I like the comics, they were funny. But I don't agree with giving them a ME twist. Keep the boars in, thats what the Gauls ate. Big whoop. If reading about eating pigs is offensive, then maybe you aren't ready to participate in the multicultural world we live in. And doing it to appease fundamentalists is the worst reason of all. (I am an Orthodox Jew)

If someone feels bothered by fictional non-Jews eating pork, then that's their problem. Then don't read it. Non-Jews are allowed to eat pork. I also liked reading them also when I was young. Such things teach children proper ethics. When I compare children now to those who -like me- grew up with Asterix, Suske en Wiske (a Belgian cartoon series), and the Kameleon and Arendsoog books (Dutch childrens books), the difference is huge. From those books, I learned how to be a decent person. And I learned how to read and write properly at a very young age. Later I switched to Tom Clancy, whose books I have been reading since I was about 13 years old. They also teach children the right way to live, by portraying honest, humble, serious people as the real heroes. Compare this to modern-day computer games and Japanese TV animations. HORRIBLE. I'm also an Orthodox Jew, by the way.