Tag Archives: Asterix

Noooooo Uderzo Nooooo: Asterix and the afterlife

Posted on September 29, 2011 by samiraahmed

This article originally appeared in The Guardian online on September 29th and in the print edition on October 1st. In Obelix and Co, a devious young Roman general, Caius Preposterus (a thinly veiled Jacques Chirac) tries to corrupt Asterix’s proud … Continue reading →

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Eet is, ‘ow you say, uncanny, no?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by samiraahmed

Fans of Asterix will need no reminding that the comic featured a youthful Jacques Chirac as a thrusting young politician in Obelix and Co (1976). But this morning provided a particularly delightful example of the potential of looking at politics … Continue reading →

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