Mick-ix and Goof-ix

[Jochgem]

Recently I bought a Chinese 'Disney' magazine. The cover shows Mickey and Goofy, dressed as ... Asterix and Obelix. The contents of the magazine has no Asterix at all, so I am not certain Chinese readers will understand the reference.
My question: did you see such a picture before? I vaguely remember discussions on cross-overs like this. I doubt this is Disney-approved!?

Jochgem

[Maik]

Yes, I saw it like two year ago. Im suprise the page didn't mention it yet.



Actualy like 5 years ago there was a Mickey Mouse story where Miki's friend Doctor Static read a comic book which was an Asterix parody (as far I remeber the main hero of the book was a combination of Asterix and Obelix, he was like Asterix whit Obelix phisic) and got an Idea of doing a magic potion like the one in the comic. The rest of the story was more of Hulk parody but still a nice tribiut.
Moust of the artist working for Disney comics are actually Europian sow Im not suprise a tribiute pops-out now and then...

[Erik]

Hello Jochgem,

did you see such a picture before?

indeed there was such a Mickey Mouse cover in Germany a short while before the 33. Asterix Album appeared in 2005. Comedix put this number of the german "Micky Maus Magazin" in his Asterix-library, because it contains the short story "Asterix and the Class Act". Look here for the cover:
http://www.comedix.de/medien/lit/c94.php

Regards
Erik

[Jochgem]

Dear Erik,

Yes! Exactly the same cover (well apart from the Chinese characters of course). Thanks for helping. The Chinese edition does not offer the story inside. Why the cover is interesting for them I do wonder.

Jochgem