Asterix and the Black Gold
Tagged Under : Asterix, Black, Gold
- ISBN13: 9780752847139
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The druid Getafix is running short of rock oil – an essential ingredient in the magic potion that gives the Gaulish villagers superhuman strength to fight Julius Caesar’s Roman legions. But the Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druid’s order, and Asterix and Obelix set off to prospect for black gold in the Middle Eastern desert. Their mission is complicated by the Roman secret agent Dubbelosix and his amazing folding chariot, which is equipped with… More >>
Another great story! For those Asterix amateurs, this is one more piece for the collection.
Rating: 5 / 5
Asterix and Obelix set out on another adventure, this time to Mesopotamia, to bring an essential ingredient- rock oil, for the druid Getafix’s magic potion. Their journey is fraught with danger from the Romans and loads of double crossing.
Rating: 5 / 5
Albert Uderzo, Asterix and the Black Gold (Dargaud, 1981)
Ekonomikrisis the merchant has landed at the indomitable Gaulish village, but he’s fresh out of rock oil, which Getafix needs to make his magic potion. Asterix and Obelix to another globe-trotting rescue! This time the pair are headed for Mesopotamia, along with the help of Roman-Agent-disguised-as-a-druid Dubbelosix (who bears a remarkable resemblance to a young Sean Connery. These artists are crazy!). There’s a great deal of Biblical messing-about, some James Bond punnery, and a good time is had by all (save, of course, the Romans). ***
Rating: 3 / 5
If you read Tintin, you will be aware of one adventure titled ‘The Land of Black Gold’. Asterix also has to travel to the land of black gold – oil – so Getafix can continue to make his magic potion. One of the few adventures where we get to know what goes into that fabled magic potion – at least one ingredient!
This adventure is also well worth a read (no, multiple reads) for its send up of 007 and Sean Connery! Seriously, read it to believe it.
There is not much action with the romans, at least not the ones in Gaul – you get so used to them being pummelled in every adventure that when it doesn’t happen you actually miss it!
Rating: 5 / 5