We've known ever since Asterix and the Class Act that little Gauls are sometimes quite reluctant to go to school. And that only leads to them forgetting the date of the battle of Gergovia when the day of the exam comes around. Pffff…Thankfully, Asterix and his friends have proved for nearly fifty years now that learning can also be fun. Many of us, in fact, can take pride in our extensive knowledge of Latin quotes that we have accumulated through our attentive reading of Asterix albums. It's as simple as that: Asterix albums should replace school books, by Toutatis! The Gauls have moved into second gear with Asterix Brain Trainer, the new Asterix video game for the Nintendo DS. So get your DS stylus ready for a series of more than 20 exercises led by heroes from the Crazy Gauls' Village!  There's no rest for those who seek the wisdom of the druids: multi-player competitions promise to add spice to any light-hearted video game tournaments for Gauls of all ages. And woe betide those whose poor-performing adult brains may be judged to date from 50 BC ;-) |
Saturday 29 November 2008
When Asterix takes some exercise!
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Competition for the more dogmatic Asterix fans
Games and contests - The Grand Collection
There's panic among of Asterix.com Virtual Village fans: the new Asterix Quiz, which you can find in Dogmatix's hut, will put to the test even the greatest of experts on our heroes.
Tapidesourix has noted that one of the five questions in our new Quiz causes you great difficulty. Correct answers are few and far between and doubts still persist: will we find 5 lucky prize winners to claim a copy of the Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques (Asterix at the Olympic Games) album from the French Grand Collection, published last summer? You have until the end of the month to try your luck and make a mockery of our IT druid's pessimism. Good luck to one and all! |
Monday 24 November 2008
Two additions to the Asterix Grand Collection
The Grand Collection - Edition
Home-cinema fans "in the know" have a choice: either to discover their favourite films in DVD format or to sample the experience in high definition with Blu-Ray. Here, in the indomitable Gauls' virtual village, there's still a few of us who cling to the prehistoric era of VHS cassettes... suffice to say, they are old hat these days…On the other hand, when it comes to the greatest classic in the comic book world, the clued-up comic book fans that we are have no need to hesitate: Asterix truly deserves his Grand Collection! 
The equivalent of high definition for comic books, the Asterix Grand Collection lets you assemble all the adventures of the winged-helmet Gaul in large format edition, featuring restored inking, lettering and colours. There really isn't any better way of admiring the wealth of detail and wonderful artistry of Albert Uderzo's drawings.And just recently, two new albums have been added to this collection: Asterix and the Great Divide, where love and politics collide in an epic, hilarious melodrama, plus Asterix and the Black Gold, which shows that even if the Gauls have any petra oleum (petrol), they're never short of ideas for how to have some fun! Two albums for two unforgettable stars: the ghastly Codfix in Asterix and the Great Divide, and the spy Dubbelosix, a caricature in homage to Sean Connery, in Asterix and the Black Gold. |
Wednesday 19 November 2008
« A message? A message, just for me? » exclaims Obelix when Postaldistrix gives him mail from the beautiful Panacea. And now it's your turn to receive cheerful messages featuring our indomitable Gauls, thanks to this book of Asterix postcards!Available free when you buy two Asterix albums in a participating bookshop in Gaul, this set of postcards is a must-have for fans of the most famous of all Gauls. Featuring 12 detachable postcards, this book will allow you to celebrate every special occasion throughout the year in good cheer: Christmas (starring the Romans as unwitting substitutes for the best Christmas tree ;-), Easter (with the Romans playing the church bells), holidays, etc. But these postcards can be used at any time to send your friends or admirers messages imbued with Asterix's unique humour. On the flip side of the postcards there are mock stamps of Asterix, Obelix or Dogmatix to accompany your message to your nearest and dearest. It's enough to provoke a frenzy in post offices throughout Gaul! 
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