Asterix and the Roman Agent

Asterix and the Roman Agent

Presentation

Written by: Goscinny

Drawings by: Uderzo
Original title: La Zizanie

Published by: Hachette Livre
First published by: Pilote no. 531 (08/01/1970)
First album edition: 1970

Julius Caesar turns to psychological warfare … Tortuous Convolvulus the Roman agent is guaranteed to sow jealousy and discord anywhere. Can he make the Gauls suspect each other of treachery?

 

Has Asterix really sold Rome the secret of the magic potion? And can Asterix, Obelix and Getafix outwit the weedy but wily Convolvulus and get the village back to normal?

What the druids have to say about the album

The Gaulish village is increasingly becoming a character in its own right in the Adventures of Asterix. The intrusion of a Roman ‘secret agent’ who can stir up ill-feeling gives the authors the chance to develop the secondary characters and introduce new ones, such as the wife of Geriatrix (who, like the village, has still not been given a name) and that of Fulliautomatix.

 

The different means Caesar uses to get rid of the pocket of Gaulish resistance are becoming more and more pernicious, threatening the harmony that usually reigns in the village. This enables the authors to show just how they excel in painting a social picture, using astute observation and unstoppable humour.

Various versions of the album

La Zizanie

Français – Éditions Hachette

La Zizanie

Français – Éditions Hachette – La Grande Collection

Streit um Asterix

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection

Streit um Asterix

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Édition

La cizaña

Espagnol – Salvat

La cizaña

Espagnol – Salvat La colección

La cizaña

Espagnol – Salvat La Gran Colección

La zitzània

Catalan – Salvat

A Zaragata

Portugais – ASA

A Zaragata

Portugais – A colecção – Salvat

Asterix and the Roman Agent

Anglais – Orion

De intrigant

Néerlandais – Éditions Hachette

Asterix ja Riidankylväjä

Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB

Asterix e la zizzania

Italien – Panini Comics

Tumultus de Asterige

Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin

Lus i skindpelsen!

Danois – Egmont A/S

Asterix och tvedräkten

Suédois – Egmont AB

Asteriks Fitneci

Turc – Remzi Kitabevi

A Cizânia

Brésilien (Portugais) – Record

Niezgoda

Polonais – Egmont Sp

La Zizanni

Créole antillais – Caraïbéditions

Zoff im pott

Mundart 15 – Ruhrdeutsch I

Graffd wead

Mundart 35 – Bayrisch III

Was a Gefuddel!

Mundart 65 – Hessisch VIII

The bookseller’s corner

Classic paperback collection

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-633-8
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-632-1
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48