Asterix #36
In "Asterix and the Missing Scroll," the latest adventure from the beloved series, Caesar's best-selling memoirs take an unexpected turn when a crucial chapter is quietly excised—leaving the Gauls’ victories buried in silence. When the publisher’s prized copy vanishes into the hands of the ever-cunning newsmonger Confoundtheirpolitix, chaos ensues, and the Gauls must rely on their wit and a memory-keen Druid to keep the truth from being lost forever. Written by Anthea Bell and brought to life with vibrant art by Conrad and Thierry Mébarki, this 2015 tale is a clever, humorous twist on the power of stories, with cover art by Didier Conrad.
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Caesar's Commentaries on the War in Gaul are a smash hit, once the publisher convinces him to suppress a chapter on his defeats at the hands of the indomitable Gauls. But Gaulish newsmonger Confoundtheirpolitix spirits a copy away. The publisher, fearing that the Gauls will reveal all, strives mightily to get the scroll back. Having only an oral tradition, the Gauls have a venerable Druid commit the scroll to memory, then swap it back on terms of freedom for the Gaulish newsmongers. The tale is finally told to Goscinny and Uderzo, who turn it into a series of entertaining stories.
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