Hooray for Asterix and Tintin! If anyone here hasn't read Asterix, you definitely should : https://youtu.be/rkNkanTnRwc?si=__EyTehCivEAZlc1

Asterix has been my favorite for years unfortunately it will be along time before they are public domain

True, 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.

Agree, Asterix is a fantastic comic, really fun and clever in a million of unexpected ways. As a parody of Europeans is unmatched probably.

I learned more (dubious) Roman history from Asterix than all other sources combined

Highly unlikely you learned any history from Astérix ahaha x) But I did learn about plenty of European and French regional stereotypes!

I did learn the Romans had been in what became France, a fact I didn’t know beforehand.

Hah fair enough, point taken!

why 1 book per month? seems overly strict

As 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.

I assume they meant 1 to purchase, not borrow or read.

Aha, "libraries" instantly made me think about borrowing, not buying. But I suppose there are libraries out there where you can buy books too.

Yes 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.