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Asterix The Legionary: Book 10 (Asterix (Orion Hardcover)) (Hardcover)

by René Goscinny (Author), Albert Uderzo (Author) "NiCE DAY, OBELiX! ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (22 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752866206
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752866208
  • Product Dimensions: 29 x 22.2 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 10 Asterix and Obelix enlist in the Roman army to rescue Tragicomix, the forcibly conscripted fiance of the beautiful Panacea.

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Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic adventure as Asterix joins the Roman Legion, 14 Sep 2004
'Asterix the Legionary' is the 10th of 31 adventures published between 1961and 2001; This adventure is from 1967.

Asterix and Obelix join the Roman Legion to track down a fellow Gaul who has been conscripted to fight in Caesar's African campaign. The Gauls make life insufferable for their Centurion and Drill Instructor as they go through recruit training and then on to Africa.

The story of the Gauls' army adventures are quite superb and their fellow volunteers are also wonderfully characterised; Accompanying the Gauls are a Goth, A Greek, a Briton, a Belgian with a Tintin-like haircut and an Egyptian who cannot speak the language and thinks he is on a package holiday (His speech represented by hieroglyphics). There is much to enjoy in this story, drawing on many stereotypes of army life, including army bureaucracy and army cooking. Of course the Gauls immediately impose their relaxed sense of order on the troops. This adventure is so successful because the strong story carries through without being forced or contrived, as in a few of the weaker adventures.

This re-inked and re-coloured edition does not improve on the original edition as the colouring is a little washed-out. Nevertheless, an excellent story; a classic. I would rate it in the top 5 adventures.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, 18 Mar 2008
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This review is from: Asterix The Legionary: Book. 10 (Asterix (Orion Paperback)) (Paperback)
Asterix the Legionary is another fantastic book in this series. Asterix and Obelix have to find Tragicomix who has been forcibly recruited into the Roman army. The only way to find him is for our boys to become Roman legionaries. The jokes come thick and fast from the training sessions in Condatum to the Roman camp in Africa. We meet a range of characters (Briton, Egyptian, Goth) all with different querks and you really feel for the Roman centurion and training officer after their experience with the Gauls. This story was partly used for one of the Asterix animated films in combination with Asterix the Gladiator. The result was a film that just didn't feel right. Why they never made an animated feature based just on this story in its own right is bizarre.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Paf!, 26 Feb 2008
By N. Megahey (Belfast, N Ireland) - See all my reviews
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One of the very best Asterix stories, all the way back from 1967, Asterix The Legionary is strong in every department - a purposeful story, superb drawings, marvellous secondary characters and - since the boys have joined the Roman Legion in their attempt to bring back the boyfriend of Panacea, who has been recruited into the ranks - there are plenty of Romans to both bash and endlessly frustrate.

The script and names are wittily translated, as ever, into English and there are good running jokes throughout - one at the expense of a hieroglyphic-speaking Egyptian unwittingly conscripted into the army believing the barracks is a hotel, the other around characters constantly breaking down into tears. Needless to say, the journey gives the boys an opportunity to get reacquainted with their old pals the pirates on the way to Rome and again on the return journey. What more can you ask for?
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