My Book Reviews: ‘Asterix #40: The White Iris’.
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Dec.21, 2023, under Books
Die Weiße Iris by Fabcaro
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What an exemplary inclusion to the decades of tales of Asterix. The story and plotting is excellent and the artwork stellar. In these days of almost entirely rotten comics out-put, this volume should lead on to what comics should be today.
Involving story, i love the silly Tony Robbins-type character out to turn the world around with mind games. The idea this is to increase the power of Cesar aids in the hilarity of it all. I love the clever writing of seducing one to use as a pawn to attempt to overcome the Gauls. Then also there’s the resolution to it all. The use of stage is brilliant as a metaphor of the showman being undone. Perfect.
Involving artwork, this hits levels above what Uderzo drew. The rendering and inking is skilled wonder. There are a slew of individual panels that are mezmerizing.
One in particular I love is a brilliant rendering of what ‘Light Rail’ might’ve been like hundreds of years ago. I especially love the different faces of the horses struggling.
As I worked in government on light rail projects, I see the depiction in this volume being more practical than what’s being built today!
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 10 out of ten points.
I obtained this English version via NetGalley.com.
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