Asterix and the Vikings: The Book of the Film [Hardcover]

Rene Goscinny (Author), Albert Uderzo (Author), Anthea Bell (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Asterix

When the Vikings kidnap Justforkix, the timid but very trendy son of one of Chief Vitalstatistix' closest and most powerful friends, believing he has the key to the secret of the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix are sent on one of their most dangerous missions. For they must voyage north to the Vikings' home territory and rescue Justforkix, before the Vikings find out he is not who they think he is, and make him pay the price. Meanwhile, the fact that the Vikings' chief's daughter, Abba, has fallen for Justforkix only makes matters more complicated...

Editorial Reviews

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" Wit, humane insights, and physical antics allow readers to join the fun...has cross-generational appeal." -- "Booklist"

About the Author

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Orion (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752885901
• ISBN-13: 978-0752885902
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,210,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not in the usual comic format, January 28, 2008

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This review is from: Asterix and the Vikings: The Book of the Film (Asterix (Orion Paperback)) (Paperback)

I enjoyed the earlier Asterix comics, but this one is not the same. It is a storybook format and thus lacks the detailed drawings and the expressions that made the earlier ones just so good.

3.0 out of 5 stars Asterix and the Vikings, January 23, 2011

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This review is from: Asterix and the Vikings: The Book of the Film (Asterix (Orion Paperback)) (Paperback)

`Asterix and the Vikings' is not your traditional Asterix book, although it still features our heroes and their adventures. Rather than being a comic strip like the rest of the series, this is a book of the film which utilises blocks of written text telling the story alongside stills from the film. This book (and the film) is based upon `Asterix and the Normans' and if you know that book then the story will already be familiar to you. The animation is quite attractive to look at, but sadly there seems to be minimal connect between what is in the text and the pictures they have chosen to face it. The pictures obviously do relate to the overall story but often not at the right point in the plot. Saying that, this has made me want to find the DVD of the film and check it out as the artwork looks great. There is also an additional 16 pages at the end which explains how the film came to be made and shows the character development and how Uderzo corrected the proofs so the characters were animated properly. This isn't especially relevant to the story, but makes for fairly interesting reading never the less. If you are a huge fan of Asterix then you will need to add this to your collection at some point, but if you are new to Asterix or haven't read many of the other books I would suggest you track down some of the more conventional Asterix titles first before you come to this. It is good, but not great.

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