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Rene Goscinny

5 stars across 107 books

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina,before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of PILOTE. ASTERIX THE GAUL, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 35 Asterix albums. Illustrator Didier Conrad was born in Marseille in 1959. He moved to America after his style got him noticed by Disney and Dreamworks, and in 1996 he designed the characters and storyboard for the 2000 animated film THE ROAD TO EL DORADO. Jean-Yves Ferri lives in the Ariege area of south-western France. Before writing the 35th Asterix album, he worked on the famous series Le Retour a la Terre, as well as the adventures of a police officer named Aime Lacapelle.

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Asterix: Asterix in Britain: Album 8

27th May 2004

Asterix: Asterix in Britain: Album 8

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. T... MoreAsterix: Asterix in Britain: Album 8

(4 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix The Gaul: Album 1

21st April 2005

Asterix: Asterix The Gaul: Album 1

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! The year is 50BC, a... MoreAsterix: Asterix The Gaul: Album 1

(4 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix and The Great Crossing: Album 22

1st December 2005

Asterix: Asterix and The Great Crossing: Album 22

Be the first to read Asterix and the Griffin, the next action-packed adventure from our indomitable gauls, by pre-orderi... MoreAsterix: Asterix and The Great Crossing: Album 22

(3 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix and Cleopatra: Album 6

21st April 2005

Asterix: Asterix and Cleopatra: Album 6

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! How can lovely Quee... MoreAsterix: Asterix and Cleopatra: Album 6

(3 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix in Spain: Album 14

18th August 2005

Asterix: Asterix in Spain: Album 14

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! The brave Iberians ... MoreAsterix: Asterix in Spain: Album 14

(3 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix and The Class Act: Album 32

30th October 2003

Asterix: Asterix and The Class Act: Album 32

Vintage Asterx!14 new stories including tales of:The day Asterix and Obelix were born (in the middle of a village fish f... MoreAsterix: Asterix and The Class Act: Album 32

(3 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix The Legionary: Album 10

16th June 2005

Asterix: Asterix The Legionary: Album 10

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! Obelix is in love -... MoreAsterix: Asterix The Legionary: Album 10

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Asterix: Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield: Album 11

21st July 2005

Asterix: Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield: Album 11

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! When the hero Verci... MoreAsterix: Asterix and The Chieftain's Shield: Album 11

(2 reviews) Review

Asterix: Asterix and The Banquet: Album 5

21st April 2005

Asterix: Asterix and The Banquet: Album 5

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! Gaul, now France, h... MoreAsterix: Asterix and The Banquet: Album 5

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Asterix: Asterix Gift Edition: Albums 6-10: Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, Asterix and the Normans, Asterix the Legionary

4th December 2025

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Recent Reviews

Asterix: Asterix and The Big Fight: Album 7

by Mum_of_boys_northeast

My boys love this super exciting Asterix adventure, it’s so much fun!

With its comic book style layout and entertaining storyline, it had us hooke...
Asterix: Asterix and Cleopatra: Album 6

by SmallestWoodie

like how there are jokes in names the romans!
I think Oblix is funny also....
Asterix: Asterix and The Laurel Wreath: Album 18

by aiwilford

I enjoy all the Asterix books. They are so good and I thought this one was particularly good. Obelisk and Asterix go to Rome to steal Caesar's wreath ...