Asterix and the Cauldron: Album #13

I used to rent these books from the local library when I was a kid. It was my dream to own the entire collection one day and slowly i am getting the entire asterix series. This one is a real gem in the collection. There is cauldron and asterix is charged to fill it up with money as his honor depends upon it. Well , asterisk and obleix may be great at bashing up Romans but making vast sums of money in a short time is a skill beyond them. Hilarity ensues when all their plots go haywire. There are scheming villains, jokes, Romans and plenty of fighting. This book is one of the best in the series.

"You can't take it with you"..."money can't buy happiness" and other old sayings spring to mind when you read this gently amusing Asterix adventure- a lesson on avarice and how the love of money warps peoples lives and morals. Once again the close bonds of community triumph over the alienation of the city, with its dishonesty and empty chasing after profit. All life is here, in these timeless classics penned by Uderzo.The artistry is especially superb- Goscinny is a genius at facial expressions, using the simplest of pencil-strokes. His mastery is obvious down to even the changing colors of the flagstones at different times of day, the pastel shades of the sky indicating the hour and eliciting mood.

One of their best, Laurence O. character was great!!

My grandkids (10 &12) love to read and they are really into graphic novels. These albums are perfect, every time I get them a new one, they go back and re-read all the previous albums-- They like them that much! Also I like that there are so many in the set, perfect gift!

The Asterix books are all funny and clever, for a wide range of ages. My daughter has been enjoying reading them since she was eight years old, and I still love them. We are slowly compiling a collection.

We are collecting all the asterix series

We love these books!

The whole series is wonderful. I have read them for 30+ years and have even cought my 18 month old starting to read them.

First class books - both my sons and I enjoyed it!!!

Can't go wrong with good ol' Asterix! It's a hit with the kids!

El libro llego en perfecto estado y según lo esperado. Una gran ventaja poder comprar los libros en inglés y otros idiomas.

ce commentaire est commun aux versions anglophones reliée rigide et brochée souple grand format de l'éditeur Orion (2005/1969)traduction d'Astérix et le chaudron; cette treizième aventure des célèbres héros de Goscinny et Uderzo; celle ci fait partie des oeuvres de la maturité et, étant une des plus connues, elle a marqué nombre de lecteurs dans leur jeunesse; le dessin des différents personnages est parfait (contrairement au tous premiers épisodes où il se cherche encore), les dialogues et l'intrigue sont truculents (qui ne se souvient pas du méchant chef tombant de la falaise permettant du même coup au chef pirate de s'enrichir de sesterces parfumés à l'oignon?), on est en présence d'une des meilleures des histoires de la série, celle-ci est bien ficelée et on passe un bon moment; l'anglais est abordable et l'on est bien aidé par la fantastique dessin d'Uderzo; cette édition Orion grand format est confortable, les textes lisibles le papier est épais et solide et si dans certaines versions, l'absence de couverture rigide n'est pas préjudiciable, sauf pour les vrais collectionneurs de BD (on trouve de nombreuses occasions à bas prix dans ce format); idéale pour parfaire son anglais tout en s'amusant même si un bon dictionnaire s'avérera indispensable pour comprendre certains jeux de mots

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