Asterix
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List of Asterix volumes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of all Asterix volumes, including the 34 official albums and various tie-ins. Please note all original French publishing dates and volume numbers are shown. Other translation publishing dates and volume numbering may differ. The Romans discover that the secret of the Gauls' strength is the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, so they decide to capture the druid and get the recipe out of him. It is up to Asterix and his wits to save Getafix. Getafix's sickle breaks, so Asterix and Obelix volunteer to go to Lutetia to buy a new one.
Interview: Anthea Bell, the translator who makes Asterix funny in English - The Connexion
MOST readers will have heard of Goscinny and Uderzo, the French writer and illustrator team whose Asterix books have sold 325 million copies. However, Asterix would not be a household name in English-speaking countries without the skills of translator Anthea Bell who (previously with Derek Hockridge, recently on her own) has made the adventures of the Gauls fresh and fun to generations of English-speakers. Oliver Rowland spoke to Ms Bell, 73, from Cambridge, about her work, including translating the new album Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday - The Golden Book (Orion Books Ltd) which marks the character’s 50th anniversary. It is said you get your lateral-thinking from your father, who compiled The Times crossword? Yes, he was approached by the editor of The Times with a problem - The Daily Telegraph had started this new-fangled craze from America and The Times needed to keep up.
Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix ( French : Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois , IPA: [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa] ) is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977). The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959. As of 2009, 34 comic books in the series have been released. The series follows the exploits of a village of indomitable Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid , which gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonist, the titular character Asterix , along with his friend Obelix have various adventures.
