Find Dogmatix !
Venue of debates for budding interpreters of the Asterix universe, the EncyclObelix forum is today considering a thorny problem, which has long since racked the brains of some of the most attentive fans of the most famous of all Gauls: what are those mysterious hidden drawings of Dogmatix doing in the pages of Le Livre d'Astérix le Gaulois (The book of Asterix the Gaul)?
A genuine recap of all the fundamentals in the Asterix universe, published in French 1999 to mark the 40th anniversary of our heroes, Le Livre d'Astérix le Gaulois humorously covers the characters and themes used in the Asterix albums. But now some readers are writing to us, intrigued by the presence of miniature drawings of Dogmatix on certain double pages of the book, like this one:
The authors of Le Livre d'Astérix le Gaulois book have been uncovered! They've been amusing themselves by surreptitiously inserting a drawing of Asterix and Obelix's faithful companion onto every double page. The Gauls from Editions Albert René are crazy! Special surprises cleverly hidden for the most attentive of readers to find, these little drawings are like "Easter eggs" (a common procedure in the cinema in particular) of Le Livre d'Astérix le Gaulois book.
Some are so well hidden that you almost need a magnifying glass to find them. Others, discovered during the course of the publication process, and wrongly judged to be faults, have nearly been obliterated, and thus all the harder to unearth! But impossible is not Gaulish: readers of Asterix and Obelix's Missive have so far been able to tell us exactly where these Dogmatixes are. The most brilliant of them will therefore see their names added to our top V below:
| 1. Simon | 69  | |
| 2. Virginie | 65 | |
| 3. Romain | 65 | |
| 4. Renaud | 64 | |
| 5. Joseph | 64 |
If you haven't yet played, get out your magnifying glasses now! And should you want to check your work, or just avoid ending up like the people in the "place which sends you mad" from The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, you will find below all the answers, in words and pictures!
NB: on page LXII, Dogmatix is hidden in different places according to whether you own the luxury or standard edition of the Asterix the Gaul book. Both answers are reproduced below.| Page | Location | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| II | Definitely the most difficult one to find! Keep looking... |  |
| IV | In the speech balloons, above the druid Psychoanalytix's head | |
| VI | On the branch of the tree to the right of the flying bird | |
| IX | At the foot of the dolmen above the village | |
| XI | On the line running beneath Albert Uderzo's signature | |
| XII | In Asterix's right hand | |
| XV | Along the watermark of the wing at the top of the page | |
| XVI | In the roots of the tree next to the rock which has fallen down | |
| XIX | On the horizontal line of H in HIHI | |
| XXI | On the droplet next to the dagger symbol | |
| XXIII | On the lower roll of parchment | |
| XXIV | In the text above the phrase "dans une rue" | |
| XXVI | On a tree root, between the shadows of the fox and the rabbit | |
| XXVIII | On the rim of the shield between the two rivets | |
| XXXI | In the watermark of Vitalstatistix's nose at the top of the page | |
| XXXIII | Under the fin of the chopped-up fish | |
| XXXV | On the foot of the Gaul wearing purple-checked breeches | |
| XXXVI | In the watermark next to the phrase "et en plus, il dessine" | |
| XXXVIII | Between the wheel and the anvil | |
| XLI | Under Huevos y Bacon's left ear | |
| XLII | To the left of Geriatrix's walking stick | |
| XLIV | By the hips of the gagged Cacofonix | |
| XLVII | Above Getafix's left foot | |
| XLIX | Between the horse's hooves | |
| L | In the bottom-left corner of the page | |
| LIII | On Unhygienix's shoulder, in the medallion | |
| LIV | At the foot of the hill in the foreground, in the shade | |
| LVII | On the horse's hooves | |
| LVIII | In the watermark, in Zaza's hair | |
| LX | In the watermark, in Zaza's hair | |
| LXII Edition classique | In the corner of the square tower to the north of Lutetia, near to the binding | |
| LXII Edition de luxe | On the bridge of the boat moored to the first landing stage | |
| LXIV | Underneath Homeopathix's seat | |
| LXVI | On Panacea's right arm | |
| LXVIII | In the cream of the birthday cake | |
| LXX | On the trotters of the roast wild boar that Chipolata is carrying | |
| LXXIII | In the letter "O" of the word "Gaulois" | |
| LXXV | In the watermark, under Boneywasawarriorwayayix's left shoulder | |
| LXXVII | In the bottom-left corner of Zurix's vault room. | |
| LXXVIII | On Brawnix's right foot | |
| LXXXI | In the background next to shield belonging to the Celtic Gaul Roman legionary. | |
| LXXXIII | In the red zone in the middle of the page | |
| LXXXV | In the crown of the column, next to Caesar | |
| LXXXVII | On Lucius Coquelus' desk, under the "Carpe Diem" sign | |
| LXXXIX | On the medallion in which Unhygienix finds himself (who seems to have found it!) | |
| XCI | On the edge of the dome of the Senate | |
| XCIII | On the chest of the Roman legionary holding a pilum | |
| XCV | In the gothic "G" of the word "Goths" | |
| XCVII | In a set of hieroglyphics, above the statue of the god Horus | |
| XCVIII | At the foot of the porch, next to the obelisk | |
| C | In the dust where the calabash starts growing | |
| CII | On the bridge of the boat re-entering the port of Pirée | |
| CIV | On the belt of the athlete on the left | |
| CVI | On the back of the wrestler at the top of the page | |
| CVIII | SOn the starboard rim of the longship, next to the shield | |
| CXI | In the background, next to the elbow of the proud Iberian with an upside-down horn | |
| CXIII | In the middle of the illustration with drops of rain falling into the Ganges | |
| CXIV | At the foot of the tepee in front of the shadow of the Indian | |
| CXVI | Under the wrist of the designer | |
| CXVIII | In the watermark, at the foot of the right index finger of the lawyer | |
| CXXX | On the plate, next to Pegleg's left hand | |
| CXXII | In the watermark. to the right of "Vade retro" | |
| CXXV | In the speech balloon of the Egyptian screaming from his tent | |
| CXXVII | In the watermark, next to the foot of the interpreter | |
| CXXIX | On the bench next to Asterix peeling potatoes | |
| CXXXI | Inside the curve of the question mark | |
| CXXXIII | In the watermark, below a grumpy Asterix | |
| CXXXIV | In the watermark, on Asterix's arm, bottom left | |
| CXXXVI | Under the moon that can be seen from Obelix's window | |
| CXXXVIII | On the leaves of the tree, right at the top of the page | |
| CXL | On Baba's head | |
| CXLIII | In the frothy water in front of the boat, bottom left | |
| CXLIV | In the background image, amongst the foliage in the top right | |
