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Story About Asterix

Filed under Albert Uderzo, art, Asterix, Empire, Gallic, game, Goths, history, Julius Caesar, movie, Obelix, Panoramix, Rene Goscinny, Romans, talent, Vercingetorix, victory

The only fear is that the sky falls on their heads. Otherwise, they are not afraid of anything. Roman legions, the Egyptian sorcerers, Belgians brave, pirates, Goths, Vikings, there is no threat to make an irreducible group of Gauls change the good life they lead. Whether in his village in northern Gaul, the last stronghold not conquered by the Roman Empire, or elsewhere in the ancient world, the adventures of Asterix, Obelix and company began to be told by the illustrator Albert Uderzo and writer Rene Goscinny in 1959. Since then, 33 albums with stories that became classics of the comics translated into 107 languages and dialects, which have sold over 325 million copies, on account of their creators.

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The success was such that the adventures of Asterix the Gaul, extrapolated from the comics and came to theaters first and then as animations and movies. The third feature film is scheduled to hit the “Asterix at the Olympic Games”, released in Brazil together with the Olympics in Beijing, China. The film is based on the eponymous comic book originally published in 1968. The plot shows that, upon discovering that there is a sporting contest between the Greeks and Romans, every four years, Asterix and his companions are interested in participating and depart for Greece, to the dismay of the subjects of Caesar.

Besides the talent expressed in drawings and humorous scripts, the secret of the success stories of Asterix the Gaul, passing through the universal theme of the victory of the weak over the strong. Youth and adults have been captivated by the hilarious adventures of the inhabitants of a small village in Gaul 50 BC, that harass and ridicule one of the largest and most powerful empires in history. Adventures that enshrine the spirit of the Gallic rebellion that happened at the same time led by Vercingetorix, who faced the truth for almost two years the legions of the Roman Empire led by Julius Caesar.

Know then the universe of Asterix, Obelix, and their druid’s magic potion Panoramix and all the freaks who insist on conquering Romans that last Gallic village.

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