Goudurix fait le mur

The ninth volume in the Dogmatix and the Indomitables series, Goudurix fait le mur (Justforkix Paints the Town), was published on June 17, 2026, by Éditions Albert René. Continuing the established structural framework of the spin-off, this 72-page softcover album compiles three distinct short stories detailing the ongoing resistance of Dogmatix (Idéfix) and his companions against the Roman occupation of Lutetia. Artistically, this volume marks the return of illustrator Philippe Fenech, contributing his seventh work to the franchise after Federico Mancuso handled the previous installment. The narrative scenarios were developed by a collaborative writing team comprising Philippe Clerc, Olivier Serrano, Suaëna Airault, Yves Coulon, and Sébastien Viaud.

Notice! The album hasn’t been translated into English yet. All translations below are my own. I will update this page once the official English translation is released.

Stories

The titular main story, Goudurix fait le mur, utilizes a classic French double entendre regarding street art and rebellion. The narrative revolves around an elusive street artist creating mocking caricatures of the Roman General Labienus across the city’s walls. This public humiliation prompts Labienus to mobilize his legionaries, forcing the canine resistance to intervene. The second narrative, Un Arquebus, ça va… (One Arquebus is fine…), provides a direct link to the primary Asterix continuity. The familiar Armorican fishmonger Unhygienix (Ordralfabétix) is falsely accused of theft during a visit to Lutetia and incarcerated, leading Dogmatix and his companions to orchestrate a rescue operation. The final tale, La Pomdofine de la discorde (The Pomdofine of Discord), shifts focus to a culinary conflict. Labienus, alongside Pleindastus and the architect Squareonthehypotenus (Anglaigus), constructs a Roman food cart designed to systematically undermine Pomdofine’s local catering enterprise.

Continuity and Expansion

This volume demonstrates a structural shift in the series’ narrative approach by increasingly integrating recognizable human figures from the broader Gallic universe. While earlier albums primarily focused on establishing the core canine cast the deliberate inclusion of legacy characters like Justforkix and Unhygienix functions as a bridging mechanism between the Lutetian spin-off and the classic Asterix albums. The obvious two characters that are missing are of course Asterix and Obelix themselves. They won’t meet Dogmatix until The Great Banquet. The historical puns and visual humor remain consistent, offering a balanced dynamic that expands the established setting without disrupting the primary continuity.