[Review] Jean-Yves Ferri & Didier Conrad: Asterix and the Picts

Jean-Yves Ferri & Didier Conrad: Asterix and the Picts [graphic novel, fiction]

You can buy it here:Asterix and the Picts (#35)

Summary:
Asterix and Obelix find a foreigner frozen in an ice cube at the beach. They try to help him return home.

My thoughts:
I grew up with these graphic novels and enjoyed them from the get go. My brother and I got the first 20 or so issues because our uncles were reading them when they were younger. So when I saw the latest Asterix issue in our grocery store, I had to get it.

This is originally a French series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo about a small village that decides to fight Julius Cesar's attempt to conquer the world. René Goscinny died quite a few years ago already, and this is now the first one which Albert Uderzo did not draw himself (he did oversee the process, however!). As a fan of this series for years, it makes me sad to know that I will no longer be waiting for a graphic novel by the two men who began this series, but for a new installment by new authors and illustrators. However, I think they might have found two worthy successors, so I have a good feeling for the future.

I was anxious when I first started reading this installment, but Ferri and Conrad did a good job filling in for Goscinny and Uderzo. The story was fun to read, as they included common themes as well as a new story line with some new characters they created. This made me feel somewhat "at home" with the way things progressed.

Hopefully, they will keep up the good work - and maybe they will even come out with a new installment in less time than it took between the last one and this one?

Rating:
4.5/5

FTC: Bought with my own money.

Everything changes...

When you have a child, everything changes. Priorities shift, your interests change to some degree, and you no longer have as much time as you used to have. And it is an absolute joy! The mister and I have been talking about how it is incredible how such a tiny thing can take up so much of your heart. This precious little boy that came into our lives as a big surprise is now 4 months old. He smiles and laughs so much and we couldn't be happier. However, it has taken its toll on my reading. I believe I only finished two books so far, but I am working on two books right now. Well, I may have read more books, if you allow me to count the picture books I read to the precious boy. With the new interests and other things I am now working on apart from books, I may implement a few non-bookish themes here. This will still be a book blog for the most part, but I want to share other things here as well. So I hope you will stay tuned for what I have coming up for you!