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Asterix Series 1 (Book 1-5) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix the Gaul2) Asterix and The Golden Sickle3) Asterix and The Goths4) Asterix The Gladiator5) Asterix and The BanquetDes...
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Asterix Series 2 (Book 6-10) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix and Cleopatra2) Asterix and the Big Fight3) Asterix in Britain4) Asterix and The Normans5) Asterix The LegionaryDescr...
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Asterix Series 3 (Book 11-15) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield2) Asterix at the Olympic Games3) Asterix and the Cauldron4) Asterix in Spain5) Asterix and...
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Asterix Series 7 (Book 31-35) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix and the Actress2) Asterix and The Class Act3) Asterix and The Falling Sky4) Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden...
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Asterix Series 4 (Book 16-20) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix in Switzerland2) The Mansions of The Gods3) Asterix and the Laurel Wreath4) Asterix and The Soothsayer5) Asterix in C...
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Asterix Series 5 (Books 21-25) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix and Caesar's Gift2) Asterix and The Great Crossing3) Obelix and Co.4) Asterix in Belgium5) Asterix and The Great Divi...
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Asterix Series 6 (Book 26-30) by Goscinny & Uderzo: 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 6-11 - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set:1) Asterix and The Black Gold2) Asterix and Son3) Asterix and The Magic Carpet4) Asterix and The Secret Weapon5) Asterix and Obe...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 1 : Asterix The Gaul, Asterix and The Golden Sickle, Asterix and The Goths by Rene Goscinny
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Asterix: Asterix and The Goths : Album 3 by Rene Goscinny
Only 3 left!Asterix and Obelix escort Getafix to the druids' annual conference in the Forest of the Carnutes. Little do they know that the Goths are lying in a...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Banquet : Album 5 by Rene Goscinny
Only 4 left!Gaul, now France, has always been famous for its food and drink - so when, for a bet with the Romans, Asterix and Obelix travel round collecting lo...
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Asterix: Where's Dogmatix? by Albert Uderzo
Only 2 left!A fabulous sequel to WHERE'S ASTERIX? featuring the loveable Dogmatix and his friends in a variety of fun, action-packed scenes. Younger readers ...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Normans : Album 9 by Rene Goscinny
Only 6 left!A Norman invasion of the Gaulish village! But only trendy teenager Justforkix, visiting from Lutetia, fears them, for the Gauls have their magic po...
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Asterix: Asterix in Britain : Album 8 by Rene Goscinny
Only 9 left!One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, wa...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Golden Sickle : Album 2 by Rene Goscinny
Only 4 left!It's a disaster - the druid Getafix has broken his golden sickle. Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia (now Paris) to buy him a new one. Soon they are ...
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Asterix: Asterix and Obelix's Birthday : The Golden Book, Album 34 by Rene Goscinny
Only 3 left!A collection of 12 new stories - all linked by the theme of Asterix's anniversary celebration.; Pagination: 56 pages; Date of Publication: 22/10/...
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Asterix: Asterix in Corsica : Album 20 by Rene Goscinny
Only 9 left!Vendettas, fierce family pride, resistance fighters dodging the enemy in the maquis - we're in Cosica in 50 BC. Asterix and Obelix help Chief Boney...
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Asterix: Asterix The Gladiator : Album 4 by Rene Goscinny
Only 6 left!When Cacofonix the bard is taken to Rome as a present for Julius Caesar, Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue him, sailing with master salesman Eko...
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Asterix: Asterix The Gaul : Album 1 by Rene Goscinny
Only 2 left!The year is 50BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. But how much longer c...
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Asterix: Asterix The Legionary : Album 10 by Rene Goscinny
Only 11 left!Obelix is in love - but the beautiful Panacea is engaged to Tragicomix, a conscript in the Roman army. Who'd have expected to see Asterix in a legi...
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Asterix: Asterix and Cleopatra : Album 6 by Rene Goscinny
Only 4 left!How can lovely Queen Cleopatra show Julius Caesar that ancient Egypt is still a great nation? Her architect Edifis recruits his Gaulish friends to ...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Picts : Album 35 by Jean-Yves Ferri
Only 14 left!When Asterix and Obelix rescue a mysterious Pict named MacAroon, they must journey to Caledonia, now Scotland, to return him to his lady love, Camo...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 9 : Asterix and The Great Divide, Asterix and The Black Gold, Asterix and Son by Albert Uderzo
Only 2 left!This special collector's edition features books 25 to 27 in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX AND THE GREAT DIVIDE, can Asterix, Obelix and Getafix e...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 6 : Asterix in Switzerland, The Mansions of The Gods, Asterix and The Laurel Wreath by Rene Goscinny
Only 2 left!This special collectors' edition features books sixteen to eighteen in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX IN SWITZERLAND, a poisoning means Asterix ...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 5 : Asterix and The Cauldron, Asterix in Spain, Asterix and The Roman Agent by Rene Goscinny
Only 9 left!This special collectors' edition features books thirteen to fifteen in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX AND THE CAULDRON, Asterix is guarding a ca...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 4 : Asterix The Legionary, Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield, Asterix at The Olympic Games by Rene Goscinny
Only 3 left!In this special collectors' edition, books ten to twelve are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX THE LEGIONARY, Obelix is in love -...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 3 : Asterix and The Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, Asterix and The Normans by Rene Goscinny
Only 5 left!In this special collectors' edition, books seven to nine are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX AND THE BIG FIGHT, Chief Cassius...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Vikings : The Book of the Film by Rene Goscinny
Only 2 left!When the Vikings kidnap Justforkix, the timid but very trendy son of one of Chief Vitalstatistix' closest and most powerful friends, believing he h...
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Asterix: Asterix in Belgium : Album 24 by Rene Goscinny
Only 12 left!Who are bravest, the Belgian tribes or the Gauls? And who can destroy more fortified Roman camps? When the contest ends in a draw, and Julius Caesa...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Great Crossing : Album 22 by Rene Goscinny
Only 2 left!Out at sea fishing, Asterix and Obelix are blown off course in a storm. Luckily they land on the shores of a Roman colony - or is it? Teepees, tote...
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Asterix: Asterix and Caesar's Gift : Album 21 by Rene Goscinny
Only 2 left!When Legionary Tremensdelirius gets the title deeds to the little Gaulish village as a bonus, he swaps them with tavern landlord Orthopaedix for a ...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Laurel Wreath : Album 18 by Rene Goscinny
Only 6 left!Chief Vitalstatistix rashly invites his brother-in-law to dine of a stew seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath, so Asterix and Obelix must go to Rom...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Cauldron : Album 13 by Rene Goscinny
Only 7 left!Financial skulduggery in ancient Gaul! When local Chielf Whosemoralsarelastix wants a cauldron full of money kept out of Roman hands, the cash disa...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Secret Weapon : Album 29 by Albert Uderzo
Only 3 left!A woman bard in Ancient Gaul? A shocking idea, but that's what the Gauls get when the mothers in Asterix's village hire Bravura to teach their chil...
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Asterix: Asterix and Son : Album 27 by Albert Uderzo
Only 3 left!Who can have dumped a baby boy in a basket outside Asterix's hut? Child-care is something new to Asterix and Obelix, not to mention Crismus Cactus,...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Great Divide : Album 25 by Albert Uderzo
Only 2 left!Can there ever be a happy ending for star-crossed lovers Melodrama and Histionix, whose fathers are rival chieftains of the same village? The only ...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Actress : Album 31 by Albert Uderzo
Only 3 left!Asterix and Obelix are celebrating their joint birthday party back in the Gaulish village - and some surprise guests have been invited! Meanwhile, ...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 12 : Asterix and Obelix's Birthday, Asterix and The Picts, Asterix and The Missing Scroll by Rene Goscinny
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Asterix: Asterix and the Griffin : Album 39 by Jean-Yves Ferri
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Asterix: Asterix and The Missing Scroll : Album 36 by Jean-Yves Ferri
Only 3 left!Asterix, the Gaul is back for more funny, fast-paced adventure in this cheeky and energetic comic, the New York Times bestselling thirty-sixth Aste...
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Asterix: How Obelix Fell Into The Magic Potion by Rene Goscinny
Only 7 left!All of the Asterix stories feature references to Obelix falling into the Druid's Cauldron of magic potion when he was about six years old. This was...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Picts : Album 35 by Jean-Yves Ferri
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 9 : Asterix and The Great Divide, Asterix and The Black Gold, Asterix and Son by Albert Uderzo
Only 3 left!This special collector's edition features books 25 to 27 in one fabulous volume, in paperback for the first time. In ASTERIX AND THE GREAT DIVIDE, ...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 7 : Asterix and The Soothsayer, Asterix in Corsica, Asterix and Caesar's Gift by Rene Goscinny
Only 12 left!In this special collector's edition, books 19 to 21 are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX AND THE SOOTHSAYER, a sinister figure a...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 11 : Asterix and The Actress, Asterix and The Class Act, Asterix and The Falling Sky by Albert Uderzo
Only 2 left!In this special collectors' edition, three great Asterix albums are collected in one fabulous volume for the first time ever. In ASTERIX AND THE AC...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 10 : Asterix and The Magic Carpet, Asterix and The Secret Weapon, Asterix and Obelix All At Sea by Albert Uderzo
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Asterix: Asterix and Obelix's Birthday : The Golden Book, Album 34 by Rene Goscinny
Only 6 left!A collection of 12 new stories - all linked by the theme of Asterix's anniversary celebration.; Pagination: 56 pages; Date of Publication: 07/10/...
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Asterix: Asterix and The Missing Scroll : Album 36 by Jean-Yves Ferri
Only 16 left!Asterix, the Gaul is back for more funny, fast-paced adventure in this cheeky and energetic comic, the New York Times bestselling thirty-sixth Aste...
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Asterix: Asterix Omnibus 4 : Asterix The Legionary, Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield, Asterix at The Olympic Games by Rene Goscinny
Only 13 left!In this special collectors' edition, books ten to twelve are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX THE LEGIONARY, Obelix is in love -...
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Asterix is the world’s bestselling comic book series. Originally written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, the French comic series follows the adventures of a Gaul warrior named Asterix, his best friend Obelix, and for the most part it is set in the Gaulish villages. Over the course of the series, the authors have described the exploits of the indomitable Gauls at the time when they resisted the forceful occupation by the Romans.
Asterix is a relatively small man, but by taking a potion made by the village druid, Getafix, he becomes strong and defeats several Romans. This infuriates the Romans who then decide to discover the secret of his strength. The Gaul’s adventures and the Romans’ chase for the secret potion make Asterix comics highly entertaining.
The Astérix le Gaulois bande dessinée began serialisation in 1959, as part of the anthology Pilote. The first album collecting the comic strip was released in 1961, and was published in English in 1969. After Goscinny died in 1977, Uderzo took over the series as the writer as well, starting with the 25th album Asterix and the Great Divide. Uderzo sold his skate in the series to publisher Hachette in December 2008, and the books are now created by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad.
The premise of the comic books is that the Romans have conquered all of the Gauls except those in one village in the northwest. Asterix defeats four Romans who attack him in the woods. When the Romans report their defeat to their leader, Crismus Bonus wonders about the Gauls' strength and this is when the hunt for the secret of the potion begins. After much ado when the Romans finally discover the secret of the potion, Crismus Bonus drinks the potion and tests his strength but finds it unimpressive. What follows this course of events is yet another series of adventures.
The BDs are known for their uproarious comedy, outrageous puns, and pointed satire. An interesting piece of trivia about the series is that the even numbered volumes of the Asterix series take place abroad, whilst the odd numbered volumes are set in Gaul, mostly in the rural regions.
The Asterix series is one of the most famous Franco-Belgian comics in the world, alongside Tintin. The series has been translated into more than 100 foreign languages. After its tremendous success, the series has also been adapted into ten animated films and six live action movies. Several games have also been developed with the series’ characters. A theme park named Parc Asterix has also been established in Paris, and is a popular tourist attraction. By 2009, an estimated 325 million printed copies of the Asterix books have been sold worldwide. This established the authors Uderzo and Goscinny as some of the bestselling French writers.
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