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Originally posted by Polop:
I read both Lucky Luke and Nicholas but Iznogoud is new for me...

Iznogoud is sort of the French Roadrunner - it's mostly 8 page episodes. Iznogoud is Great Vezeer in Baghdad in the time of The Arabian Nights, and he wants to be Caliph instead of the fat and fairly stupid Caliph. Sort he sets up all sorts of elaborate schemes to get the Caliph to dissapear, but of course he always falls into his own traps.

I guess Ill try to get a hold of it, sounds interesting enough...I guess they wouldnt have it in the states?If not Ill wait till Ill get back to Europe...

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Originally posted by Polop:
I guess Ill try to get a hold of it, sounds interesting enough...I guess they wouldnt have it in the states?If not Ill wait till Ill get back to Europe...

I don't think it was ever published in English.

Btw, unlike Asterix and Lucky Luke, which turned to shit when Goscinny (the writer) died, Iznogoud artist Tabary actually managed to write some pretty good stories on his own.

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Originally posted by mtxx:
Btw, unlike Asterix and Lucky Luke, which turned to shit when Goscinny (the writer) died, Iznogoud artist Tabary actually managed to write some pretty good stories on his own.

Its true that the late Asterix comicses are horrible....I guess Ill wait for Europe then...was it published in German or any Slavic language?I cant read French...

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Originally posted by Polop:
.was it published in German or any Slavic language?I cant read French...

He's called Isnogud in German

Books on amazon.de:

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/inde.../028-6157559-5133310

Thanks, Ill have a look at it...looks very intersting...

I can scan some sample pages for you, unfortunately it's in Danish.

In this tale Iznogoud hears rumours on Baghdad's town square about a local inventor who's invented a so-called 'rocket' which can help you travel to the heavens.

Here he explains to Iznougoud that "As everyone knows, the Earth is flat, and Baghdad is the center of the Earth. My rocket will carry you to the heavens... and you and the rocket will get stuck there.



When Iznougood realizes that there's no way for the rocket to travel back, he hatches a scheme - he's trick the Caliph into the rocket and send him into orbit. Unfortunately the Caliph is too lazy to walk all the way to the town square, so Iznogoud has to arrange for the rocket to be transported through Baghdad to the palace....




When he finally gets the Caliph into the rocket, the powder won't catch fire. Eventually the Caliph gets bored and leaves the rocket.... and the Rocket starts rather belatedly several weeks later, when it's been moved to a storage room just below Iznogoud's office.....



So. Basically Asterix meets the Roadrunner and Wile E Coyote in old Baghdad. Fun!

funny you guys are discussing asterix right now. here in italy the animated series is on again after ages.

Thanks for the Scans:-) I tried to learn Norwegian a t a time and I speak German so not all of the words are unfamiliar
In Slovakia as far as I remeber Asterix comes on tv every two three years and kids still love the character...