Justified, in that it is set after the Roman conquest. Suffered the Weird Al Effect as Astérix became far more popular. Affectionate Parody: The pirates are a parody of different pirates from another comic series, Barbe Rouge (or Redbeard).Adjective Animal Alehouse: The Laughing Boar, from Astérix in Britain (Or "Le Rieur Sanglier" in the original version, parodying English word order).
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As a side effect of the magic potion, he's also an insanely fast runner who can do acrobatics easily, since his weight is not a big deal. Accidental Marriage: Happens to Obélix in The Great Crossing.3D Movie: Asterix: The Land of the Gods.Probably has the best translations of any comic-book ever they're smart enough to keep the basic story while making new puns in the appropriate language.
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Part of the appeal of the series is probably the variety of humor, which includes slapstick fight scenes, plenty of wordplay, thinly-veiled social commentary, and Iron Age and Roman antiquity versions of just about every European stereotype you can imagine. Occasionally, a small (and very persistent) band of pirates (a parody of another comic series, Barbe Rouge) makes a cameo appearance their ship was scuttled by the potion-enhanced Gauls in an early story - since that initial appearance, they are usually seen either paddling frantically away from any Gauls they encounter, or coming across the Gaulish warriors during an incidental encounter and getting scuttled- again (or even scuttling their ship themselves to minimize damage).
These plots allow character development of the various villagers and their relationships. In the second type of plot, a new plan by the Romans or an unexpected threat from outside brings danger and excitement to the village. These plots allow for the most satire of different cultures and nationalities. In many of the books, Astérix, Obélix and Dogmatix, sometimes accompanying or accompanied by another character, go on an adventure somewhere (these are often have titles of the format Astérix in.). The stories are published as "albums" (the term graphic novel being newer than the series, which began in 1959) and typically alternate between two themes. Along with his loveable lug partner, menhir (monolith) delivery-man Obélix (who fell into the cauldron of magic potion when he was a baby, which caused it to have a permanent effect on him), and the other inhabitants of the village (including Chief Vitalstatistix, Getafix the druid (the only person who knows how to make the potion), Fulliautomatix the blacksmith, and Cacofonix the tone-deaf bard), Astérix gets into all manner of adventures, which usually involve foiling the schemes of the Romans (and Caesar himself). The village happens to be the home of our hero, a small but plucky Gaul named Astérix. One of those pockets of resistance is a small but plucky village in Armorica, Gaul (Brittany, pre-medieval France), which has held back the Romans thanks to a Super Strength-granting magic potion. The Roman Empire has all but conquered continental Europe, except for a few pockets of resistance. The Astérix comics take place in the year 50 BC.
Astérix is the protagonist of a French comic book series, written by Rene Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo (and both written and drawn by Uderzo after Goscinny's demise in 1977), and now translated into over 100 languages and published around the world.