Asterix and the Class Act Obelix wearing plus-fours (a put-on of Tintin), much to Asterix and Obelix's fury. For the honour of Gaul, Asterix and Obelix help Lutetia (ancient Paris) win the chance to host the ancient Olympic Games by acting as security for the event. Asterix helps a tiny anthropomorphic personification of Spring overcome Winter. Some unlucky Romans try to take Dogmatix as their "lucky" mascot, and are later defeated by him. A joke on modern French anxiety over the bastardization of the French language (cf. Franglais) shows the Gauls using Latin loanwords. The authors find a modern descendant of Obelix. A brainstorming session
Nero (comic book character) Nero (comic book character) Nero is a Flemish comic book character and the main protagonist in Marc Sleen's long running comic book strip series "The Adventures of Nero" (1947–2002). He is one of the most recognizable comic book characters in Belgium and comparable to Lambik from the "Suske en Wiske" series by Willy Vandersteen. Nero is a middle aged, fairly obese man who is bald except for two long hairs on his head. Furthermore, he wears a huge red bow tie and has laurel leaves behind his ears, in reference to the Roman emperor Nero after whom he was named.