Obelix and Dogmatix: Great Gallery 03
I will not present the figurines from Hachette’s Le Grande Galerie des Personnages in the order they were released. When I believe I have something interesting to say about a certain character, it will be his or her turn. I hope you don’t mind. Without further ado I present to you: Obelix and Dogmatix (or should I say Idefix?).
This figurine was the third one in the series to be released. The scene comes from the album “Asterix and the Banquet” (Fr. Le Tour du Gaule) and it is the moment where Obelix first notices Dogmatix after it has been following the almost through the whole album. In the album the dog wasn’t named yet. A name giving competition was organised and two readers of Pilote came up with the name Idefix. They both received a signed copy of the album (probably worth thousands if they took care of it).
Obelix
Obelix is of course Asterix’ best friend. He isn’t the smartest man in the village, although he surprises sometimes even Getafix, but he is the most loyal friend anyone can wish for. He makes a living by making and selling menhirs (dolmen). Wild boar is by far his favorite food, accompanied by a glass of goat’s milk now and then. Obelix can’t handle alcohol very well.
Dogmatix
A dog is a man’s best friend, so if Obelix is the best friend you can wish for, Dogmatix is the best dog you can wish for. He helps our friends out on more than once occasion.
From his first appearance Dogmatix has been a fan favorite. He later got his own series of children’s book. Between 1972 and 1974 “Adventures of Dogmatix” was published. It started with “Idéfix se fait un ami” (Eng: Dogmatix makes a friend). 18 books were published in French, but only a few were translated to other languages. Ten years later in 1982 two more books in which Dogmatix was the lead character were published. These olders books are very much sought after by fans. These books deserve an article just by themselves. Stay tuned … I have a few in my collection.
Starting in 2021 a serie of new Dogmatix spin-off album was released. Only quite recently the first English translation was published. At the moment of writing, seven albums have been published in French. The name of the series is “Dogmatix and the indomintables” (Fr. Idéfix et les Irréductibles). A TV series with the same name also aired on TV. Season 1 aired in 2021 with season 2 following in 2024.
Gallery
This figurine is by far my most favorite from the series. It was the first one I ever bought. Both Asterix and Obelix are represented multiple times in the serie. Obelix comes back as number 35, 46, 63 and 69. These figurines are much harder to find than this one.










