Asterix and Obelix All at Sea the arena. Caesar tells a baffled Cleopatra that he hopes that one day the lions may actually develop a taste for granite after all. On Goodreads, it has a score of 3.85 out of 5. Asterix and Obelix All at Sea Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (, "Obelix's galley [ship]") is the thirtieth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Albert Uderzo. The album was dedicated to Uderzo's grandchild, as well as American actor Kirk Douglas. A band of slaves led by Spartakis (a parody of Spartacus) have taken over Julius Caesar's personal galley. Caesar is annoyed, and
Nero (comic book character) came true. In "Het Knalgele Koffertje" ("The Bright Yellow Case") (1958–1959) Nonkel Juul appears, head of the biggest diamond mine of Transvaal. In "De Adhemarbonbons" ("The Adhemar Pralines") (1989) Nero's grandmother turns up and in "Bompanero" (1997) his grandfather. Whether this grandfather is the same character appearing in "De Ark van Nero" ("Nero's Arc") is not made clear. As one of the most famous comic book characters in Flanders Nero received his own statue in Hoeilaart, near an old streetcar station in 1994. It was originally made in polyester, but changed to bronze in 2004. The sculptor is Luc Cauwenberghs.