Asterix at the Olympic Games

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Presentation

Written by: Goscinny

Drawings by: Uderzo

Original title: Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques

Published by: Hachette Livre

First published by: Pilote no. 434 (15/02/1968)

First album edition: 1968

The athletes of the ancient world assemble in Athens for the Olympic Games. Asterix and the Gauls enter too, but they’re due for a setback. As an artificial stimulant, magic potion is banned.

 

Can our friends win at the Games without it? And what’s the special ingredient of the other potion, the one in the cauldron in the shed with the door that doesn’t close properly?

What the druids have to say about the album

This excellent album has a brilliant new idea: Asterix can win the contests without the magic potion! The shrewd little Gaul is never at a loss.

 

Since the beginning (or almost), Asterix albums with their picaresque Romans and unknown lands have presented us with lots of trips full of surprises. But this time the adventure changes, in so far as the whole village goes off to win medals in Greece. This means that hitherto secondary characters such as Geriatrix, who is completely wild here, are developed.

 

After having seen the beginnings of rugby in Asterix in Britain, here we discover, with the help of hilarious evidence, that highly unrecommendable sporting practices already existed in 52 BC.

Various versions of the album

Astérix aux jeux Olympiques

Français – Éditions Hachette

Astérix aux jeux Olympiques
(Ed.2008)

Français – Éditions Hachette

Astérix aux jeux Olympiques

Français – Éditions Hachette – La Grande Collection

Asterix bei den Olympischen Spielen

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection

Asterix bei den Olympischen Spielen
(2008)

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection

Asterix bei den Olympischen Spielen

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Édition

Asterix y los juegos olimpicos

Espagnol – Salvat

Asterix y los juegos olimpicos

Espagnol – Salvat La colección

Asterix y los juegos olimpicos
(Ed.2008)

Espagnol – Salvat

Asterix y los juegos olimpicos

Espagnol – Salvat La Gran Colección

Astèrix als Jocs Olimpics

Catalan – Salvat

Astèrix als Jocs Olimpics
(Ed.2008)

Catalan – Salvat

Astérix nos Jogos Olímpicos

Portugais – ASA

Astérix nos Jogos Olímpicos

Portugais – A colecção – Salvat

Asterix at the Olympic Games

Anglais – Orion

Asterix en de Olympische spelen

Néerlandais – Éditions Hachette

Asterix Olympialaisissa

Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB

Asterix Olympialaisissa
(Ed.2008)

Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB

Ο Αστεριξ στους Ολυμπιακους Αγωνες
O Asterix stous Olympiakous Agones

Grec – Mamouth

Asterix alle olimpiadi

Italien – Panini Comics

Asterix alle olimpiadi
(Ed.2008)

Italien – Panini Comics

Asteriks na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich
(Ed.2008)

Polonais – Egmont Sp

Asterix Olympius

Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin

아스테릭스, 올림픠에나가다
Asteriks, ollimpige nagada

Coréen – Moonji

Olympisk mester!

Danois – Egmont A/S

Asterix på olympiaden

Suédois – Egmont AB

Asteriks Olimpiyatlarda

Turc – Remzi Kitabevi

Asterix nos Jogos Olímpicos

Brésilien (Portugais) – Record

Fix un ferdisch

Mundart 36 – Hessisch III

Asterix ba di Olümpischnn Scpüle

Mundart 37 – Steirisch II

The bookseller’s corner

Classic paperback collection

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-627-7
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-626-0
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48