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
Cable (comic book) Cable (comic book) Cable is the name of multiple comic book titles featuring the character Cable and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original "Cable" comic book series which debuted in 1993. In 1992, the character had a two issue miniseries, titled "Cable: Blood and Metal", written by Fabian Nicieza, pencilled by John Romita, Jr., and inked by Dan Green, published in October and November of that year. Shortly after "Blood and Metal", Cable was given his own ongoing series titled Cable. The book initially had trouble finding a stable creative team. A writer/penciller team would complete no more