Asterix Conquers Rome (French: Les 12 Travaux d'Asterix, literally "The 12 Tasks of Asterix"), first published in 1976, is the comic book adaptation of the animated Asterix film The Twelve Tasks of Asterix and "unofficially" the twenty-third Asterix volume to be published. The comic follows the movie very exactly. It has very rarely been printed and is not widely known even amongst Asterix fans. The English translation has only been printed as part of a one-off comic book annual, the Asterix Annual 1980. It is thus often excluded from "canonical" lists of Asterix volumes with the subsequently published Obelix and Co. typically being listed as the "official" twenty-third volume.[1] An unauthorized English language digital edition in CBR format, titled The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, is also known to exist.
After a Roman centurion is continually defeated by the Village of Indomitable Gauls, he concludes that they must be gods. Julius Caesar sets twelve tasks that only gods could perform, similar to the twelve tasks of Hercules, to prove that the Gauls are mere mortals. If the Gauls succeed, he will admit defeat and let the Gauls become the rulers of Rome, but if they fail, they will become his slaves. The challenge is accepted and Asterix and Obelix are chosen to represent the village, eventually succeeding in all tasks. In the end, Caesar admits the Gauls' superiority. He is shown living in retirement married to Cleopatra, although it is explained that the ending is what it is because it's just a cartoon film, so "anything goes".
The volume is only 28 pages long compared to the typical 44. The artwork, although credited to "Uderzo" in some printings, resembles that of the film and is thought to have been the work of Albert Uderzo's brother Marcel who had previously done reconstructive illustration on Asterix the Gaul. The French language edition was published in Belgium, not France, as a marketing freebie connected to a gas station company. An English translation based on the dialogue of the English version of the film was included in the Asterix Annual 1980 published by Whitman in 1979. It has also been translated into Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian and Serbo-Croatian.
The Danish version was serialised in vol 301 and 302 of the comic book Seriemagasinet [da] in 1983; it is in black and white. The Dutch version was a free booklet included in an issue of the magazine Eppo.
The German version was published as a serial in the magazine Comixene [de] in issues 24–29. The German and the Serbo-Croatian versions were published in black and white. The Italian version has been printed both in a single book and serial format. The Norwegian version was serialized in vol 1 and 2 of the comic book Fantomet (The Phantom) in 1985; it has been published in colour.
Credited to Uderzo, but his brother Marcel Uderzo drew the 4th task
Original publication
Date of publication
Should have been 1976 (only for Asterix Conquers Rome); but is 1979 (for rest of the book)
Asterix Annual 1980 is a special Asterix book. It contains a few games, abridged versions of a few Asterix comics and Asterix Conquers Rome.
Many publishers rejected Asterix Conquers Rome, until 1979, when Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge got the idea of creating the annual by compiling a few games, abridged versions of a few Asterix comics along with Asterix Conquers Rome, thus, Asterix Conquers Rome couldn't be sold separately.[2] The Annual was published by World and Whitman, and released at a comic book convention in London in 1980.[citation needed]
Translations
Danish: Asterix erobrer Rom
Dutch: Asterix verovert Rome
Finnish: Asterix valloittaa Rooman
German: 12 Prüfungen für Asterix
Italian: Le dodici fatiche di Asterix
Norwegian: De tolv prøvene
Serbo-Croatian: 12 podviga
Spanish: Las doce pruebas de Asterix (Asterix conquista Roma)
^"The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - Asterix - The official website". www.asterix.com. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
^Muriel, Aunty. "Translating Asterix jokes and puns: The genius of Anthea Bell (and Derek Hockridge)". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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February 22, 2023
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Asterix Conquers Rome French Les 12 Travaux d Asterix literally The 12 Tasks of Asterix first published in 1976 is the comic book adaptation of the animated Asterix film The Twelve Tasks of Asterix and unofficially the twenty third Asterix volume to be published The comic follows the movie very exactly It has very rarely been printed and is not widely known even amongst Asterix fans The English translation has only been printed as part of a one off comic book annual the Asterix Annual 1980 It is thus often excluded from canonical lists of Asterix volumes with the subsequently published Obelix and Co typically being listed as the official twenty third volume 1 An unauthorized English language digital edition in CBR format titled The Twelve Tasks of Asterix is also known to exist Asterix Conquers Rome Les 12 Travaux d Asterix Cover of the Dutch translationDate1979SeriesAsterixCreative teamWritersPierre TcherniaRene GoscinnyAlbert UderzoArtistscredited to Uderzo but also his brother Marcel Uderzo as Marcel drew the 4th taskOriginal publicationDate of publication1976LanguageFrenchChronologyPreceded byAsterix and the Great CrossingFollowed byObelix and Co Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Publication history 2 1 Asterix Annual 1980 2 2 Translations 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlot summary EditMain article The Twelve Tasks of Asterix After a Roman centurion is continually defeated by the Village of Indomitable Gauls he concludes that they must be gods Julius Caesar sets twelve tasks that only gods could perform similar to the twelve tasks of Hercules to prove that the Gauls are mere mortals If the Gauls succeed he will admit defeat and let the Gauls become the rulers of Rome but if they fail they will become his slaves The challenge is accepted and Asterix and Obelix are chosen to represent the village eventually succeeding in all tasks In the end Caesar admits the Gauls superiority He is shown living in retirement married to Cleopatra although it is explained that the ending is what it is because it s just a cartoon film so anything goes Publication history EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The volume is only 28 pages long compared to the typical 44 The artwork although credited to Uderzo in some printings resembles that of the film and is thought to have been the work of Albert Uderzo s brother Marcel who had previously done reconstructive illustration on Asterix the Gaul The French language edition was published in Belgium not France as a marketing freebie connected to a gas station company An English translation based on the dialogue of the English version of the film was included in the Asterix Annual 1980 published by Whitman in 1979 It has also been translated into Danish Dutch German Italian Spanish Norwegian and Serbo Croatian The Danish version was serialised in vol 301 and 302 of the comic book Seriemagasinet da in 1983 it is in black and white The Dutch version was a free booklet included in an issue of the magazine Eppo The German version was published as a serial in the magazine Comixene de in issues 24 29 The German and the Serbo Croatian versions were published in black and white The Italian version has been printed both in a single book and serial format The Norwegian version was serialized in vol 1 and 2 of the comic book Fantomet The Phantom in 1985 it has been published in colour Asterix Annual 1980 Edit Asterix Annual 1980SeriesAsterixCreative teamWritersPierre Tchernia Rene Goscinny amp Albert Uderzo for Asterix Conquers Rome Anthea Bell amp Derek Hockridge for rest of the book ArtistsCredited to Uderzo but his brother Marcel Uderzo drew the 4th taskOriginal publicationDate of publicationShould have been 1976 only for Asterix Conquers Rome but is 1979 for rest of the book Asterix Annual 1980 is a special Asterix book It contains a few games abridged versions of a few Asterix comics and Asterix Conquers Rome Many publishers rejected Asterix Conquers Rome until 1979 when Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge got the idea of creating the annual by compiling a few games abridged versions of a few Asterix comics along with Asterix Conquers Rome thus Asterix Conquers Rome couldn t be sold separately 2 The Annual was published by World and Whitman and released at a comic book convention in London in 1980 citation needed Translations Edit Danish Asterix erobrer Rom Dutch Asterix verovert Rome Finnish Asterix valloittaa Rooman German 12 Prufungen fur Asterix Italian Le dodici fatiche di Asterix Norwegian De tolv provene Serbo Croatian 12 podviga Spanish Las doce pruebas de Asterix Asterix conquista Roma Icelandic Astrikur og thrautirnar tolf Russian Dvenadcat podvigov AsteriksaSee also EditList of Asterix volumesReferences Edit The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Asterix The official website www asterix com 19 April 2018 Retrieved 2018 10 03 Muriel Aunty Translating Asterix jokes and puns The genius of Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge Scroll in Retrieved 2020 12 26 External links EditAsterix NZ Take a look Inside Asterix Annual Asterix around the World Short Stories amp Announcements Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asterix Conquers Rome amp oldid 1106954180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
