…By the way of Camaracum (Cambrai), in the North:
(Key) Dogmatix leaving Toulouse (” Tour de Gaul Asterix“, p.36) © DR Thus Dogmatix, at the beginning, was only supposed to follow our friends at the heart of their journey as they crossed the different regions of Gaul. I asked him if this little dog might follow our travelers on their journeys with the hope of recovering the ham bone. " René told me to draw a small dog at the entrance of the store where the heroes are going to buy a ham in Lutetia. The little dog that can be seen for the first time in the streets of Lutetia, where our heroes are passing through to buy ham - a specialty of the region back in the village where they have to prove their “Tour de Gaule” - was not originally meant to be in the album, but for a simple turn of events, as Albert Uderzo recalls: (Key) First appearance of Dogmatix in the "Tour de Gaul Asterix” (1965) © DR This remark, highlighted by the author, establishes the birth of the dog who will become our hero’s best friend! “ (From the synopsis and cutting of ” Tour de Gaul Asterix “).
Today the three heroes may seem to form the inseparable trio whose travels we love to follow, but it has not always been that way! Indeed, at the beginning of the series, Dogmatix did not exist! It’s only in the 5th album "The Tour de Gaul Asterix” in 1965, that the small canine made his first - and very noticeable - appearance.įor the scene in that album, René Goscinny specified the following for box 9 of the 13th board: “They come together into a shop with a sign” Groceries – Delicatessen”.
( Version française ici) Just like Tintin who is never without Snowy, or Lucky Luke, unthinkable without Jolly Jumper Ball or Bill, Asterix and Obelix are famously accompanied by Dogmatix during their exciting adventures! As we approach the contest of the “Double Dogmatix “ launched by Albert René Editions, in partnership with Wamiz, we rediscover these little animal companions, furry or feathered, that we’ve met during the adventures of our Gauls!
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