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Asterix Bij De Picten (2013)

by Jean-Yves Ferri(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Les Editions Albert René

series

Asterix

review 1: J’ai été très déçu par cet album. Les dessins sont très fidèles à ceux de Uderzo, par contre, c’est le seul point positif. L’histoire est le plus gros point faible, car elle est simple et prévisible. Un inconnu d’un autre pays arrive au village gaulois pour finalement demander l’aide d’Astérix et Obélix, comme ça arrive si souvent. Plusieurs éléments étranges ; un homme congelé survit de l’Écosse à la Gaule, la reine est détenue dans une grotte, l’intelligence exagérée du monstre marin Afnor. De plus, les héros ne rencontre aucune embuche. Aucune péripétie. Il arrive en Écosse, sauve la reine et rétablit la paix.
review 2: With Picts, Uderzo officially handed over the reins to newbies. The new Ferri-Conrad pair seem to ... morehave a decent job - the illustrations and the word play are indistinguishable from the original. Thankfully, we still have Anthea Bell as the translator - I guess a significant chunk of the word play credit should go to her. The problem with "The Picts" is that it feels very derivative. The story starts with a Pict warrior (Picts are a medieval Celtic race) landing in the Gaul village, frozen in a block of ice. It turns out that the Pict warrior, Macaroon, was swindled by a neighboring chief and left to die. Asterix and Obelix sail up to Scotland along with Macaroon, rescue Macaroon's fiance from the villains and help the Picts push back invading Romans. The plot's very thin and very little supporting sidelines are funny. The obligatory reference to Nessie and Malt Whiskey make up for the Scottish essence. That said, it is way better than the last few books (especially "The Flying Sky", which was terrible, IMO).Strictly for fans. less

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