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Same here. I grew up on Asterix & Tintin comics. Some of the most idyllic parts of my childhood. The smell of old books, dusty libraries, and having to pick 1
by screye 2y ago
Same here. I grew up on Asterix & Tintin comics. Some of the most idyllic parts of my childhood.
The smell of old books, dusty libraries, and having to pick 1 book per month from what seemed like endless shelves of these comics.
- elevaet 2y agoI learned more (dubious) Roman history from Asterix than all other sources combined
- andrepd 2y agoHighly unlikely you learned any history from Astérix ahaha x) But I did learn about plenty of European and French regional stereotypes!
- irrational 2y agoI did learn the Romans had been in what became France, a fact I didn’t know beforehand.
- elevaet 2y agoHah fair enough, point taken!
- netdevphoenix 2y agowhy 1 book per month? seems overly strict
- diggan 2y agoAs someone who grew up on a small island with 700 people on it, with one tiny library that I could borrow unlimited amount of comic books from (a lot of Tintin and Asterix :) ), that does sound strange.
- irrational 2y agoI assume they meant 1 to purchase, not borrow or read.
- diggan 2y agoAha, "libraries" instantly made me think about borrowing, not buying. But I suppose there are libraries out there where you can buy books too.
- kapitar 2y agoYes likewise! We had a mobile library (a big van would park up a few streets over every Tuesday) and I have very fond memories of their Tintin books. There's something about the 'album' format as well, you can fit a lot more on a page.
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- nevster 2y agoHooray for Asterix and Tintin! If anyone here hasn't read Asterix, you definitely should : https://youtu.be/rkNkanTnRwc?si=__EyTehCivEAZlc1 https://youtu.be/rkNkanTnRwc?si=__EyTehCivEAZlc1
- pvaldes 2y agoAgree, Asterix is a fantastic comic, really fun and clever in a million of unexpected ways. As a parody of Europeans is unmatched probably.
- smegger001 2y agoAsterix has been my favorite for years unfortunately it will be along time before they are public domain
- Freak_NL 2y agoTrue, but unlike Tintin, Astérix is still being published, and (unlike, say, Spirou) the new editions by the writers and artist who succeeded Goscinny and Uderzo are actually good as well.