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 Asterix and the Golden Sickle - René Goscinny
Description: ISBN 0752866125 / Author: Rene Goscinny / Genre: Graphic Novels / Comics / Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts -- for one ... more  Asterix and the Golden Sickle - René Goscinny ... small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 2 Getafix has broken his golden sickle, so Asterix and Obelix visit Lutetia to buy a new one. Unfortunately the sicklesmith (a cousin of Obelix's) has mysteriously gone missing.Newest Review: ... Gaulish Druids coming up, now would not be a time to break his sickle… which is of course what happens. And good sickles ... more ... don’t grow on trees, you know – the only ones he considers worth using are those made by Obelix’s distant cousin Metallurgix in faraway Lutetia. So, off go Asterix and Obelix to Lutetia… but all is not what it appears… and Metallurgix is nowhere to be found…
Asterix and the Golden Sickle is classic Asterix. The drawing is well up to scratch and just as energetic as you’d expect, and the humour consistently hits the spot. Early on when while walking through part of the forest known for dangerous bandits, Asterix and Obe...more |
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Asterix and the Golden Sickle - René Goscinny: Metallurgy has never been so much fun... (666 words)
by CaptainD - written on 20/12/05 (Very useful, 70 readings)
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For those who've never seen an Asterix book before, it's not about the adventures of an *. It's a comic book series (nothing like the Marvel comics, but it's cartoons in differentiated cells, so I guess it must be classed as a comic) about the adventures of the eponymous hero, Asterix, a cunning little warrior. He is always accompanied by his best friend Obelix, a menhir delivery man. While perfect for children, there is a lot about the books that can appeal to adults as well. The stories are set in Gaul (approximately equivalent to modern-day France) in the first century, where all Gual is under Roman occupations... Well, all except one... ...
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