Gad, Sir! Comics!

For the cruel amusement of Bahlactus and his invited guests, we present the one-sided fight between the greatest athlete in the Roman army …


… and a passing Gaulish villager.


How do you think it will go, Gluteus Maximus?


All right then, let the fight begin!




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Asterix at the Olympic Games, text by René Goscinny, drawings by Albert Uderzo, 1968, translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, Brockhampton Press, 1972

While I’ve been using my Friday night posts to witter on about Doctor Who, all the cool kids have been round at Bahlactus’s place, watching the fights.

So, let’s see. We need intense violence, devastating hand-to-hand-combat, that sort of thing.

I know: gladiators! That’s just the ticket.



Yes, this is what we want.




Er…


Hold on, that can’t be right.






Oh, dear, I don’t think I’ve got the hang of this.


Well, maybe next time.


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Asterix the Gladiator, text by René Goscinny, drawings by Albert Uderzo, 1964, translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, Brockhampton Press, 1969