Английская Википедия:Asterix and the White Iris
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Italics title Шаблон:Infobox graphic novel Asterix and the White Iris is the 40th book in the Asterix series, the first to be written by Fabcaro,[1] the sixth to be illustrated by Didier Conrad, and the first without any kind of involvement by at least one of the original creators, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was published on October 26, 2023.[2]
On release, Rich Johnston writing for the Bleeding Cool news and review website, stated that it "is my favourite Asterix book since original writer and co-creator Rene Goscinny died."[3]
Plot
Recently, Julius Caesar has been faced with mass insubordination and desertions in the Roman army. His chief medical officer Isivertuus has long formulated a plan, which he calls "White Iris", to improve the army's overall morale and health with psychological persuasion, and is therefore put in charge of a legion in Armorica for a test run. In turn, Caesar demands proof that his method works by challenging him to conquer the Gaulish village.
Isivertuus settles in Camp Totorum and pays regular visits to the Gaulish village, where he begins to endear himself to the locals using poetry and psychological finesse in order to undermine their will to resistance. The villagers begin adopting his advice, which leads to village life becoming uncharacteristically placid and the Romans and even the boars losing their natural fear of the Gauls. Worried, Asterix, Getafix and Vitalstatistix expel Isivertuus from the village, but the sage successfully seduces Impedimenta into accompanying him to Lutetia so Caesar can use her as leverage to force the Gauls' surrender. Asterix, Obelix and a very depressed Vitalstatistix rush after them.
The three Gauls follow Impedimenta and Isivertuus' trail to a theater in Lutetia, where Isivertuus has arranged his meeting with Caesar. Asterix, Obelix and Vitalstatistix burst onto the stage in mid-performance, triggering a fight with the Roman guards and a happy reunion between the chief and his wife. Amidst the fracas, Caesar arrives and sentences Isivertuus to death in the arena for his failure, but Asterix successfully pleads for clemency, and Isivertuus is instead sent to a temporary stint as a galley slave. Asterix and his friends return to their home, where everything has returned to normal without Isivertuus' continued influence.
Notes
- This album includes the first appearance of Impedimenta's wealthy brother Homeopathix and his wife Tapioca since Asterix and the Laurel Wreath.
- In this album, Lutetia is shown adapting several types of modern-day transportation. The High Speed Chariot (HSC) service refers to the now-rebranded TGV intercity train service, and a primitive version of the kick scooter is also introduced.
- The character Isivertuus resembles the French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy.[4] However, Fabcaro commented that the character was inspired by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho,[5] who is frequently ridiculed for his "kitschy mysticism".[6]
References
- ↑ French comic book author Fabcaro to pen next Asterix The Guardian, 20 Dec 2022
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ AFP/dpa: „Die Weiße Iris“: Davon handelt der neue „Asterix“-Comic, Berliner Zeitung 26 October 2023. Accessed on 20 January 2024.
- ↑ Frank, Arno: Neuer Asterix „Die weiße Iris“: Beim Teutates! Der beste Comic seit vier Jahrzehnten. Der Spiegel 26 October 2023, Шаблон:ISSN. Accessed on 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Blome, Titus: Ganz Gallien denkt positiv, Die Zeit 30 October 2023. Accessed on 20 January 2024.
