Asterix in Brittany. - Lot 42

Asterix in Brittany. GOSCINNY - UDERZO Asterix in Brittany. Dargaud, 1981. In-4 hardback, boards illustrated in color. 1981 reprint of this eighth Asterix adventure album, originally published in 1966. In this masterpiece of national satire, Asterix and Obelix cross the English Channel to help Asterix's cousin Jolitorax repel the Roman legions. Goscinny deploys his genius to parody British phlegm, culinary habits (boiled boar with mint sauce) and English syntax transposed into French. Uderzo's brushwork here is frighteningly effective, especially in the rugby scenes (the "soule") and the foggy Londinium settings. This album remains one of the best-loved in the series, for its subtle sociological humor. Justification page: © DARGAUD EDITEUR 1968. Legal deposit: 2nd quarter 1981 N° 004. I S B N 2-205-00185-X (second plate). Printed in France by Industries Graphiques d'Alsace, Masevaux. Second plate: the list of "Déjà parus" titles on the menhir stops at Astérix chez les Belges. Copy in good condition. Sturdy boards. Clean boards with fresh colors, despite very slight rubbing at corners and minor handling marks on the varnish of the first board. Perfectly sound, complete interior, with no erasures or tears. A fine copy of this early '80s edition. A mainstay of Franco-Belgian comics culture.