Netflix’s Glossy Adaptation of the World’s Second-Biggest Comic Book Series Gains New Ground
Netflix's adaptation of the world's second-biggest comic book series, Asterix & Obelix, is a hit on streaming.
A little over a decade ago, director Steven Spielberg had difficulty explaining to American audiences that Raiders of the Lost Ark was inspired by the comic book series "The Adventures of Tintin," and not the other way around. Spielberg directed a feature film adaptation of the Tintin books in 2011, and while the movie made a decent amount of money worldwide, it struggled to find an audience domestically. The property was simply not a part of popular culture in the United States, at least not to the degree that it was in Europe. Now, another Franco-Belgian comic book icon is getting an opportunity to appeal to audiences across the globe. Netflix recently unveiled its five-episode adaptation of the Astérix comics, titled Astérix & Obélix: The Big Fight.
