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Asterix How Obelix Fell into the Magic Cauldron When He Was a Little Boy

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I love this book!! It's not a comic book, but it tells you everything about Asterix's and Obelix's chlidhood, including that how Obelix fell into the magic potion. Asterix tells to the children Obelix fell the whole story. There are lots of full pages and 2 full pages pictures in it, and there are 10-12 lines text for every illustration. There are 32 pages in the book. The cover page isn't worked out, but the other pictures are great!!

This book is a rip-off. A very short narrative with typos. Don't waste your money. They spent more effort on the front cover than the contents!

I'm a big fan of the Asterix series, but I kind of expected this to be a typic Asterix "comic book". Instead, it's a text with illustrations! Yes, it's a nice story about when they were all kids, but I like the comic book format! This is more like your typical children's book! I was disappointed with the overall result! Besides, all through the series they mention how Obelix fell into a cauldron of magic potion when he was a baby, and that's how he got his permanent strength. But this book implies he was more like a little boy of 6 or 7 years old --- NOT EXACTLY A BABY! Anyway, I can't recommend this one!

I've been an Asterix fan for about 35 years- the plots and movie versions are so good, but I was disappointed by this rather sketchy effort! Too short and unimaginative in content, this short piece should rather been included in "Asterix and the Class Act" for instance, instead of as a publication on its own.

DISSAPOINTED!

This is one of the best books in the Asterix Series. It is very funny too.I think Asterix and Oblex look very cute when they were small kids.

in this book it describes how obelix came to fall in the pot of magic potion made by Getafix.As usual, there is no end of fights in this book.I thought Obelix did this purposely so as to become the best fighter in the village.Obelix est tres amusant.

Big fan. Kids all excited to hear the story. It was a weak little effort trying to make more money selling another book. Story unimaginative and it was not a real effort. For paying off such a big component of the main books (and answering my daughter's desire) I bought it. A real waste. They read every other one 20-30 times -they have yet to open this a second time.

Spoiler warning? I am about to save you the money you will spend on this by telling you the entire story in one sentence; actually I am not going to spoil anything because the cover of the book shows almost the whole story. Here it is: Obelix is being bullied so when everyone leaves town for some reason, Asterix takes him to get some potion so he can defend himself and Obelix falls in the cauldron. That is it, that is the entire story; there is no twist and no humor. This book is narrated, it is not in comic strip format, and it is a bad narration. Very disappointed.

No, this is not a typical Asterix story book, but for me it was worth buying for the artwork alone. The basic style is that of all the other Asterix books, but, as others have pointed out, instead of the usual 8 - 12 panels on a page, the illustrations here are full or double page. The drawing is much more detailed and coloring softer and more subtle. In short, recommended to anyone who is a fan of Urdezo's delightful artwork.

Asterix and Obelix are sitting down telling a bunch of the Gaulish kids about when they were little Asterix and little Obelix, complete with a little wooden Dogmatix.

Apparently Obelix was a kid that was picked on all the time and a bit on the sensitive side and not violent at all.

Asterix has the idea to nick a bit of magic potion so Obelix can get confident and belt a few of his tormentors up.

Getafix coming back early means their plan literally slipped up.