New licenced theme: ASTERIX, from 2022

[StJohn]

It was announced in Klickywelt that Geobra has acquired the licence to produce sets around the theme of Asterix, "a French comic book series about Gaulish warriors, who have adventures and fight the Roman Republic during the era of Julius Caesar in an ahistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars" (source: Wikipedia). Good news for Roman fans!

More info: https://www.toynews-online.biz/2021/07/20/playmobil-to-launch-first-series-of-asterix-play-sets-in-2022/

[tahra]

Well... hopefully great parts. 

I am not overly familiar with it - only saw a couple of movies on tv.. sometime. Not memorable for me, except the "biologically accurate turtle", or something (is that from an Asterix movie?  )

I have no idea where this will end though...


On a side note :

Playmobil issued a statement this morning that read: (...)

WHERE? Where's the official word, I mean?

[surfergirl]

I’m not familiar with Asterix but regardless, I can’t get excited about yet another franchise. It seems that’s their direction of travel though whether I like it or not.

The bit that narks me the most, is that it makes it even more expensive to buy, and I say that as a pretty well-paid adult collector. Imagine the pressure some folks must feel to pay the extra for the licensed sets for their kids of themselves. Of course, Brexit hasn’t helped 

Claire

[Bolingbroke]

This should be fun!

I used to have the ‘Play Asterix’ action figures when I was young, and I used to LOVE them. Here’s hoping they make a Playmobil Roman Fort - they HAVE TO, right?

Hopefully they make Tintin further down the line. 

[tahra]

Here’s hoping they make a Playmobil Roman Fort - they HAVE TO, right?

It'll be either a cardboard back, or a useless system WHY oddity made of two half walls with NO possibility of expansion..   (wallet is grinning, the idiot  )

But I am sure there will be loads of beautiful parts (don't the gauls have... interesting hairs?) - take THAT, stupid wallet!

Hopefully they make Tintin further down the line. 

I know nothing of Tintin, would it bode well for parts? 

[Eplay]

I’m looking forward to seeing the sets. I read a lot of the comics when I was little.
They can do a lot with this theme. And you can also integrate a lot of the existing sets. Romans, Egyptians, forest.
I think this will be the first time that I will buy a licensed set.

Here’s hoping they make a Playmobil Roman Fort - they HAVE TO, right?

That would be great! Also the house and village of Asterix is very interesting.

[Bolingbroke]

I can already imagine some of the sets:

Asterix and Obelix.
Caesar with a couple of Romans.
Cleopatra.
The village chief with his bearers.
The village.
Roman fort.

[IJL]

I’m quite excited about this! I had been thinking of making some Asterix-inspired customs. I have mixed feelings about franchises, but something like this would fit in with the existing historical themes; you can just think of it as Gauls to go along with the Romans and Egyptians.

[Erik]

I can already imagine some of the sets:

Asterix and Obelix.
Caesar with a couple of Romans.
Cleopatra.
The village chief with his bearers.
The village.
Roman fort.

I'm no big "licensed themes" fan, but these sets I'd buy in a sec.

[Redmao]

This is fantastic news! Lots of great possibilities as their adventure brought them all over the place.