Asterix helping out the Romans? A Roman official investigating the provinces is poisoned by a corrupt officer who is fleecing the populace(and constantly holding orgies - some very funny scenes here), so he calls in Getafix who requires a special flower from Switzerland for the necessary potion. I think the motivation for this needed to be stronger- he was an old friend of Getafixes or something. (I did like how Caesar mentions the village whenever he has an epileptic fit). But its worth it to get to Switzerland where the adventures are cheery and the digs at the Swiss consistently sweet and funny - they always clean and punctual,love their banking system and cuckoo clocks and food, tend people they have beaten up, hold international conferences, etc There is of course a William Tell gag too and Asterix inadvertently invents bobsledding and a form of mountaineering. The art work is in top form, particularly all the flowing cheese and wine in the orgy scenes.
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