their heads tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes, says Chief Vitalstatistix. Or does it? It looks as if it's come at last for Asterix, Obelix and the other villagers. And some surprising new characters fall along with the sky. Our friends soon find themselves in the middle of a space race...

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