After another raid in an empty village, the chief of the Vikings Timandahaf misunderstands the explanation of his druid Cryptograf that "fear gives wings to the dwellers" and believes that fear actually makes the villagers fly. They decide to chase the champion of fear in Gaul to learn how to fly and make them invincible warriors. Meanwhile, the nephew of Vitalstatistix, Justforkix, is sent from Parisium to the Gaulish village to become a man and Asterix and Obelix are assigned to train the youngster. The stupid son of Cryptograf, Olaf, listens to a conversation of the coward Justforkix with Asterix and Obelix and kidnaps him. While returning to the Viking village, Justforkix meets Abba, the daughter of Timandahaf, and they fall in love for each other. But the Machiavellian and ambitious Cryptograf plan to marry his son Olaf with Abba and become powerful. In the end, Asterix realizes that it is not fear that gives wings, it is love.

Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...

The diminutive Asterix and his rather larger companion Obelix, warriors of the last village in Gaul still free after the Roman invasion, set out on a mission to deliver a barrel of their druid's famous magic potion to help Asterix's cousin in Britain fight off the invading Roman army.

REC MAN is the fictitious story of James Braxton Jr., a Recreation Instructor at the Andrew Young Recreation Center. He is known as "Rec Man" because of his proficiency at numerous recreation activities, including: martial arts, table tennis, gymnastics, basketball, baseball, various table games etc. He is outstanding at them and is somewhat of a legend to the neighborhood and the city at large. He is motivated to be the best at what he does, by the values that were instilled in him by his father, James Braxton Sr. who taught him the value of using leisure time in a positive way. Rec Man has to fight proposed budget cuts and The Out Cold Boyz or OCB to keep the Young Center from closing. Little does he realize, something far more sinister and deadly is at work and it is up to him, the staff and the police to stop it.