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Asterix
(by A. Uderzo & R. Goscinny)
See also: Comic Errors
Is an introduction really needed for this timeless and ageless classic? All the traditional ingredients are here: a sympathetic but a bit boring hero, a funny companion, an intelligent Nestor, and a returning enemy that is not really that smart. Mix that with the amusing drawings of Uderzo, and the linguistically lovely stories of the late Goscinny and you get a great series.
| Nr. | Cover | Title | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
De Galliër (The Gaul) |
Julius Caesar has conquered entire Gaul. Well, not entirely, in Armorica one village bravely resist the Romans, and with success. Not only is this a thorn in Caesar's side, but the villagers are a real menace to the Romans in the nearby army camps. Caius Bonus, commander of camp Petitbonum is determined to find out what makes the Gauls invincible. And he has a cunning plan... |
| 2 |  |
en het IJzeren schild (Asterix and the Chieftain's shield) |
After the last party Abraracourcix has a small problem with his liver. He needs to go to a spa, on a diet. Asterix and Obelix accompany him, but due to their eating habits they are thrown out of the spa. So they decide to make a small tour in the area. Meanwhile Caesar is looking for the shield of Vercingetorix, he needs it to display his power. Asterix finds out, and decides to look for the shield as well. |
| 3 |  |
De kampioen (The big fight) |
In an attempt to do something about those Gauls, the Romans convince the leader of another village to challenge Abraracourcix for a fight. Knowing the reputation of the potion, this other leader, Nogalfix, only dared to challenge when he was certain Panoramix was taken care of, so there would be no potion. And Panoramix is taken care of, by Obelix, and with the help of a heavy stone used as a spear... |
| 4 |  |
en de Britten (in Britain) |
Julius Caesar has conquered Britannia. Entire Britannia? No, one small village courageously resists. But they cannot hold it, and one of them sneaks through the Roman lines and goes to his nephew in Gaul, Asterix, for help. Panoramix makes an entire barrel of magic potion, and Obelix and Asterix come along to help the transportation. But the Romans find out what they're trying... |
| 5 |  |
De ronde van Gallia (The banquet) |
Prefect Lucius Otobus wants to isolate the little village we know, if he can't beat it. So he builds a wall around it. Asterix challenges him, to show that he can go where he wants as a free man. He will travel through Gaul and bring culinary specialties from all around the country. |
| 6 |  |
en de Gothen (And the Goths) |
Panoramix is taking part in the annual druid-tournament. Asterix finds this a bit of a dangerous trip, and together with Obelix he accompanies Panoramix to the Mistletoe-forest. This is closed to non-druids, so they wait outside. Meanwhile a group of Goths is looking for a druid to help them in their planned invasion of the Roman Empire. And they are not waiting outside... |
| 7 |  |
en Cleopatra (and Cleopatra) |
Julius Caesar insulted Cleopatra, saying the Egyptians became lazy and decadent. Cleopatra wants to prove the Egyptians are still a grand people, and she'll do so by building a palace in three months. But that's easier said than done, so the architect seeks help with his old friend Panoramix. He agrees to join, and of course Asterix and Obelix go along as well. They find many challenges on their path... |
| 8 |  |
en de koperen ketel (and the Cauldron) |
Moraalelastix, the chieftain of a village at the coast and good friend of the Romans, ask Abraracourcix to help him hide money from the Roman tax-collectors. Abraracourcix assigns the task to his best warrior: Asterix. The next morning however the money is stolen, and Asterix is expelled for having brought shame over the village. The only way for him to be rehabilitated is to return the sum to Moraalelastix, somehow... |
| 9 |  |
en de gladiatoren (the gladiator) |
Caligula Biboppus, prefect of Gaul, wants to take an original present to Julius Caesar. He wants an invincible Gaul. Easier said than done of course, but the Romans manage to capture Assurancetourix the bard. Even though they admit that the musical peace has its advantages, the villagers do not allow anyone of them to be captured. |
| 10 |  |
het gouden snoeimes (the golden sickle) |
Oh disaster, Panoramix has broken his golden sickle. And that means he cannot cut the mistletoe the way he should. So Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia, to buy a new sickle. A job that proves to be less easy than anticipated, since upon their arrival they notice that Amerix, Obelix' cousin and the best sickle-maker in the area, has vanished... |
| 11 |  |
en de Noormannen (and the Normans) |
Hippix, the weak nephew of chief Abraracourcix, is coming to the village. His father wants Abraracourcix to make a real man of him. Which looks like a tough task at first. Meanwhile the Normans have a problem: they don't know what fear is. And they go look for it, at a random spot. Asterix' village... |
| 12 |  |
en het 1ste legioen (The legionary) |
Obelix runs into trees, he misses two romans and a wild boar while hunting, he eats only two in stead of his usual three wild boars... Something is wrong. Panoramix figures it out: Obelix is in love. With the beautiful Walhalla, who just returned from the big city. When Obelix brings her flowers, she receives notice that her fiancée is forcibly enlisted in the Roman army. Poor Obelix' life falls apart, but he bravely volunteers to go and get Walhalla's fiancée back... |
| 13 |  |
en de intrigant (and the Roman agent) |
The senate won't give Caesar any more money before he settles his little problem with a certain Gallic village. So one of his advisors comes up with the name of Cassius Catastrofus. He was causing so much fights that he was condemned to be eaten by the lions, but even the lions started to fight amongst each other. Will he manage to sow discord in the village? |
| 14 |  |
en de Olympische Spelen (at the Olympic Games) |
During a hunting trip Asterix and Obelix meet a Roman who's training for the Olympic Games. This inspires them to compete there too. After all, with their magic potion they cannot loose anyway. The Romans don't like this... |
| 15 |  |
in Hispania (in Spain) |
Hispania is conquered by the Romans. Entire Hispania? No, a small village still resists. Julius Caesar decides to personally have a look. On the way he encounters Pepe, son of Paella y Peseta, chief of the village. He keeps the boy as a hostage, to make sure the villagers stay calm. And since it would be safer to have the boy pretty far away, he sends him to Babaorum. But Pepe never gets there, since he meets Asterix and Obelix, who take care of him, and decide to take him back to his village... |
| 16 |  |
en de Helvetiërs (in Switzerland) |
A quaestor is looking into the books of Gaius Delirius, the governor of Condatum. Or at least, he tries, because he is poisoned short after his arrival at the palace. The only one that can save him is Panoramix, but he needs a special ingredient: silverstar (=Edelweiss). He demands that the quaestor is held hostage at the village while Asterix and Obelix go to the Alps to get the little flower... |
| 17 |  |
en de Lauwerkrans van Caesar (and the Laurel Wreath) |
During a visit to his brother in law, Abraracourcix with a brain controlled by too much wine promises the man that he'll make him a stew spiced up with laurel from the wreath of Caesar. Asterix and Obelix are sent on the mission. First hurdle: how to get in into Caesar's palace? |
| 18 |  |
en de Romeinse Lusthof (and the mansions of the Gods) |
Julius Caesar has a plan for getting rid of the last focul of resistance in Gaul. The architect Campus should build a modern Roman settlement around the village, thus isolating them from their grounds and forest. This way they have no option but to adapt to the Roman style of living. Or at least, that is what Caesar hopes. |
| 19 |  |
en de ziener (and the soothsayer) |
The village is gathered in the chef's house, afraid the sky will fall on their heads during a terrible storm. A stranger knocks on the door and asks for shelter. His name is Xynix (="'k zie niks", or "I see nothing"), and he claims to be able to foresee things, provided he can read from goods. A fish at first, later grapes, chickens, stuffed turkey, beer,... Until the Romans capture him. The question remains: can he truly foresee things... |
| 20 |  |
op Corsica (in Corsica) |
While the village prepares for the festivities around the memorial day for the battle of Gergovia, a prisoner is brought into the Roman camp Babaorum. And that is bad news for the Romans, since on this memorial day traditionally the camps surrounding the village are attacked, for fun. And now they cannot go away, since the prisoner needs to be guarded. Needless to say a few hours and a pile of broses later the prisoner is freed. It's a Corsican and he tells about his country. Asterix and Obelix will accompany him on his return, just to see how they tackle the Romans there. |
| 21 |  |
Het geschenk van Caesar (Caesar's gift) |
When Caesar rewards a veteran, he does so with a mean afterthought, since the man has been drunk for 20 years. He gives him an owner's certificate of Asterix' village... The drunk later uses it to pay for a meal and a lot of wine, and Appendix and his wife and daughter now think they own the village. So they simply go and claim it... |
| 22 |  |
De grote oversteek (and the great crossing) |
The latest fight over a fish reveals that there is not enough fresh fish to enable Panoramix to make the magic potion. Asterix and Obelix volunteer to go fishing. Inexperience and bad weather brings them further from the shore than they feel comfortable with, but after a few days they do reach land. Unknown land... |
| 23 |  |
Obelix & Co. | It's Obelix' birthday. Just at that time a fresh new batch of Romans arrived at Babaorum, and Asterix lures them to the village, where Obelix can have them all for himself. He's deeply touched, but so is Julius Caesar, who is tired of his troops being humiliated. So a new strategy should be found. From now on the Romans will make the villagers economically dependant. Or try, at least. |
| 24 |  |
en de Belgen (in Belgium) |
A fresh batch of Romans excites Obelix, but his excitement cools a bit when they consider being near the village good for recovering a bit from being in Belgica. Abraracourcix doesn't appreciate this, and he certainly doesn't appreciate that Caesar has said that of all the Gallians the Belgians are the bravest. So he decides to prove who is really the bravest... |
| 25 |  |
De diepe kloof (=De broedertwist) (and the great divide) |
In a village a few days traveling from the one we know so well, a shallow gap divides the ones on the left from the ones on the right. Each has a chef believing the other one has cheated, and the chefs have a son and a daughter that like each other. But the counselor of one would so desperately do everything to get the daughter of the other - and in the long run he even wants to be ruling over the entire village - that he would even bring in the Romans for assistance. That is too much for the chef of the other side, and he calls upon his old friend Abraracourcix for assistance. A suitable job for Panoramix, Obelix and Asterix. |
| 26 |  |
De odyssee (and the black gold) |
Panoramix is worried, but his gloomy mood evaporates when the tradesman, Epidemaïs, arrives. Alas, he forgot what Panoramix needs so desperately, petra-oleum or petroleum, an indispensable ingredient for the magic potion. Asterix is sent out to get some, but Caesar's secret service is reporting every step he takes... |
| 27 |  |
De zoon van Asterix (Asterix and son) |
One morning, to his utter surprise, Asterix finds a basket with a baby boy on his doorstep. There is not a single clue about his identity, no matter how hard Asterix and Obelix search. One thing is clear though: it must be a kid of high importance to the Romans, since they keep on trying to get it under their control... |
| 28 |  |
Asterix in Indus-land (Asterix and the magic carpet) |
Now that the Romans have rebuilt their village, only Cacafonix can spoil the fun - he is the only man owning a voice that can make the weather change. And that is exactly what a surprise visitor comes for: he needs rain, desperately, otherwise Aladina, the lovely daughter of the king, will be sacrificed. So Asterix and Obelix accompany Cacafonix all the way to India on a flying carpet. Not that it will be a smooth flight... |
| 29 |  |
De roos en het zwaard (Asterix and the secret weapon) |
The women of the village are not happy with Cacofonix' teaching, certainly not the level of the musical education the children get. So they hired a female teacher - enough to get Cacofonix so upset he leaves the village. The teacher brings in some ideas that are quite shocking... Meanwhile Caesar is not happy with the way the Gauls mock him, and he sends a new army, a secret weapon that ought to avoid a confrontation with the men of the village... |
| 30 |  |
De beproeving van Obelix (Asterix and Obelix all at sea) |
Obelix finally did it: he drank the magic potion - and way too much. Panoramix tries all he can to turn the statue back into a human being, but it doesn't seem to be that easy. Meanwhile Spartakis, a gladiator, escaped with his friends, looking for freedom. One of the escapees remembers the little village in Armorica, surrounded by the Romans but never conquered. They decide to go there - followed by the Roman fleet, since they took Caesar's galley... |
| 31 |  |
La Traviata (Asterix and the actress) |
While Asterix and Obelix celebrate their birthday, Pompejus and an accomplish are developing a plan to get some weapons back. Weapons they traced back to the souvenir-shop of Asterix' and Obelix' fathers, but from there they went to Asterix and Obelix as birthday-presents... |
| 32 |  |
Het pretpakket (Asterix and the Class Act) |
Collection of short stories and anecdotes, some by both authors, some by Uderzo on his own. |
| 33 |  |
Het geheime wapen (Asterix and the falling sky) |
Something strange happened: everything and everyone seems frozen. Obelix worries mostly about sick boars, Asterix about his friends in the village. But a purple little guy from a floating globe above the village has the explanation - and a warning: the nagmas are coming to get their secret weapon. Luckily the purple guy has some super-clones to help them defend themselves against the nagmas... |
| 99 |  |
Asterix en de Vikingen (Asterix and the Vikings) |
This book tells the story of the movie Asterix and the Vikings, which is based on Asterix and the Normans. The last 16 pages contain preparing sketches. |
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