I'd been having a bit of trouble relating to Thor. Then I realized I'd known him (or at least a caricature of him) my entire life. A popular comic book series in France, Astérix, recounts the adventures of the Celtic Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. The main character is named "Astérix," and his sidekick is a character named "Obélix." Obélix is big guy, who, like Thor, can be a bit dim. He has long red hair and wears a horned helmet. He also owns a quarry (necessitating the use of a large hammer to split the rock), and has an insatiable appetite for food and drink. I cannot help but notice that Astérix himself is very much like Loki, the Norse trickster god (note the Hermes-like wings on his helmet!). The Astérix series has benefited a great deal from technology in general. The series has been made into a video game, a TV show, a few films (at least two if which are live-action) and a massive theme park just outside Paris. Friday, April 13, 2007
Thor as Obelix
I'd been having a bit of trouble relating to Thor. Then I realized I'd known him (or at least a caricature of him) my entire life. A popular comic book series in France, Astérix, recounts the adventures of the Celtic Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. The main character is named "Astérix," and his sidekick is a character named "Obélix." Obélix is big guy, who, like Thor, can be a bit dim. He has long red hair and wears a horned helmet. He also owns a quarry (necessitating the use of a large hammer to split the rock), and has an insatiable appetite for food and drink. I cannot help but notice that Astérix himself is very much like Loki, the Norse trickster god (note the Hermes-like wings on his helmet!). The Astérix series has benefited a great deal from technology in general. The series has been made into a video game, a TV show, a few films (at least two if which are live-action) and a massive theme park just outside Paris. 
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