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Jump to navigationJump to searchAsterix Omnibus 9 by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (view source)
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What I enjoyed even more than seeing the next generation Get-there-fix was re-reading the books for myself. It has been many years since I have read the three stories within this omnibus and I was able to discover far more layers. The names of the characters were always great puns, but as an adult you can understand them even better. There is also a lot of subtexts in the books should you want to delve deeper; petty politics is lampooned well in ‘Great Divide’ and the gender roles between Obelix and Asterix in ‘Son’ are very intriguing. There is a richness to be found in the story and illustrations.
It is a shame then that the same richness cannot be said of the print itself. Three books in one is great value and it comes in the traditional A4 all colour format. However, as the book is softback it can become a little battered. I also found that although the colours continued to pop off the page, the text did not. Some of the dialogue is a little worn out in places and hard to read – and I don’t think it was just my aging ageing eyes.
Despite the small setback in the printing of ‘Asterix Omnibus 9’ itself, this should not put anyone off from buying it. Although these adventures are from the later cannon, there is no reason that you could not start here as the context never really changes throughout the 35 adventures (old and new). I for one plan to keep this at home with the copies of Asterix I bought second hand when my local Library sold them off, in the hopes that they will inspire many more children to love reading. Just like they did for me.
