Asterix and the Black Gold forgot to bring rock oil. When Chief Vitalstatistix tells Asterix and Obelix to fetch another druid to treat him, they discover Dubbelosix, who successfully revives Getafix with an alcoholic tonic. Asterix determines to go with Obelix and Dogmatix to obtain rock oil from Mesopotamia; Dubbelosix insists on coming, and they set off on Ekonomikrisis' ship. Along the way, they defeat pirates and Roman warships, while Dubbelosix secretly corresponds with the Romans, to arrange a blockade. The Phoenician ship finally lands at Judea, where Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix, and Dubbelosix disembark for Jerusalem, where some sympathetic traders help the Gauls to enter
Brussels' Comic Book Route neighborhoods less crowded by tourists. The Brussels tourist association "Pro Velo" organizes a 2-hour bike tour starting at the "Bicycle Riders House" (). "Broussaille" was the first comic book wall to be painted, based on an original project of the Belgian comic book artist Frank Pé. With its surface of about , the mural painting was inaugurated in July 1991 at the intersection between the central streets and . As with most of the mural paintings, the Belgian association «Art Mural» was in charge of the execution of the fresco painting. «Art Mural» is an association created by five artists