Adler - Aldebaran - Alex - Aquablue - Aria - Asterix

Adler
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Nr.	Title	As I read it	Page	Error	Picture
1	The airplane of Nanga	Het vliegtuig van Nanga	7	There is a porthole missing in the second frame, right behind the cockpit.
			14	Guam, Pearl Harbor and so on are not in the Mediterranean Sea...
			11-41	The Kakatoe has an ever changing number of portholes.
2	The shelter of the Katana	De schuilplaats van de Katana	10	"Choum" seems to get fuller the more you drink from it.
3	Death in Transit	Dood in Transit	26-27	The barrel in front of the building disappears.
			31	When you compare the position of the glasses on the shelves with that of the wicker bottle, you'll notice the top-shelf has moved to the left.
8	The damned	De verdoemden	7	There are two arches next to the stairs. However, seen from a distance there are a lot more.
			10	"hem" (=him)? Shouldn't that be "hen" (=them)?

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Aldebaran
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Nr.	Title	As I read it	Page	Error	Picture
1	The catastrophe	De ramp	5	"hebben tijd genoeg gehad de technische..." should be "hebben ze tijd genoeg gehad om de technische ..."
			5	How can Kim know about the "heavy economical crisis" on Earth, if it occurred "after all contact was lost"?
3	The photo	De foto	17	The text of Marc and of Nellie's husband is swapped.
4	The group	De group	31	"ik hen 'm" should be "ik ken 'm".
5	The creature	Het wezen	3	The policeman's name is Stutz, not Marc.
			4	And for some reason Marc's name is mixed through the text.

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Alex
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Nr.	Title	As I read it	Page	Error	Picture
1	The dauntless	De onversaagde	7	Surena used to have three red lines on his sleeve.
			21	Arbaces lost his arm-band.
			22	Arbaces lost his arm-band again.
			37	Twice a white cloth is referred to.  Twice the cloth is green.
2	The golden sphinx	De gouden sfinx	21	The colors on Karon's clothing are reversed, just like on the cover. As from p.24 they are as they were again.
			42	Both texts are exchanged.
			62	"The man with the golden mask"? He hasn't been wearing it for two pages?
3	The cursed island	Het vervloekte eiland	5, 7, 8, 9	The governor's armor has ever changing colors.
			15	The two texts are swapped
			17	Did Senoris die or not?
4	Oribal's Tiara	De Tiara van Oribal	13	That is about Karal, not something he says.
			28	Alex' belt is gone.
			43-45	Sirdar's belt is red, then brown, then green.
			46	Alex' Sword hangs around his left shoulder, on his right hip. Except in one frame.
			57	This time it is the other way round.
5	The black claw	De zwarte klauw	6	"bene" should be "benen".
			54-55	The bottles hang on Alex' right hip - most of the time.
10	Iorix the great	Iorix de grote	6	Alex' words are spoken by the Roman.
			7	That's a comment, not something he says.
11	The prince of the Nile	De prins van de Nijl	26	Alex'toga was first on his left shoulder.
13	The ghost of Carthago	Het spook van Carthago	38	Alex started to say "orichalchum", an just said "or..". The translator obviously translated the French word "or" into "goud" (=gold), and that was completely wrong.
			44	"kiest" should be "kist"
14	The preys of the volcano	De prooien van de vulkaan	5	The "screams" were wiped out (French spelling I presume) and never replaced.
			41	"slaag" should be "slaaf".
16	The Tower of Babylon	De Toren van Babel	23	"gebon" should be "begon".
17	The Emperor of China	De Keizer van China	27	Rowers sit backwards when rowing. So I wonder in which direction this ship should move?
18	Vercingetorix	Vercingetorix	16	Alex' and Enak's belts are always on their right shoulders, except here.
21	The Barbarians	De Barbaren	6	The spears on their left are gone.
23	The Green River	De Groene Rivier	4	The green fan is now pink.
--	The Roamings of Alex (1)	De Dooltocht van Alex (1)	10	"VERBIISTERENDE" should be "VERBIJSTERENDE" "AFGODSSEELD" should be "AFGODSBEELD" "MIJN" should be "MIJ"
	It is really disgraceful to see how many stupid typos and grammar mistakes there are in this one. Nobody obviously bothered to proof-read this book. Add to that the fact that it contains one drawn story, and just a few drawings and letters, and it feels more like a contractual obligation, and not like a book.		12	"XÈ" should be "XDE" or "Xde"
			14	"DUITSER" should be "DUISTER"
			16	"MEESTE" should be "MEEST"
			18	"DAGEN" should be "DAG - EN" "STEEKSPLEL" should be "STEEKSPEL" "WEIDDE" should be "WEIDDEN"
			20	"OM EDORIX NIET" should be "OM NIET EDORIX"
			26	"BNT" should be "BENT"
			28	"ZEERLIJK" should be "ZEERIJK" "KEREN" should be "KEKEN"
			38	"OPDUIKT" should be "OPDUIKEND"
			40	"SHIP" should be "SCHIP" "WAARRUIT" should be "WAARUIT"
			42	Where is "SUBURA (1)" explained?
			46	"VON" should be "VOND"
			48	The text of p.50 is copied on page 48. Including the spelling error.
			50	"DIE DE" should be "DIE ME"
			52	"KROOPRINS" should be "KROONPRINS" "WIL IL U" should be "WIL IK U"
			54	"WEELDERIGE VILLA?S MET" would look better like this: "WEELDERIGE VILLA'S MET"

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Aquablue
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Nr.	Title	As I read it	Page	Error	Picture
1	Aquablue	Aquablue	18	Nao's bracelet disappears for a while.
			20	Melkeïok's necklace is gone.
			25	Nao's necklace is gone.
			37	Melkeïok's jacket is gone.
			38	Nao's bracelet disappears for a while again.
2	The blue planet	De blauwe planeet	6-7	Dupre or Duprez?
			31	Nao's bracelet is gone.
			33	Nao's bracelet is suddenly on his left wrist.
3	The Megophias	De Megophias	8	Morgenstern suddenly has a watch.
			46	Nao hasn't been wearing his bracelet, but now it's there.
4	Black Coral	Zwart Koraal	31	Nao's necklace is gone.
5	Project Atalanta	Project Atalanta	46	"bevrijdt" should be "bevrijd".
8	Aquablue Foundation	Stichting Aquablue	11	"toen minuten" should be "tien minuten"
			38	Very bad grammar... The syllables of "electro" are "e-lec-tro", and there should be a dash.
9	The Totem of the Cynos	De Totem van de Cynos	6	"van startbrug van Uruk-Uru" should be "van de startbrug van de Uruk-Uru"
			11	Nao's necklace is gone.
			41	The Icarus had broken the spine of the animal, but in it's skeleton there's no evidence of that.

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Aria
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Nr.	Title	As I read it	Page	Error	Picture
1	The roamings of Aria<	De omzwervingen van Aria	4	The bracelet on her right arm is different.
			6	"zoodje" should be "zootje"
			45	"opwachten" should be "opwachtten"
2	The mountain of the witch-masters	De berg van de heksenmeesters	16	Aria's bracelet is gone.
			27	She never had a bracelet on her left arm before.<
3	The seventh gate	De zevende poort	4	The soldier's white hair should be brown.
			28	"omgekend" should be "ongekend".
			32	"moeizaman" should be "moeizaamaan".
			32	"gedonderd" should be "gedonder".
			44	"probeerd" should be "probeer".
4	The riders of Aquarius	De ruiters van Aquarius	7	"gazellen" should be "gazelle"
6	The ring of the Elflings	De ring van de Elflings	6	The lines on Aria's cape are gone.
			15	Someone forgot to color Aria's hand.
7	The judgement of the raven	Het oordeel der raven	10	The scrolls of yôg were different at first.
8	The meridian of Posidonia	De meridiaan van Posidonia	1027	The man didn't have a wrist-band before.
11	The untamables	De ontembaren	13	The plants next to Aria's bedroom have disappeared.
			23	"beloofd" should be "beroofd".
			38	She has just learned she has the disease. Then how can she claims that the disease "often" makes her very irritable?
14	The robber of the light	De rover van het licht	25	The cloth around the cripple's neck looses color all the time.
15	Venderic	Venderic	10	"zijf fronen" should be "zijn fronen".
			29	"haren" should be "jaren".
23	The Coddle	De Troetel	30, 31	The woman's necklace comes and goes.

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Asterix
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Nr.	Title	As I read it	Page	Error	Picture
1	The Gaul	De Gallier	25-26	The wagon's side seems to be made of a various number of planks.
2	The chieftain's shield	Het ijzeren schild	18-19	There is some inconsistency in Caesar's rings. First there is a red one on his right index finger, then none. He has a red an a blue ring on his fingers, then a red and a yellow one.
			20	"Wijn en Kolen" turns into "Charbon et Vin".
			5-31	They play a different game.
			34-36	Is the name "Everzwijn in wijn" or "Everzwijn en wijn"?
3	The big fight	De kampioen	10	The leather flaps on the shoulder of the centurion are no longer there.
			30-47	First the consulting-room is translated as "spreekhut", then "spreekkamer".
4	in Britain	en de Britten	21-26	Relax' name was written on top of the barrels, not on the side.
5	And the Banquet	en de ronde van Gallia	5	The winding of the lines on the pole is different.
			7	It seems like the location of the hospital-tent has been changed.
6	And the Goths	en de Gothen	8	The bags of Tachtix and Panoramix have swapped colors.
			9	The green bag (whoever it is from) is white.
			9	The brown helmets are now green.
			9	One of the Goths has bleached his moustache.
			13	The leader's helmet is white.
			14	How can they find a helmet? No Goth lost his..
			17	...but now one of them is without a helmet.
			22	Is it general Noppus or Omnibus?
			27	Hm. The coloring really is chaotic in this book...
7	And Cleopatra	en Cleopatra	12-13	The figures next to the stairs differ.
			30-31	The pillars of green marble become pillars of red marble.
8	And the Cauldron	De koperen ketel	21	The construction of the fence has changed.
			31	The rings on the prefect's left hand are gone.
9	The Gladiator	De Gladiatoren	15	The sail and the number of rowers is not correct.
			25	There is a layer of arches missing.
			48	The oars are in the wrong place.
10	Asterix and the golden sickle	Het gouden snoeimes	10	Yesterday the door swung open to the right.
			26	The fence had 3 vertical bars. Or 4?
11	Asterix and the Normans	De Noormannen	26	The shoulder-part of the armor of the second soldier is missing.
			40	The text of 2 frames is swapped.
12	Asterix the Legionary	Het 1ste Legioen	22-23	The centurion with the red helmet addresses the one with the green helmet as "Hotelterminus". Later however the one with the red helmet is addressed that way. On p. 26 we learn that the red one is "Wattunclus" (="Whatajob").
13	Asterix and the Roman agent	en de Intrigant	6	The man with the pink tunica is at first between a fair haired and a shaved man, and then between a bald and a bearded man.
			8	Caesar's rings are changing all the time.
			11	The ship first had 2 rows of oars.
14	Asterix at the Olympic games	en de Olympische Spelen	19-20	The pirates' ship is missing a sail and a mast.
			19-21	At first Nestorix sits behind Hoefnix, then next to him, and then he's gone.
15	Asterix in Spain	in Hispania	33	"gerus" should be "gerust".
16	Asterix in Switzerland	in Helvetia	26-28	Biotix hasn't cleaned the floor of the room yet, but it is spotless.
17	Asterix and the Laurel Wreath	De lauwerkrans van Caesar	8	Homeopatix loses his necklace.
			33	The graffiti was on the third stone from the floor, now it's on the fourth.
20	In Corsica	Op Corsica	7-15	Is the current Corsican Praetor named Sessinquartus or Gladdaccus?
			25	While approaching the village, two windows have vanished.
21	Asterix and Caesar's gift	Het geschenk van Caesar	28-36	When looking in, the door swings open to the right on p. 28, and to the left on p. 36.
22	Asterix and the great crossing	De grote oversteek	29	The loincloth of the second Indian on the left changes color.
24	in Belgium	en de Belgen	29-30	he tunics of the people behind the speaker are first white, then orange and yellow, then green and blue.
25	Asterix and the great divide	De Broedertwist/ De diepe kloof	1	"prezenteren" should be "presenteren".
			23	"cirkus" should be "circus".
26	Asterix and the black gold	De odyssee van Asterix	9	"papysrus" should be "papyrus".
			19	There were no eyes on the boat before.
27	Asterix and son	De zoon van Asterix	21	Asterix' house has a wooden roof, even on the inside, but as of p. 21 the roof is made of straw.
			35	The chef's house has an anomaly as well. At least one wall has a variable height.
31	Asterix and the actress	La Traviata	5	The village is abandoned, no smoke comes from the chimneys. But there is smoke while they approach.
			6	Both celebrate their birthday on the same day? In Obelix & Cº only Obelix celebrated his..
			21	Earlier Obelix' door opened "to the right", now it is the opposite.
33	Asterix and the falling sky	Het geheime wapen	16	The red shield above the door now has white triangles.

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