Posted 11 years ago
Budek
(314 items)
Hello Friends,
I've had these for ages,......have no idea where they came from but I just love them.
My guess is that they date from the early 60's
they're about 3" high, and are in great condition, ( could've been bought yesterday, they're that good & clean!)
Hopefully someone will be able to share some information about them.
and hopefully they'll bring a smile to your faces,
have a wonderful week end everyone!
T
Thanks for the kindness, Moonstonelover!
Very cute tony:)!!
Astérix characters.
The foundations of Asterix and Obelix's legendary friendship are to be found in the exceptional partnership of the two creators of Asterix, their talents complimenting each other wonderfully. Find out about the amazing journey of René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, as well as Oumpah-Pah and Jehan Pistolet, other comic book series created by this brilliant duo.
Since the first Asterix plate appeared in the first issue of the weekly Pilote magazine on 29th October 1959, the Adventures of Asterix the Gaul have come a long way: 35 albums, 7 albums from the films, special issue publications, a Grand Collection highly prized by collectors… Translated into almost 110 languages and dialects, this epic is to be read and reread without reserve!
Obélix.
Obelix is Asterix's closest friend and works as a menhir sculptor and delivery man. He is a tall, obese man with two notable attributes: his phenomenal strength and his voracious appetite for food, especially wild boar. His strength results from having fallen into Getafix's magic potion cauldron as a boy. Obélix: meaning either "obelisk", a massive monument, or the typographical symbol (†) (also called an obelus in English) which is sometimes used to indicate a second footnote if the first footnote is indicated by an asterisk.
http://www.asterix.com/the-a-to-z-of-asterix/characters/obelix.html
Astérix (from astérisque, meaning "asterisk", which is the typographical symbol * indicating a footnote, from the Greek word ????? (aster), meaning a "star"). His name is usually left unchanged in translations, aside from accents and the use of local alphabets: for example, in Esperanto, Polish, Slovene, Latvian and Turkish it is Asteriks.
Vitalstatistix - http://www.asterix.com/the-a-to-z-of-asterix/characters/vitalstatistix.html
Caconofix! - http://www.asterix.com/the-a-to-z-of-asterix/characters/cacofonix.html
Not sure yet who made these characters.
There's a Facebook page too!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=209471219195960&set=a.205818106227938.50198.205816462894769&type=1
Looks like CW does still not do Greek ..... Hint!
I put a question up for you on the Facebook page.
I remember these! Love it!
Hi Tony... I remember these too, but from the video game franchise. I have a Genesis "Asterix and the Great Rescue" cartridge that was part of my video game stores inventory (damn recession :( ). Too bad CW doesn't have a "video game category" I have so much that I could post. Lots of collectors in this area too !
I'm overwhelmed!, Thank You Kevin and Mike for the kind and informative posts! and Thanks to Tom for your kindness!
Kevin, I'm shocked, not to be familiar with these characters,.....though they ring a distant bell in my mind, I had no idea what/who they were.
Kevin, Thanks also for putting a question up on facebook, it'll be interesting to see what comes from it.
Grazie mille!,
Tony/Tonino
Thanks for your kindness Bootson & Aldo!
Great Job vetraio50! BOB