Asterix Books

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Asterix is one of the best selling graphic novel series ever, and has fans worldwide. Find great value Asterix & Obelix collections here at Books2Door. 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