Brand New... ASTERIX AND THE SOOTHSAYER

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ASTERIX AND THE SOOTHSAYER:

Again, with a more adult-theme which started with Asterix and the Roman Agent, the story revolves around the superstitions of the people at the time (Gauls and Romans alike) and of today, and parodies the general gullibility of humanity.

The story includes (page 9) an illustration of the Roman and Gaulish pantheon of gods. In that illustration, Uderzo includes a drawing of his own country home.

A soothsayer's fantastical prediction of the future is illustrated by a photograph of La Défense, the modern district of skyscrapers outside Paris.

The scene at the bottom of page 10, where the characters observe the cutting up of a fish, is a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp