"Graphic novels seldom manage such a feat.

The seemingly unobtrusive Asterix books have penetrated western society from ages five and up. We all know about that one small village. And there’s so much to talk about when it comes to Asterix’s adventures. The brilliance of its translation to English, for one. Balls to the latest translation of Swann’s Way! The only francophone translation that matters is this, the adventures of an asexual, and highly fortuitous midget, pumped up on Celtic drugs."

First of Panelbleed's guest columnists, Jim Rossignol, writes of the joys of Asterix and the Cauldron in his piece entitled "Violent, gluttonous, supernatural crack-baby".