Asterix the Gaul adventures - Vol. 10 - Asterix the Legionary

This album has everything - all the Asterix magic and all the talent of the authors. René's humour and tenderness are at their height and Albert has become the undisputed master of comic strip humour alongside his friend Franquin. An absolute delight.

Pierre Tchernia, who worked with the authors on film adaptations, makes for a choice caricature here. In his first appearance in the Asterix world he is a Roman dignitary. Later appearances are often less glorious …

It is in this album that we see a tribute to the famous painting by Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, which Alain Chabat reconstructed for the big screen in the film Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.

Don't miss the Belgian legionary on page 21: the hair-do beneath his helmet is a familiar sight to comic strip fans.