A lightning bolt has struck at the heart of the annual druids’ conference! This usually joyful reunion with its druidical competitions and punning festival, transmitted only by druid word of mouth (“Pass me the celt!”, “This food’s a bit sickle-y!”: you get the picture....), traditionally held in the Forest of Carnutes not far from Cenabum (Orleans), is troubled this year as these eminent wise men find themselves plagued by doubt....Just think about it: Dubbelosix, the spy-druid working for Caesar, has taken it upon himself to reveal the source of the most wonderful druidical marvels by publishing a mysterious book of magic spells stolen from ancient archives! For the very first time, Secrets de druides (the title of this handsome work, now available in French!) will explain EVERYTHING you wanted to know about the magic potions in Asterix’s Adventures but never dared to ask. Starting on 2 June 2010, this hitherto unpublished 48-page book (French version only for the time being) will be offered at all participating bookshops for the purchase of two Asterix albums. Inside, you will discover the perfect guide for the erudite druid, with:
And plenty of other surprises too! Ingredients and tips on preparing potions, side effects, little-known potions, etc. This is bound to inspire a host of trades! But don’t dally: quantities are limited and there will not be enough to go around! But that’s only normal, isn’t it? Not everyone is meant be a druid!Prepare for D Day by visiting the druidical version of the Virtual Village, Asterix.com. A special banner on the homepage presents Secrets de druides. And, even better, a special mini-site invites you to discover the most illustrious druids, as well as several pages from the new book and original wallpapers in “Panoramix” format! And, that’s not all! Other surprises are in the pipeline, to be discovered online in the very near future. In short, as the druid Statistix always says: “Stay connected!” |
Thursday 17 June 2010
The druids’ secrets finally come to light!
Saturday 5 June 2010
The official asterix.com website
Druids, those wardens of wisdom and knowledge, hold sway over us even today, as they relay the words of the gods using their occult science. Just look at Raymond Domenech*, that strange Gaulish druid with the white moustache and mane who escaped from the faraway forest of the Carnutes: he is the learned reader of fortunes written in the stars. He boasts the extraordinary power of being able to come up with an unlikely list of 23 players for a major sporting event! Meanwhile, back in the Virtual Village, you are the ones to make the selection! And there are two unmissable games to bear this out:
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Monday 19 April 2010
Raucus Hallelujachorus, a centurion taken at his word
For Raucus Hallelujachorus, centurion at the Totorum camp in Asterix in Spain, negotiating with the Gauls is a real ordeal.But when Asterix and Obelix steal his young Iberian hostage Pepe away from him, he has no other choice than to go to the village of those crazy Gauls to recover his precious prisoner.
Knowing tact to be of the essence when dealing with the Gauls, he decides to make a discreet visit, tiptoeing quietly into the village at naptime.
But he’s out of luck: when Spurius Brontosaurus tactlessly hollers “Attack!”, triggering a counter-attack that gives the Gauls the last word in this negotiation.
Discover the secrets of all the Asterix characters in the Encyclopaedia
Friday 16 April 2010
And the winners of the Asterix Quiz are…
Try your luck at the Asterix Quiz – April Session and win copies of the Cherche et Trouve Astérix (“Find Asterix”) book!
And since each Asterix Quiz is a game in itself, we’ll take advantage of this occasion to reveal the lucky winners from previous sessions.
In November, a copy of Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday: the Golden Book crowned the talents of Jean-Claude COHEN SOLAL, Joël CORBIC, Hadi EL-SHIBIBI, Edelweis KOLP and Clément LHEUREUX.
In December, Gael Rouxel, Patrick Veyret, Alain Charrier, Nuno Silva Reis and Nathalie Cardinal carried off a Nintendo DS video game: Asterix: These Romans are Crazy!
And in January, Annie FEUILLAS, Jean-Claude LE GOUIL, Rolland MESGUICHE, Christian KLEIN and Hélène VERDEAU were each awarded a series of Asterix and the Class Act albums in six French regional languages (Picard, Alsatian, Corsican, Gallo, Breton and Occitan). Hats off to you all!
And since each Asterix Quiz is a game in itself, we’ll take advantage of this occasion to reveal the lucky winners from previous sessions.
In November, a copy of Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday: the Golden Book crowned the talents of Jean-Claude COHEN SOLAL, Joël CORBIC, Hadi EL-SHIBIBI, Edelweis KOLP and Clément LHEUREUX.
In December, Gael Rouxel, Patrick Veyret, Alain Charrier, Nuno Silva Reis and Nathalie Cardinal carried off a Nintendo DS video game: Asterix: These Romans are Crazy!
And in January, Annie FEUILLAS, Jean-Claude LE GOUIL, Rolland MESGUICHE, Christian KLEIN and Hélène VERDEAU were each awarded a series of Asterix and the Class Act albums in six French regional languages (Picard, Alsatian, Corsican, Gallo, Breton and Occitan). Hats off to you all!
Thursday 15 April 2010
Good news for anyone who is looking to put a bit of colour in their lives: the Plage company has just launched a new collection of Asterix stickers that are bound to glue you to your seats!Available in various shapes and sizes – single strips, 30x30cm squares, friezes that can be repositioned – these stickers will help you fully express your creative spirit and fight off any monotony.
Sold at all the best DYI and interior design shops in France, these easy-to-use stickers join a line of wall decorations designed to give your home an indomitably trendy look thanks to the effigy of our favourite hero.
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Finding Asterix here in the Village is a fairly simple task. Just walk past Cacofonix’s hut perched up in the tree (making sure to avoid any false notes floating about), take the first right at the crossroads: Asterix lives in the first hut to the left! If in doubt, just ask anybody: there aren’t all that many huts or residents in the Village....At least, that’s what we thought, until we ran across a book recently published in France: Cherche et trouve Astérix (“Find Asterix”)! This game book invites you to have fun trying to find Asterix and his more famous friends, carefully concealed in crowds of characters over 12 major scenes! As Picasso loved to say, “I do not look, I find”. This time, the fun is all yours! As a result, peace has reigned over the Village in the past few days. Book in hand, everybody is busy looking for those famous faces, hidden away in scenes as varied as a fish fight, an amphora-neck (known today as a traffic jam or bottle neck), an arena, a stormy sea, a “bladder” pitch, a construction site for an Egyptian palace... and even a rather befuddled Roman tortoise formation! It’s as if they have all become like Baba, the pirate lookout, searching the horizon in search of the “Gau... Gau... the Gauls”! As a matter of fact, Picasso also confessed that his greatest regret was to have never produced any comic strips.... There’s no doubt about it: Cherche et Trouve Astérix would have definitely boasted the renowned artist among its greatest admirers! |