Asterix and Son
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Asterix and Son (Le Fils d'Astérix) |
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| Date | 1983 |
| Series | Asterix |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Albert Uderzo |
| Artists | Albert Uderzo |
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| Date of publication | 1983 |
| Language | French |
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| Preceded by | Asterix and the Black Gold |
| Followed by | Asterix and the Magic Carpet |
Asterix and Son (French: Le Fils d'Astérix, "Asterix's Son") is the twenty-seventh volume of the Asterix comic book series, created by author René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo.
A baby boy inexplicably appears at the porch of Asterix's house one morning. While taking care of him - a horrifying task for two single men - Asterix and Obelix along with Dogmatix, set out to discover who left the baby there and, by extension, who his parents are. The only major clue they have as to both mysteries is a lead left with the baby's wrappings. Curiously, they find that the Romans seem to be very inquisitive about the child, too - and all in the interests of Marcus Junius Brutus, Caesar's adopted son. Asterix finds out that some people suspect the baby is his illegitimate child, leaving him mildly shocked. As the Romans are using deceptive methods to try getting the baby, it is decided that the baby needs protection from the Romans.
While in the village, the baby twice drinks a great deal of magic potion (first by accident when Obelix inadvertently uses a half-empty potion gourd as a feeding bottle: the second time, he falls in a nearly-empty cauldron, prompting Obelix to remark that he 'really take[s] to [the baby]), after which he becomes a "terrible little monster" to every door in the neighbourhood and every spy sent to capture him, including a legionnare disguised as a peddler selling rattles, and a centurion disguised as a nursemaid, driving both up the centurion's tent pole. Finally, Brutus, who is keeping his presence secret from Caesar, takes matters into his own hands, attacking the village with his own legions and burning it to the ground, while he himself goes after the baby. He demands the baby from the women, who think he still has superhuman strength, but it turns out the potion has worn off, and Brutus manages to kidnap him temporarily - with the help of the ever-present pirates -, but soon Asterix and Obelix catch up with him and give him a lesson in why they are considered the terror of the Romans, while the pirates leap overboard.
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