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Tag Archives: Asterix
Noooooo Uderzo Nooooo: Asterix and the afterlife
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
Posted in Children, Comedy, Comics/graphic novels, Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Asterix, Chirac, culture, France, Goscinny, media, publishing, Uderzo
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Eet is, ‘ow you say, uncanny, no?
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
Posted in Comics/graphic novels, Crime and Justice, Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Asterix, France, politics
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