Asterix and Obelix All at Sea
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| French Title: | La Galère d'Obélix |
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| Story: | Albert Uderzo |
| Illustrations: | Albert Uderzo |
| French Edition: | 1996 |
| English Translation: | 1996 |
| Preceded by: | Asterix and the Secret Weapon |
| Followed by: | Asterix and the Actress |
Asterix and Obelix All at Sea is the thirtieth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Albert Uderzo. The album was dedicated to Uderzo's grandchild, as well as American actor Kirk Douglas.
[edit] Plot Summary
A band of galley slaves under leadership of Spartakis have taken over Julius Caesar's personal galley. They decide to set sail for the only place safe from the Romans, Asterix' small Gaulish village. The village is under preparation for battle, but Obelix is yet again denied a drop of Getafix's magic potion. As the Gauls return triumphant from battle, they find Obelix has drunk the remaining cauldron of magic potion, turning him into stone.
The former galley slaves are granted refuge, and Getafix goes to deperate measures to return Obelix to his normal state. They try potions and things that cause his emotion (wild boar and a kiss from Panacea), and finally Obelix recovers from his stoned state, but as a child! He is kidnapped by Roman soldiers while taking a walk in the forest. The former slaves travel with Asterix, Dogmatix and Getafix to rescue Obelix who is en route to Rome by galley. When they recover Obelix on the high seas, Getafix proposes Atlantis as their next destination in order to help Obelix recover his adult shape. Getafix brings them to the renmants of Atlantis (the Canary Islands), where the Atlantedes have found eternal youth. The Atlantides have no means to help, so the Gauls head back to the village, leaving the freed slaves to live at Atlantis as children, forever, finally having being free from Rome.
On their way back, the Gauls are intercepted by yet another Roman galley. Asterix is incapacitated by a catapult stone, and when the Romans want to feed him to the sharks all seems lost. Seeing his friend in danger is such a large emotion that it triggers Obelix to transform within seconds to his former self. With all his conserved aggression from being bossed around the entire album, he first destroys the attacking Roman galley, then smash the Roman outpost at the village before returning for the traditional village feast.
[edit] Trivia
- The character Spartakis is obviously based on actor Kirk Douglas and his role in the movie Spartacus.
