Asterix et le Griffon

The two partners in Gaul, Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad are back! They had and still have happy confinement and concocted an invigorating potion for us: a new Asterix album to be found on October 21, 2021, in all bookstores in Gaul and the Known World!

What a positive announcement.

Red Baron has a complete collection of Asterix albums and, besides, at least 60 centimeters of secondary literature on the odd couple Asterix and Obelix and surroundings.

The title of the 39th volume of the comic will be "Asterix And the Griffin. "    

In mythology, a griffin is a legendary creature that borrows the body and face of an eagle and a lion's back and hind legs.

Added to the announcement of the new comic is the above mystery page.

Red Baron started reading Asterix comics in 1969 when he began his work at CERN, struggling with Molière's language.

Here is the cover of my and the first volume (1969) of the Asterix comic series, slightly gone yellow ...

… and the repeating introduction page.

Already in the third volume, the two heroes started to travel, adventuring into the Goth territory.

 

The Goth comic harps on French readers' stereotypes about their German neighbors. Although in French, dialogues in this volume are in Gothic-type letters, and the Goths are martial males wearing spiked helmets.

Their sixth adventure brings Asterix and Obelix to the British Isles …

… where it's (always) raining, the beer is warm, and Obelix's favorite diet, wild boar, is served cooked in mint sauce.

Red Baron is looking forward to October 21.

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