tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post3132648828053020951..comments2024-03-27T09:10:31.954+00:00Comments on The WoffBoot Chronicles: Rule 63, By Toutatis!Stylushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706888762838294158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post-58183212265738700942016-12-02T22:46:47.239+00:002016-12-02T22:46:47.239+00:00I liked early Tintin, actually. Good straightforwa...I liked early Tintin, actually. Good straightforward adventure stuff. The Seven Crystal Balls and the Aztecs, for example, or Red Rackham's Treasure. Oddly, the later stuff gets into UFOs as well, and is the worse for it. Kraken Wakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675999641597167636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post-66686646929926761002016-12-02T15:42:47.199+00:002016-12-02T15:42:47.199+00:00Beats the hell out of Tintin anyway...Beats the hell out of Tintin anyway...Stylushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706888762838294158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post-68208914312699560832016-12-02T15:42:18.765+00:002016-12-02T15:42:18.765+00:00The early ones are stylistically interesting, but ...The early ones are stylistically interesting, but I think the duo found their stride, visually and narratively, from Asterix in Britain all the way to Asterix in Belgium. Magic Carpet was the last of the decent ones, although this has now spurred me to read the one by the new writers to whom they passed 'la baton'.<br />I have many favourites: off the top of my head, I'll go with Asterix and the Cauldron, because they're so hilariously out of their depth. Asterix and the Laurel Wreath is pretty good too, because the plot relies on most of the cast being consistently drunk. Asterix and the Great Crossing has a unique insight into Obelix's view of food (forced to abandon half an apple, spends the rest of the adventure regretting it) that I can identify with.Stylushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706888762838294158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post-26313509264608477202016-12-02T15:24:30.242+00:002016-12-02T15:24:30.242+00:00The last one I read was Asterix and the Magic Carp...The last one I read was Asterix and the Magic Carpet. Not a classic, although not terrible. Did you have a favourite? Asterix the Gladiator was mine.Kraken Wakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675999641597167636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post-39268360288830420812016-12-02T14:48:45.959+00:002016-12-02T14:48:45.959+00:00It's best that you retain that impression. Ast...It's best that you retain that impression. Asterix and the Secret Weapon was the one where they jumped the shark, even without the aid of magic potion.Stylushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706888762838294158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478409880372473832.post-10410154855429947292016-12-02T12:23:16.930+00:002016-12-02T12:23:16.930+00:00I thought the sexual politics of Asterix were that...I thought the sexual politics of Asterix were that if someone kissed him on the nose, he rose into the air as his helmet wings flapped? Was there more to it?<br />Kraken Wakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675999641597167636noreply@blogger.com