THE Asterix he is a hero who has grown up many generations, with his brawls, wild-boar hunting, feuding with the Romans, and his efforts to keep the Gauls independent having a special place in children’s entertainment.
As it states DWin the new issue, the Romans will use the “white iris”, aiming to hypnotize the unruly Gauls with… love, healthy food and positive energy, thus rendering them unable to fight.
Strive for balance in every season
The stories of Asterix always seek to move in the wider social contexts of the time, with the protagonists however remaining the same. Keeping up with the times for six decades is not easy.
In the last few issues readers started to lose touch with the characters somewhat. After René Gossini’s death in 1977, his longtime collaborator, Albert Uderzo, took over as copywriter – something that was not entirely successful. Gossini’s subtle and heretical wit partly gave way to clumsy jokes.
In 2013, a completely new writing team took over, with Didier Conrad as illustrator and Jean-Yves Ferry as copywriter. Konrad masterfully copied Uderzo’s style, and Ferry wrote texts with humor and wit. Despite their initial success, over time the characters gradually lost their potency again.
After Gossini, Uderzo and Ferri, Fabrice Caro from the south of France, or Fabcaro, is the fourth author who decides on the words and sayings of the characters. And while Konrad’s designs can be considered ‘safe’, the question now is: can the ‘new’ approach the tone of the classic stories – or are the Asterix stories now completely out of step?
The current issues that concern the Galatian village
Current social issues are integrated into the story – without being over the top. E-skates, climate protests, fleeing the cities, xenophobia and self-improvement are some of the issues touched on in the new volume of Asterix. The new issue even includes a reference to the hit German TV series Babylon Berlin and the extravagant club Moka Efti (which, incidentally, was opened by Greek businessman ‘Giovani’ Efthymiadis in Berlin in 1929).
“Asterix and the White Iris” is rather a careful anniversary volume – it wants to win back the old fans, not to alienate those who remain and ideally to win new ones: That is, the grandchildren of all those who laughed their hearts out 50 years ago .
Source: News Beast
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