Wyprawa dookoła Galii

Astérix #5

by René Goscinny

Rzymianie wpadają na doskonały pomysł pokonania niezwyciężonych Galów. Postanawiają wybudować wokół wioski palisadę odcinającą jej mieszkańców od świata zewnętrznego i w ten sposób zmusić ich do kapitulacji. Asteriks zakłada się z Rzymianami, że mimo przeszkody uda mu się zwiedzić całą Galię i z każdego miejsca przywieźć jakiś specjał. I rzeczywiście bez wielkich przeszkód Asteriks razem z Obeliksem wyruszają w niezwykłą podróż. Jedynym utrudnieniem w czasie drogi są rzymskie patrole, które próbują pokrzyżować im plany.

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Humor, France, Historical Fiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

René Goscinny (1926 - 1977) was a French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic book Asterix , which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris (considered the series' golden age).

Reviews

[Fátima Linhares · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inspirados pelo célebre Tour de France, Goscuinny e Uderzo levam os nossos gauleses numa volta à Gália. Astérix aposta com os romanos que consegue dar a volta à região e trazer, como prova da sua passagem, de cada uma das cidades os seus mais conhecidos comes e bebes. É uma história divertida, mas não tem tanta salsa nem tanto derrubar de portas como na aventura anterior. Neste livro também temos a primeira aparição, discreta, do cãozinho, Ideiafix. Continuarei esta minha saga de ler as aventuras dos dois gauleses por ordem cronológica. Parece que no próximo irão visitar a Cleopatra.

[Sam Quixote · Rating 5 out of 5]

Set in 50 BC, all of Gaul (ancient France) is conquered by Julius Caesar’s Roman army. All? One small village still holds out against the Romans: Asterix’s village. And it’s thanks to their druid Getafix’s magic potion which gives them superhuman strength!

In Asterix and the Banquet, one of the earliest Asterix adventures, Inspector General Overanxius orders a stockade be built around the rebel village to contain them so Asterix makes a bet with the Roman. He and his best friend Obelix (don’t call him fat!) will go on a tour of Gaul, collecting the finest regional food and drink and bring them back to the village for a banquet, proving that they are free to move within their own country, stockade or no. The race is on!

I think the Banquet was the first Asterix book I read cover to cover when I was a kid - before then I’d just pick up a book and randomly leaf through it, staring at the pictures, maybe reading a word bubble or two (I was, like, 5!). Re-reading it as an adult, it’s amazing how appealing the comic still is and not just in a nostalgic way.

Rene Goscinny’s script is tight and fast-moving - it has to be, the book is only 43 pages long! And even though each half page (usually about 5-6 panels) was serialised in magazines and newspapers, collected into the books, they read seamlessly. It helps that Albert Uderzo’s art is so gorgeous with bright colours and wonderfully designed locations, bringing the ancient world to life with startling vivacity.

I didn’t realise this book was also Dogmatix’s first appearance (Obelix’s dog). He just shows up out of nowhere, standing outside a pork butcher’s shop in Lutetia, Asterix and Obelix’s first stop, and follows our heroes from then on. He’s not named yet though and our heroes don’t acknowledge him until the very end when Obelix turns to notice him in one panel.

Fulliautomatix, the village’s blacksmith, is also not a final character yet either. He’s here in name only but his character design is very different from the later books, and his running joke will be the guy who beats up Cacofonix (the village’s bard) whenever he tries to sing.

As I remembered, the visuals for black people are quite racist too - big cartoony red lips - but then again everyone’s drawn cartoony. I’m not saying it’s right but it’s worth noting that this book was published in 1963 and that was still more-or-less the norm of how black people were portrayed in comics so it probably doesn’t reflect the creators’ beliefs (I even remember getting Gollywog badges from Robertson’s Golden Shred marmalade in the ‘90s - that’s how long these negative images persisted!).

The story’s a bit flimsy if you start to think about it - basically the magic potion makes the whole thing pointless. I mean, why don’t they just knock down the stockade themselves, and why are they afraid of the Romans at all when they smash them up whenever they encounter them? But then we wouldn’t have the fun adventure so I’ll give it a pass.

Strangely for a French comic translated into English, a lot of the humour is linguistic with more than a few puns that are a bit cheesy, but I still love a lot of the physical gags. Like when the Romans are trying to put our heroes in chains but they keep breaking out because of their super-strength, and the repeat joke of the Pirates still gets me.

I’m amazed and delighted that Asterix comics still have a powerful effect on me, years after first reading them. The Banquet is a wonderful read and probably one of the best comics in this series, suitable for, and recommended to, readers of all ages. By Toutatis, this book is great!

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

PT Não tendo uma temática particularmente marcante por detrás da história deste volume, trata-se ainda assim de uma aventura bastante interessante, repleta de momentos divertidos a que Astérix e Obélix já nos habituaram.

Os Romanos continuam sem desistir dos nossos amigos e, como sempre, acabam por sair derrotados.

Uma leitura segura, que não desaponta os fãs destes dois gauleses.

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EN Although this volume does not have a particularly strong overarching theme, it is still a very engaging adventure, full of the entertaining moments that Asterix and Obelix have long accustomed us to.

The Romans have not given up on our friends and, as always, they end up on the losing side.

A reliable read that does not disappoint fans of these two Gauls.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Παρόλο που δεν είχε κάποιο αξιοπρόσεκτο σημείο (πέρα ίσως από το καρέ της σελ. 14 που παρκάρει το μικρό κάρο με οπισθογωνία :) ) γενικά ήταν ευχάριστο στην ανάγνωση. Το σκίτσο του Ουντερζό είναι πλέον πλήρως κατασταλαγμένο και στη σελ. 13 στην είσοδο του μαγαζιού με τα αλλαντικά-τρόφιμα στέκεται ένα άσπρο σκυλί το οποίο στην συνέχεια ακολουθεί τους δύο Γαλάτες. Δεν είναι άλλος από τον Ιντεφίξ και εδώ έχουμε την πρώτη του εμφάνιση.

Μέχρι στιγμής και με σειρά προτίμησης:

Οι δάφνες του Καίσαρα
Ο Αστερίξ μονομάχος
Ο γύρος της Γαλατίας
Το χρυσό δρεπάνι
Αστερίξ ο Γαλάτης
Αστερίξ και οι Γότθοι

[George K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ούτε που θυμάμαι πότε ήταν η τελευταία φορά που διάβασα Αστερίξ. Πολύ ωραίο, ευχάριστο και εξαιρετικά ψυχαγωγικό, ό,τι πρέπει για να σου φτιάξει το κέφι. Σίγουρα υπάρχουν και καλύτεροι τόμοι, όμως ως κόμικ είναι αν μη τι άλλο απολαυστικό. Ήθελα να ήξερα γιατί τόσο καιρό παραμελούσα τόσο τη σειρά του Αστερίξ, όσο και αυτή του Λούκυ Λουκ... Φέτος θα επανορθώσω!

[Marta Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

[Kavita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Romans are up to their tricks! General Overanxius decides to build a stockade around our Gaulish village to isolate them and hoping they would eventually surrender. But such scare tactics don't work with our heroes. Asterix and Obelix challenge him that they would go around the country buying delicacies and then invite him to a feast. And we are on!

The two friends make a tour of Gaul, which would later come to be known as Tour de France. They buy local delicacies from all over Gaul, all the while dodging Romans and having adventures. Of course, there is a lot of support for the two throughout Gaul, which only helps their cause. This is a very tightly woven narrative and the artwork is awesome! And oooh, Dogmatix makes his debut in this book, though he isn't named yet!

The entire book was extremely funny, though my favourite joke was the traffic "amphoranecks" in Lutetia during summer. :D

[Agla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My brain is still fried. I've actually read like 6 of those in the past few days but I'm not logging them all. This one is my absolute favorite because you really get a feel for every French region and the representation of mine is spot on 😊 Hopefully my brain will let me get back to my usual reading soon 🤞😌

[Dirk Grobbelaar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite a bit of fun, this.

When a stockade is built around their village, Asterix makes a bet with the Romans that not only will he escape the stockade, he will go on a grand tour of Gaul (France) and return with culinary specialities from each region. As proof of the success of his bet, the dishes are to be served at a special banquet.

There’s obviously more going on here than the simple description above can convey. Even though the plot is fairly nonsensical this time round, this outing is quite a bit of fun. Each region visited by Asterix and Obelix have their own specific quirks, and everywhere they go the locals band together to assist Asterix in confounding the Romans. All told, this story moves quite fast.

This is also the book that introduces a certain little dog that starts following Obelix around….

[Tristram Shandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ein Hund aus Lutetia

Einen Namen hat er hier noch nicht, aber seitdem Asterix und Obelix aus einer Metzgerei in der Metropole gekommen sind, läuft er den beiden von Stadt zu Stadt nach, unermüdlich, als habe er seinen Platz im Asterix-Universum gefunden. Obelix wird ihn erst auf der letzten Seite des Albums bemerken und ihn sofort in sein Herz schließen, wobei wir eigentlich auch schon bei meinem Lieblingspanel in diesem Abenteuer sind.

Doch bevor hier der letzte Satz geschrieben wird, sollten wir vielleicht doch einmal andeuten, was den Leser in Tour de France erwarten wird: Als der jüngste Angriff der Römer auf das gallische Dorf, befohlen von dem neuen Generalinspekteur Lucius Nichtsalsverdrus, wieder einmal in einer Niederlage für das Imperium endet, beschließt der gedemütigte Beamte, die unbesiegbaren Gallier durch eine Palisade von der Außenwelt zu isolieren. Das jedoch wollen sich die Gallier nicht gefallen lassen, denn, so Asterix, es sei ihr Land, und da gingen sie eben dorthin, wohin es ihnen gefalle. Er bietet Nichtsalsverdrus eine Wette an: Zusammen mit Obelix wird er durch Gallien reisen und in verschiedenen Städten verschiedene lokale Spezialitäten kaufen, um diese bei einem Festmahl aufzutischen, zu dem Nichtsalsverdrus gern eingeladen sei. Der hochfahrende Generalinspekteur nimmt diese Herausforderung an und wird im Anschluß viel zu tun haben, um die Fahrt der beiden Helden zu sabotieren. Denn schon wenig später befinden sich Asterix und Obelix on the road, um die Zutaten für das Bankett einzusammeln, wobei sie viele freundliche Gallier treffen, aber auch einige Spitzbuben wie den unvergleichlichen Heuchlerix, die für klingende Münze doch lieber mit den Besatzungsmächten kollaborieren.

Auch wenn dieses Abenteuer ganz sicher eines derjenigen ist, deren volle Komik sich eher den absolut Frankophilen erschließen dürfte, gibt es doch auch für Unwissende wie mich eine Menge zu lachen, etwa wenn Obelix sich die aus Angst vor dem Verprügeltwerden eingeschlafenen Angriffe der Römer so erklärt: “Sag mal, Asterix, die Römer greifen uns gar nicht mehr an. Ob wir sie beleidigt haben?“ Und er dann vorschlägt, man könne ihnen ja mal schreiben. Oder wenn die beiden auf einen betrügerischen Gebrauchtwagenhändler hereinfallen. Oder wenn sie mit dem Stau auf den Einfahrtsstraßen nach Nicae (Nizza) zu kämpfen haben und merken, daß die Urlauber dort alle gar nicht so entspannt sind, sondern sich gegenseitig tierisch auf die Nerven gehen. Oder wenn sie mitten in einem römischen Feldlager aufwachen und dann von einem bedauernswerten Schmied in Ketten gelegt werden sollen. Oder wenn Obelix hier zum ersten, aber nicht zum letzten Mal, sehr ungehalten darauf reagiert, von einem anderen, hier einem Römer, als dick bezeichnet zu werden.

Kurzum, auch ohne alle Anspielungen wirklich zu verstehen, wird man in dieser Tour de France auf seine Kosten kommen, und natürlich wird Lucius Nichtsalsverdrus beim Festmahl am Ende von Asterix als Spezialität des galllischen Dorfes eine ganz besondere Frucht serviert.

[Manisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual review: 4.5

Asterix and Obelix going on tour just to win a bet against Overanxius was a story that was witty, hilarious and full of action and adventure.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Die Römer haben eine neue Idee, um die unbeugsamen Gallier zu besiegen: Statt gegen das gallische Dorf zu kämpfen, wollen sie es von der Außenwelt abschneiden. Dafür bauen sie eine Palisade um das Dorf. Asterix und Obelix lassen sich davon jedoch nicht einschüchtern: Sie schließen eine Wette mit den Römern ab, dass sie es schaffen werden, den Zaun zu durchdringen und ganz Gallien zu bereisen. Als Beweis wollen sie aus jeder gallischen Stadt die dort typische Spezialität mitbringen.

Die Palisade ist schnell durchbrochen, doch ganz so leicht wie gedacht wird das Unterfangen doch nicht: in jeder Stadt, die Asterix und Obelix bereisen, scheinen die Römer bereits auf sie zu warten. Ein rasantes Katz- und Mausspiel durch Galliens Metropolen beginnt. Werden es Asterix und Obelix schaffen, die Wette zu gewinnen?

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Mein Onkel ist ja der Meinung, dass dies der beste Asterix aller Zeiten ist, weswegen ich ihn mir bis fast ganz zum Schluss aufgehoben habe. Auch ich hatte große Freude beim Lesen dieses Comics, vor allem, weil wir die antike Version von so vielen französischen Städten besuchen durften. Außerdem habe ich einiges über die dortigen Spezialitäten gelernt, auch wenn mir das Meiste davon im echten Leben vermutlich nicht schmecken würde.

Der einzige Dämpfer ist in meinen Augen der noch nicht ganz ausgereifte Zeichenstil. Scheinbar war dies einer der frühen Asterixe, in denen die Proportionen und Farben noch nicht ganz stimmten. Auch Automatix sieht z.B. ganz anders aus als in den späteren Bänden.

Trotzdem ein toller Asterix und natürlich einer der ganz großen Klassiker.

[Antje · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zugegeben ich bin nie eine große Anhängerin von Asterix und Obelix gewesen. So griff ich zu dieser Lektüre aus Langeweile, Lesemüdigkeit und weil sie eben auf meinem Stapel ungelesener Bücher lag.

Mit dieser wenig ehrgeizigen Einstellung lasen sich die ersten Seiten für mich auch zunächst völlig unspektakulär, bis mich spätestens mit dem Auftauchen des Heuchlerix die Geschichte gepackt hatte. Ich kam aus dem Schmunzeln nicht mehr heraus und amüsierte mich köstlich über die spitzfindigen Aussagen und Dialoge sowie die aberwitzigen Situationen, in denen die Römer und die beiden Gallier aufeinandertreffen.

Meine Lieblings-Sprechblasen, natürlich von Heuchlerix, wurden:

(während er den Verrat plant) "Ich bin ein schlechter Mensch, aber die muss es ja auch geben. Und schließlich mach ich's ja aus gutem Grund: des lieben Geldes wegen!"

(in Obelix' Fängen) "Ich bin ein ganz übles Subjekt, ein Opfer der Schundliteratur. Ich hab Asterix an die Römer verkauft, die haben ihn in die benachbarte Garnisonsstadt geschleppt …"

(nach der Abreibung Obelix') "Nie mehr werde ich meine Landsleute verraten. Es ist zwar ein recht gut bezahlter Job, aber viel zu riskant …"

Ich freue mich bereits auf den nächsten Teil ...

[Natalie all_books_great_and_small · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is so nostalgic to me of my childhood. I remember flicking through these as a child but not being able to really read them properly. These are such great books set in historical times and even though the book is only 48 pages long it is a quick fire journey but becomes a full story at the same time. These comic books are so cleverly done and I love the bright contrast full artwork displayed throughout the book.

[Joni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Desafiados por un inspector general romano, Asterix y Obelix parten en un recorrido por los pueblos de la Galia para armar un banquete con la especialidad de cada ciudad para demostrar que son libres de andar por su tierra. Brilla siempre el humor y el aporte histórico enseñando dichos, costumbres de entonces.

[David Sarkies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another bet, another victory over the Romans
21 July 2012

For some reason after rolling on the floor in laughter with Asterix the Gladiator this one seems to pull back a notch. I guess one of the problems was that we are sort of introduced to Fulliautomatix in this book but it is not the Fulliautomatix that we know and love. In fact when he appears he pretty much looks like the standard Gaul. However this is still one of the earlier albums so the concept is still in development.

The Romans come up with a new idea to attempt to pacify this rebellious Gaulish village in the north of Amorica and that is to impose economic sanctions, and they do this by building a stockade around the village so that while nobody can get in and theoretically nobody can get out. As a bet Asterix and Obelix decide to go on a tour of Gaul collecting food for a banquet which they will throw when they get back. Getting out of the village was easy, they just bashed through the wall, but as they travel around Gaul they have the Romans hot on their tails attempting to prevent them from returning home and winning the bet.

This album sees the first appearance of Dogmatix, Obelix's dog. In fact his introduction is actually really clever in that one minute he is not there and the next minute he is running after them. When I suddenly discovered Dogmatix following them I had to backtrack to find out where he first appears, and it is outside a meat shop in Lutetia. However, neither Obelix or Asterix seem to actually realise that there is this little dog following them all over Gaul, that is until they get back to the village and Dogmatix barks attracting Obelix's attention. It is also cute not only how you see him following them everywhere, but whenever they go inside, Dogmatix parks himself outside the door and waits for them to come out again, and then he continues following them.

I know the following is probably a bit deep for an Asterix comic, but then again I never said that Asterix comics were not satirical. What we see here is the strategy where if the enemy cannot be beaten in direct combat or overrun immediately, you settle in to protracted siege warfare. In a sense besieging the village is really going to have little economic effect because it is clear throughout the comics that this little village is self contained, with fish in the ocean and boar in the forests. What the Romans want is to isolate this village so that their ideas cannot spread out to the rest of Gaul and thus undermine Roman rule. What Asterix and Obelix are doing is demonstrating that there is nothing the Romans can do to keep them bottled up, and as they continue travelling around Gaul you see a larger and larger following in support of them.

Once again the names come into play, though I must admit that it is very evident that some of the puns that were used in the original have not translated across all that well. However there are two incidents where they are betrayed, and it is very evident the nature of these characters by their names, for instance Uptotrix. It appears that the writers use of the names is to pretty much define the character, as well as a form of pun. As I said this is not one of the best, but enjoyable nonetheless.

[Книжни Криле · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Gary · Rating 5 out of 5]

First published in French in 1965 as Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix , it was first published in English in 1979. An action pact , fun filled adventure , Asterix and Obelix tour Gaul (Ancient France) in order to win a bet to prove to the Roman occupiers that Gaul is their country and that they will go where they like in it.
The proof is food specialities from all over Gaul which is to be presented in a banquet. Naturally the Romans pull out all stops to stop our friends but as always (and as we shall see in the adventure ) the Gauls are irreperessible.

We get to see what Ancient Gaul in the minds of the writers looked like . This may have been a parody of France in 1965!

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been meaning to read Asterix for years but it seems every time I see a copy of this at a library its in the original language (I had that same problem with Tin Tin). I guess because I live in (supposedly) bilingual Canada, the authorities that be have decided that children should read french.

Alas, I now have finally read it. I, unfortunately, didn't learn french, I just simply found a translation.

Its a fun book, with some cool characters and awesome drawings. I didn't find too much to really sink my teeth into though. I do wish I had read this when I was younger, I would have enjoyed it more. As it is I got bored of it half-way through, when I had figured out the formula and realized there were going to be no major surprises and the two main characters were not going to have any real challenge.

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I visited France this year. Pit against this comic and all the childhood memories I had concerning it, the reality was rather a letdown. Things have changed so much these past few decades.

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 5 out of 5]

Σάχλες του Καμαρακούμ <3

[Ivana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up reading Asterix comics and watching Asterix movies so this was a walk down memory lane! I enjoyed it very much!

[Helmut · Rating 5 out of 5]

La Grande Boucle
Eine Premiere: In diesem Band sieht man Asterix zweimal ohne Helm. Wenn man sich so im römisch besetzten Gallien umschaut, scheinen eh unsere wehrhaften Dörfler aus Armorica die einzigen zu sein, die in so zivilisierten Zeiten mit Helm herumlaufen. In Lutetia, Durocortorum, Lugdunum, Massilia und Tolosa jedenfalls geht man inzwischen baren Haupts seinem Tagesgeschäft nach. Die Pax Romana sorgt für gutbesuchte Kneipen, hübsche minirockbekleidete Flaniererinnnen am Strand und ein ingesamt sehr relaxtes Lebensgefühl der Gallier, die sich mit der Eroberung mehr oder weniger abgefunden haben.

Trotzdem - der sportliche Ehrgeiz bringt sie dazu, Farbe zu bekennen, als Asterix und Obelix auf den Etappen ihrer Tour durch Gallien die leckersten Spezereien der an Gaumenfreuden damals schon nicht sparsamen französischen Küche aufsammeln. Da gibt es die, die am Straßenrand stehen, klatschen und die Pferde mit Wasser übergießen (kennt man das irgendwoher?); und es gibt die, die aus Neid und Gier ihnen Stöcke zwischen die Speichen, äh, Beine werfen wollen. Und da gibt es natürlich auch noch die Römer, die, wie ihre Kollegen aus Aquarium, Petibonum und Babaorum erst noch auf die harte Tour lernen müssen, dass Obelix es ganz und gar nicht mag, wenn man ihn "fett" nennt...

Eins stört mich aber schon sehr: Dieser seltsame, weiße, kleine Hund, der seit Lutetia Asterix und Obelix dauernd hinterher rennt...

[Argiris Fakkas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Asterix and the Banquet is an entertaining adventure of our two familiar Gauls. An emissary from Ceasar is sent to the Roman camp of Compendium. Arrogant and ignorant as he is, he starts to question the village's supremacy over the Romans. Consequently our two heroes make a bet with him that they can make the tour of Gaul, collecting delicacies from every city, and despite all the Roman guards, return and feast with the whole village and the Roman emissary.

This issue contains the journey as you can imagine. It's a hilarious tour around Gaul, while the Roman legions lurk to make them lose the bet, but the two friends have also help from their compatriots!

[Amalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Asterix and Obelix and of course the little Dogmatix makes the first Tour De France to win a culinary bet, (collecting the specialities of the regions) with the Romans.

The "Tour De France" before the Tour De France, is based on a very clever idea, but I don't know... may be it's my lack of knowledge of France, I personally feel this is one of those comics where the complete appreciation of all the jokes and puns may only be found in the original French.

[Maria Carmo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very, very funny, maybe the funniest Asterix I have read up till now! And - is it my impression, or this is the first time Ideafix appears? Although throughout the whole story he keeps following Obelix but he appears not to notice him yet...

Very funny! Worth reading...

Maria Carmo,

Lisbon, 25 May 2015.

[Derek Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Babette's Feast of the Asterix series.

[Bart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.50

[Suzannah Rowntree · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not one of the best Asterixes, but lots of fun anyway.

[Vishy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice!