One Sleepy Gal

"-One day son, you'll be a tall, strong and handsome warrior just like your Pa'!"

I love this image so much. The yellowish tint of the paper, the watercolor textures, the homely vibe and candor of the moment portrayed there- it all feels so nostalgic and soft. The notion that Asterix had a happy childhood with loving parents is one that I'm very fond of, and those rare glimpses we get into his past are among my favorite elements throughout this franchise. 🌄

To think that this fierce and witty warrior was once just a little boy is really sweet and endearing. 🥰

STRAUME / FLOW (2024) — dr. Gints Zilbadolis

🏆 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film

I JUST REALIZED ASTÉRIX WINTER CLOTHES ARE ONLY A PAIR OF GLOVES

he looks so cozy so comfortable AND IT'S JUST A PAIR OF GLOVES

This is giving me strong Winnie the Pooh vibes and I love ittt 🧣💗

Pencils for Asterix by Albert Uderzo

Oh my goodness. This is so insanely detailed, I can't stop looking at it! 🤯

It's entirely too easy to forget the sheer amount of work and planning that goes into making a comic like this. The artist must not only know anatomy like the back of their hand and be able to visually adapt a script panel-to-panel, but they also have to be an expert at drawing architecture and be a very skilled caricaturist all at the same time. Look how expressive this is!! How dynamic and awesome!!

Masters like Uderzo will always have my utmost admiration for their dedication and patience. 👌🩵

Angry/protective Obelix, my beloved. 💞💥

Average Obelix experience: falling in love, enjoying food, getting drunk maybe or have a heartbreak, walking around with his tiny dog, just having fun most of the time (with some exceptions)

VS

Average Asterix experience: Almost drowning, getting captured, thrown in a ring with dangerous animals alone, getting run over by a horse, getting tortured, getting kicked out of his village, losing his magic potion, getting left alone between enemies and without magic potion, more specific things I might have forgotten

FKRJHWJRHFJSH- 💀💀💀

I did not watch the recent animated movies often enough. Asterix doing helmet maintenance when he is upset? And Getafix busting him in a moment of pure pessimism? 🥺 I don’t always like what the movies do with Asterix’s personality, but this scene … It’s kind of spot on.

Yesss I noticed that too! ❤️‍🩹 Asterix fiddling with his helmet as a sign of anxiety or helplessness is a really nice touch. He looks so much more vulnerable without it! 🤲

Also-

His relationship with Getafix is easily one of my favorite things about this franchise. Other than Obelix, the old druid is undoubtedly Asterix's closest friend and someone he sincerely looks up to. He always turns to him for guidance when faced with a troubling issue, and clearly values his opinion a lot. Their dynamic feels very natural and genuine; almost like father and son at times. Love them. ☺️

Me too omg!! The comics are honestly amazing. The humor and wit in these stories had me in stitches so many times when I was a kid! They still do to this day. 😂💯

I'm very much looking forward to the new series as well! 🤩 I'll be excited to hear your thoughts on it when it comes out in late April. 😇

These are all SUCH good ones, I absolutely agree!! :D👌💗 I'll have to go reread them as soon as possible. ^-^

If I had to say, my personal favorite album would have to be Asterix and the Cauldron, for two main reasons. The first one being the beautiful moments of friendship between Asterix and Obelix...

And the second being that it's one of the very few and very rare stories in which we get to see Asterix' excellent swordsmanship. 🥰

Can't wait to discuss more about this franchise with you! And you're very welcome. Thank you for the lovely response!! 😁✨

Incredible

The accuracyyy!! 😭👌

Now this is art.