Asterix+in+Switzerland

Title: __Asterix in Switzerland__ Author: Goscinny Genre: Graphic novel Nominated By: Artem Andrews

I read __Asterix in Switzerland.__ The main characters are Asterix, Obelix, Chife, and the Getafix who are all Gauls. Vexatius Sinusitus, who is a Roman commander, and the govenor are both Romans. Asterix and Obelix go on a mission to find a flower that can heal Vexatius Sinusitus from poison. What gets in their way are the Roman soldiers. The governor sent soldiers out to get the Gauls so they can't mess up his plans of poisoning Vexatius. Whenever the Romans try to attack them, Obelix just smashes the Romans because he is so big. But Asterix has to take a potion because he's very small.

One reason I nominated this book is that it has a lot of jokes in it. One of the jokes is a character whose name is Vexatius Sinusitis. Sinusitus is a bad cold. Another joke is that the Gauls are really strong and tough compared to the Romans, and the Romans are small and scrawny. Usually it’s shown the other way around. My second reason is that the illustrations are really good. The illustrations are very colorful and realistic, and show a lot of facial expressions. There are speech bubbles and thinking bubbles that help you understand what the characters are thinking and saying. That is why I nominated this book.