New Asterix comic features Assange lookalike

"Asterix and the Missing Scroll" is the 36th album of the successful comic series. Not many details about the new adventures were leaked - even though a famous whistleblower infiltrates the story,

Before the release of the album on October 22, the secrets surrounding the latest adventures of Asterix and Obelix are just as well kept as the newest versions of the iPhone or the next Star Wars film, Deutsche Welle reports.

Still, a few details were leaked: The story will be set in Gaul, more specifically in that one small village the Romans exceptionally didn't manage to occupy.

It's the famous village of Asterix, Obelix and his dog Dogmatix, also renowned for its druid who mixes a magic potion that makes the villagers invincible, its fishmonger, who gets into fights with the blacksmith every time he complains about the stale fish, and its bard, whose singing is so unbearable it actually frightens some of the village's fiercest enemies.

The newest Asterix adventures include espionage, secrets and betrayal - with one of the new characters bearing the features of whistleblower Julian Assange.

Integrating current events in a historical setting is a trademark of Asterix comic books. Many important public figures were caricatured, adding different layers of humor to the stories. Asterix creators René Goscinny (who died in 1977) and Albert Uderzo made sure their books would be funny for both children and adults. And they were successful at it.