At The Olympic Games: Asterix

: Other analyses like Imperialism in Asterix examine the series' reflection of French attitudes toward authority and the portrayal of the Roman Empire . Physical Books and Copies

: An academic paper titled Humor Analysis in Asterix at the Olympic Games Comic explores how linguistic context, such as speech act and maxim violations, produces humor within the comic . Asterix At the Olympic Games

New copies are also available at Biblio.com for approximately $17 . : Other analyses like Imperialism in Asterix examine

Several papers and studies analyze this specific entry in the Asterix series, often focusing on its satire and linguistic structure: Several papers and studies analyze this specific entry

: The classic 12th album by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo . Available at Blackwell's for around $14.55 .

: The 12th comic book album, serialized in 1968, is widely recognized as a thinly-veiled satire on performance-enhancing drug usage in sports . This was timely, as the 1968 Mexico City Olympics saw the first athlete disqualified for doping .