By Toutais! Ancient Gauls assigned to ensure safety first!

By John Freeman on November 30, 2020 • ( 2 )

Asterix and Obelix have a new job – encouraging sanitised hands, thanks to a licensing deal with retail company Puckator, brokered by Start Licensing.

Expect to see these Asterix the Gaul hand sanitiser products on sale in a number of retailers in coming months, but for now Start Licensing tell us you can buy them online from Taos Gifts, who offer a range of similar products.

These are 15ml dispensers, priced £2.95 each, refillable hand sanitiser sprays with a fun Asterix design containing 70% alcohol and glycerine; listed as cruelty free and suitable for vegans, and made from recycled materials.Assorted designs are available.

Also coming soon are Asterix and Obelix inspired mugs, bags, and much more. Stay tuned, by Toutais!

• Get your Asterix and Obelix hand sanitiser here from Taos Gifts

Please note, downthetubes received no financial reward for posting this item. Complimentary samples were supplied by Start Licensing

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.