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Asterix: Adaptations #Film Adaptation 7

Astérix: Le secret de la potion magique

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Quoi ?! Les Gaulois n'en reviennent pas ! À la suite d'une mauvaise chute, Panoramix décide qui'ill est temps d'assurer l'avenir du village.

Accompagné d'Astérix et Obélix, il entreprend de parcourir le monde gaulois à la recherche d'un jeune druide talentueux à qui transmettre le secret de la Potion Magique!

Mais ce qu'il ne sait pas, c'est que le terrible Sulfurix, son rival depuis leurs années d'études à l'école des druides, a échafaudé un plan machiavélique pour s'emparer de la recette de la Potion Magique. Par Toutatis, s'il y parvient, le Village est perdu !

48 pages, Hardcover

First published December 5, 2018

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624 reviews5 followers
April 1, 2019
Hmm… c'est rare un album d'Astérix qui me laisse sur ma faim… peut-être parce qu'il a été écrit en pensant film? La présentation traditionnelle des villageois au début m'a manquée… ouais, je sais, elle est répétitive mais ça fait partie du charme des bds d'Astérix. L'idée de penser que Panoramix pourrait avoir besoin d'un successeur n'est pas mauvaise et j'ai ma p'tite idée sur qui pourrait le remplacer … à vous de le lire :)
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327 reviews4 followers
June 25, 2022
7/10

This issue is not part of the regular Asterix series and is in fact taken from a movie. Oddly enough, the book at hand is not a real comic but rather a story accompanied by images (that are referenced from time to time to convey some actions better, or to avoid descriptions). The story revolves around Miraculix falling down from a tree and realizing he might be getting too old to do his job as the village's druid. He tries to find a successor, but in doing so attracts the attention of the corrupted druid Demonix, who wants the secret of the magic potion to himself, so he can wreak havoc across Gaul. Miraculix denies him, but Demonix tries to hire an uninitiated druid to get the secret of the potion instead... The story unfolds in interesting ways, but because of its limitations of not being a real comic, it has to rush past many moments of the movie and doesn't achieve greatness.
Not a bad issue, but far from the best.
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49 reviews
October 27, 2024
Omg I absolutely adore the illustrations in this book - so pretty!

Also the plot poses an interesting question, obviously as Panoramix ages (and well obviously he won’t be around forever), who will replace him? And not only that but who can be trusted with the magic potion?

I like how they revealed some of his history and trails and tribulations druids have to go thru to become druids. I’m a sucker for stories that give me lore lol. Also very interesting how women are forbidden from becoming druids but this installement hinted that potentially and hopefully in the future pectine could take Panoramix’s place - hell yeah women Druid!

Also the village for set on fire … AGAIN, why do they keep illustrating that? It’s kinda traumatic.

Ps can’t wait to watch the film adaptation
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821 reviews21 followers
February 12, 2019
"Czy warto sięgnąć po tę pozycję? Moim zdaniem tak. Rzadko kiedy bowiem bohater drugoplanowy dostaje szansę zagrania głównej roli, a tym razem taka nadarzyła się Panoramiksowi. Przekonajcie się zatem, jak poradził on sobie w nowej odsłonie 🙂 Poza tym album ten stanowić będzie po prostu ciekawy akcent w kolekcji każdego miłośnika przygód Asterixa i Obelixa – zarówno tego młodszego jak i starszego."

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301 reviews3 followers
April 6, 2019
Delusione😩mi aspettavo un nuovo numero di Asterix da leggere con calma, molta calma per recuperare quegli attimi spensierati di alcuni decenni fa invece si tratta delle versione cartonata del film.
Da comprare solo per gli irriducibili amanti dei “Galli”
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4,998 reviews
September 26, 2019
Novellizazione dell'ultimo film di Asterix, ma con disegni veri, non CG appiccicate alle pagine di testo.
La storia è buona, non ai livelli eccelsi di altri film di Asterix, ma è un bene che riprenda questo tipo di produzione.
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1,503 reviews1 follower
March 1, 2021
Ik vond het verhaal heel leuk wanneer Panormaix zijn opvolger moet kiezen maar we eigenlijk al weten wie het zou moeten worden... blijft een mooi boekje wel jammer dat het geen gewone strip zoals de meeste anderen.
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17 reviews
February 5, 2025
Cette BD adaptée du film du même nom est divertissante mais le déroulé de l’histoire et certains passages sont incompréhensibles. On passe d’une page à une autre sans comprendre le lien, les transitions.
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Author 1 book26 followers
March 25, 2020
Not the comic I exspected. More like a childern book. Still really enjoyed to read about these exceptional strong Galliers xD
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138 reviews2 followers
May 11, 2023
Astérix siempre es mucho mejor en cómic, no como historias contadas a página entera. Se pierde la acción y con un solo toque visual, no hay velocidad y acción...
12 reviews1 follower
November 25, 2023
4.⁹999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999⁹9999999999999999999
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473 reviews7 followers
April 15, 2025
Le film est plus agréable, cette adaptation est fidèle et sympa à lire mais il manque l'intonation et la voix de l'oeuvre animée.
Profile Image for Francis Gagnon.
21 reviews
August 15, 2019
Ce format d’album de film se prête bien mal aux récits de bande dessinée. L’idée est bonne, les personnages sont familiers, mais l’esprit s’y fait trop rare.
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7 reviews
April 6, 2021
Een boeiend idee wordt tekstueel helaas erg armoedig uitgewerkt. De typische humor en speelse vindingrijkheid ontbreekt.
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7,126 reviews134 followers
February 14, 2023
Mi aspettavo un fumetto, silly me!

Invece sono solo parole messe sulla pagina e spesso tralasciavano dettagli importanti per la storia. Personaggi che sparivano dalla storia e poi ricomparivano senza ragione.

Forse per apprezzarlo - e capire tutti i collegamenti - è davvero necessario aver visto il film.
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453 reviews17 followers
December 30, 2021
No es una de las historia que más me hayan gustado, tampoco me gusta el estilo de libro con dibujos.
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