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Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by vram22 on Saturday June 23, 2018 @03:49PM (#17383067)
The drawings / illustrations in Asterix and Tintin comics are just great. I like them almost more than the stories or characters, especially for the Asterix ones. The drawings of scenery are very evocative, and expressions on the faces of the people in the comics seem very realistic, despite being drawn with just a few lines, relatively speaking.

Another great point about Asterix comics (so I read), is that they were initially written in French, and later translated into English (I've only read them in English) - and still there are many puns and word plays in the English versions. I don't know how they managed to do it, or whether they created different puns for the English versions. Likely the latter, because I guess the puns would not translate well across languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix

Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by BrandoElFollito on Sunday June 24, 2018 @10:44AM (#17386740)
I've never seen Asterix in English and just checked the Wikipedia page you linked.

I was wondering how they translated the characters' names. Since the chief is Vitalstatistix, then it must be good. Nothing to do with the French name but still funny.

Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by vram22 on Sunday June 24, 2018 @02:10PM (#17387591)
Right :) Some other names I like are Bacteria (wife of the fishmonger, Unhygienix), Cacophonix, the bard, Getafix, the druid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_characters

Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by vmilner on Sunday June 24, 2018 @12:20PM (#17387083)
Idefix to Dogmatix is a gem.
Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by vram22 on Sunday June 24, 2018 @01:55PM (#17387507)
Ha ha, just googled that. A gem indeed. Idée fixe (fixed idea, obsession) to Dogmatix (Dog / Dogmatic).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogmatix

Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by nojvek on Sunday June 24, 2018 @12:47AM (#17384990)
I grew up on Tin Tin comics. They were available in my school library in Nairobi. That stuff was crack. Such adventures! Really made it fun to read.
Re:Ask HN: What are some great books that are relatively unk... by vram22 on Sunday June 24, 2018 @10:31AM (#17386698)
Yes, crazy kinds of adventures. Things or issues that seem impossible to solve, yet they (Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus) come out of them successfully most of the time, not to mention Thomson and Thompson :)