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| Revision History | ||
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| Revision 4.0.0 | Mar 15 2006 | Thaths |
| First version to be typeset using DocBook. Added Index, CC License. Removed Ideas for new books. | ||
| Revision 4.0.1 | Jul 10 2006 | Thaths |
| Added details about Dogmatix books and some minor annotations. | ||
Abstract
The year is sometime in the early 21st century. The world is entirely occupied with watching "Reality" TV and Boy Bands. Well, not entirely... One small group of indomitable comic book enthusiasts still hold out against the mindless "entertainment" of TV and fight for intelligent humour. ;-)
Table of Contents
- Preface
- I. General Annotations
- II. Book Annotations
- 1. Asterix the Gaul
- 2. Asterix and the Golden Sickle
- 3. Asterix and the Goths
- 4. Asterix the Gladiator
- 5. Asterix and the Banquet
- 6. Asterix and Cleopatra
- 7. Asterix and the Big Fight
- 8. Asterix in Britain
- 9. Asterix and the Normans
- 10. Asterix the Legionary
- 11. Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield
- 12. Asterix at the Olympic Games
- 13. Asterix and the Cauldron
- 14. Asterix in Spain
- 15. Asterix and the Roman Agent
- 16. Asterix in Switzerland
- 17. The Mansion of the Gods
- 18. Asterix and the Laurel Wreath
- 19. Asterix and the Soothsayer
- 20. Asterix in Corsica
- 21. Asterix and Caesars Gift
- 22. Asterix and the Great Crossing
- 23. Obelix and Co
- 24. Asterix in Belgium
- 25. Asterix and the Great Divide
- 26. Asterix and the Black Gold
- 27. Asterix and Son
- 28. Asterix and the Magic Carpet
- 29. Asterix and the Secret Weapon
- 30. Asterix and Obelix all at Sea
- 31. Asterix and the Actress
- 32. Asterix and the Class Act
- 33. Asterix and the Falling Sky
- III. Spinoff Annotations
- IV. Appendix
- 1. Notes on The Complete Guide to Asterix
- 2. Contributors to the Asterix Annotations
- 3. Asterix Annotations in other languages
- 4. Other Interesting Links
- 5. Add to Asterix Annotations
- 6. Frequently Asked Questions about the Asterix Annotations
- 7. Asterix Annotations in other formats
- 8. The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License
- Index
List of Tables
- 1.1. Cities and countries that appear in Asterix comics and their modern names
- 1.2. The Roman Camps in the English Translation
- 1.3. The Roman Camps in the American Translation
- 2.1. Recurring terminology in Asterix
- 3.1. Recurring Gods in Asterix
- 3.2. Recurring Historical Characters
- 3.3. Recurring Fictional Characters
- 4.1. Common Suffixes
- 5.1. Language and fonts
- 5.2. Mood and typography
- 6.1. Differences in Book Numbering between Editions
- 6.2. Differences in Spinoff Numbering between Editions
- 6.3. Other Spinoffs (not covered in the Annotations)
- 1.1. Asterix the Gaul - Annotations
- 1.2. Asterix the Gaul - Names
- 2.1. Asterix and the Golden Sickle - Annotations
- 2.2. Asterix and the Golden Sickle - Names
- 3.1. Asterix and the Goths - Annotations
- 3.2. Asterix and the Goths - Names
- 4.1. Asterix the Gladiator - Annotations
- 4.2. Asterix the Gladiator - Names
- 5.1. Asterix and the Banquet - Annotations
- 5.2. Asterix the Gaul - Names
- 6.1. Asterix and Cleopatra - Annotations
- 6.2. Asterix and Cleopatra - Names
- 7.1. Asterix and the Big Fight - Annotations
- 7.2. Asterix and the Big Fight - Names
- 8.1. Asterix in Britain - Annotations
- 8.2. Asterix in Britain - Names
- 9.1. Asterix and the Normans - Annotations
- 9.2. Asterix and the Normans - Names
- 10.1. Asterix the Legionary - Annotations
- 10.2. Asterix the Legionary - Names
- 11.1. Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield - Annotations
- 11.2. Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield - Names
- 12.1. Asterix at the Olympic Games - Annotations
- 12.2. Asterix at the Olympic Games - Names in English Edition
- 12.3. Asterix at the Olympic Games - Names in American Edition
- 13.1. Asterix and the Cauldron - Annotations
- 13.2. Asterix and the Cauldron - Names
- 14.1. Asterix in Spain - Annotations
- 14.2. Asterix in Spain - Names
- 15.1. Asterix and the Roman Agent - Annotations
- 15.2. Asterix and the Roman Agent - Names
- 16.1. Asterix in Switzerland - Annotations
- 16.2. Asterix in Switzerland - Names
- 17.1. The Mansion of the Gods - Annotations
- 17.2. The Mansion of the Gods - Names
- 18.1. Asterix and the Laurel Wreath - Annotations
- 18.2. Asterix and the Laurel Wreath - Names
- 19.1. Asterix and the Soothsayer - Annotations
- 19.2. Asterix and the Soothsayer - Names
- 20.1. Asterix in Corsica - Roman forts in Corsica
- 20.2. Asterix in Corsica - Annotations
- 20.3. Asterix in Corsica - Names
- 21.1. Asterix and Caesars Gift - Annotations
- 21.2. Asterix and Caesars Gift - Names
- 22.1. Asterix and the Great Crossing - English Annotations
- 22.2. Asterix and the Great Crossing - American Annotations
- 22.3. Asterix and the Great Crossing - English Names
- 22.4. Asterix and the Great Crossing - American Names
- 23.1. Obelix and Co - Annotations
- 23.2. Obelix and Co - Names
- 24.1. Asterix in Belgium - Annotations
- 24.2. Asterix in Belgium - Names
- 25.1. Asterix and the Great Divide - Annotations
- 25.2. Asterix and the Great Divide - Names
- 26.1. Asterix and the Black Gold - Annotations
- 26.2. Asterix and the Black Gold - Names
- 27.1. Asterix and Son - Annotations
- 27.2. Asterix and Son - Names
- 28.1. Asterix and the Magic Carpet - Annotations
- 28.2. Asterix and the Magic Carpet - Names
- 29.1. Asterix and the Secret Weapon - Annotations
- 29.2. Asterix and the Secret Weapon - Names
- 30.1. Asterix and Obelix all at Sea - Annotations
- 30.2. Asterix and Obelix all at Sea - Names
- 31.1. Asterix and the Actress - Annotations
- 31.2. Asterix and the Actress - Names
- 32.1. Asterix and the Class Act - Annotations
- 32.2. Asterix and the Class Act - Names
- 33.1. Asterix and the Falling Sky - Annotations
- 33.2. Asterix and the Falling Sky - Names
- 1.1. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Annotations
- 1.2. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Names
- 2.1. Asterix versus Caesar - Annotations
- 2.2. Asterix versus Caesar - Names
- 7.1. Asterix Annotations - Available Formats