Dogmatix

Environmental protection agent and guide in the pyramids.

How life has treated Dogmatix! Nothing more than “a small mutt” in the script for Asterix and the Banquet, he made his beginning in a brief appearance at the door of a butcher’s shop in Lutece. Based on René Goscinny’s script notes, Albert Uderzo first talked it over with his friend before slipping the little dog from Lutece into later scenes in the album. This is why Dogmatix does not play a direct part in the adventure.

Only the very last sketch shows Obelix bending down to the little dog as if to welcome him to the village. Since then, not only has Dogmatix made many appearances (and several puppies as in Asterix and the Actress), he has also taken on a full-fledged role in the series. He owes his name to a contest in the magazine Pilote (chosen by the authors from among suggestions such as “Patracourcix” or “Papeurdurix” ), Dogmatix plays an important part starting with Asterix and Cleopatra, infallible sixth sense allows him to save our heroes from certain death in a pyramid (true, there are worse places to be entombed, but nonetheless!).

He later becomes famous for his environmental concerns which are very much ahead of their time (he can’t bear the thought of anyone harming a tree). In the 1970s, Dogmatix even had his own collection of albums, along with new animal friends to accompany him in his adventures, albums which are highly prized by collectors today. The little Gaulish dog even showed the famous Metro Goldwyn Mayer lion a thing or two by barking as part of the logo for Dogmatix Studios, a company created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo for their animated film “The Twelve Tasks of Asterix”.

And his success seems to know no bounds since Albert Uderzo, who has never disguised his pleasure in drawing Dogmatix, has given him a regular role in the albums for which he writes the scripts. Much to Asterix’s surprise, he even gave Dogmatix the gift of speech in the 2003 story Chanticleerix, which can be found today in the Asterix and the Class Act album.

In which book ?

5 - Asterix and the Banquet
6 - Asterix and Cleopatra
7 - Asterix and the Big Fight
8 - Asterix in Britain
9 - Asterix and the Normans
10 - Asterix the Legionary
11 - Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield
12 - Asterix at the Olympic Games
13 - Asterix and the Cauldron
14 - Asterix in Spain
15 - Asterix and the Roman Agent
16 - Asterix in Switzerland
17 - The Mansions of the Gods
18 - Asterix and the Laurel Wreath
19 - Asterix and the Soothsayer
20 - Asterix in Corsica
21 - Asterix and Caesar's Gift
22 - Asterix and the Great Crossing
23 - Obelix and Co
24 - Asterix in Belgium
25 - Asterix and the Great Divide
26 - Asterix and the Black Gold
27 - Asterix and Son
28 - Asterix and the Magic Carpet
29 - Asterix and the Secret Weapon
30 - Asterix and Obelix all at Sea
31 - Asterix and the Actress
32 - Asterix and the class act
33 - Asterix and the falling Sky
34 - Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday - The Golden Book
35 - Asterix and the Picts
36 - Asterix and the Missing scroll
37 - Asterix and the Chariot Race
38 - Asterix and the Chieftain's daughter
39 - Asterix and the Griffin