By Teutates! The Simpsons who predict future events. A masked villain named Coronavirus appears in the French and English language versions of “Asterix in Italy.”
Coronavirus already appeared in the “Asterix” volume from 2017! – The most important thing at the beginning:
In the volume “Asterix in Italy” a masked villain named “Coronavirus” appears. In social media, Asterix author and illustrator are now gaining similar prophetic status as the creators of The Simpsons.
After the Simpsons, now also prophecies from Asterix?
The Asterix volume “Asterix in Italy” was published in 2017.
In this volume, a villain named “Coronavirus” appears. In social media, author Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrator Didier Conrad are currently achieving a prophetic status similar to the Simpsons. The animated series “The Simpsons” already discussed the presidency of Donald Trump in 2000.
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Coronavirus, the unscrupulous charioteer
Twitter users post pictures from “Asterix in Italy” – excerpts from the comic in which spectators at a chariot race can be seen cheering “Coronavirus!” and thus cheering on the masked charioteer.
“Are Asterix and Obelix the new Simpsons?” asks Twitter user Petr Araon Pechar.
An actual page from Asterix and the chariot race. Is Asterix the new Simpsons? #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/1AOmkpT4hA
— Petr “Araon” Pechar (@The_Araon) February 27, 2020
Dans an Astérix de 2017, what about the #Coronavirus ? pic.twitter.com/sXSDN6jORs
— La Parisienne ????⚜© (@Kim_brouillon) February 26, 2020
Challenge in translation
The name “Coronavirus” is only used in the English and French language editions.
In German, the villain was given the name “Caligarius” by translator Klaus Jöken. He had given some thought to finding a different name together with the German publisher.
“Coronavirus is a disease. We Germans perceive illnesses as something very unsavory and disgusting. For the French, a virus is more of a synonym for something dangerous and mean.”
Finding a name was quite difficult: “As a Roman name, it had to end in -us, and at the same time it had to start with C because his car was marked with the logo. This is how Coronavirus became Caligarius in German.”
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Caligarius sounds like a Latin name. However, it is also reminiscent of the classic film “The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari”, in which a villain played the main role.
Source: Die Presse
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