Asterix the Gaul

Presentation

Written by: Goscinny
Drawings by: Uderzo
Original title: Astérix le Gaulois

Published by: Hachette Livre

First published by: Pilote no. 1 (29/10 1959)
First album edition: 1961
Cartoon film adaptation: 1967

The year is 50 BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders.

But how much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the mighty Roman legions of Julius Caesar? Anything is possible, with a little cunning plus the druid Getafix’s magic potions! Their effects can be truly hair-raising …

What the druids have to say about the album

Not content with having been widely translated, like all the other albums, the first Adventure of Asterix has appeared in all kinds of forms: audio cassettes, CDs, Mini Books, an animated cartoon…

 

This first album shows what a precursor Cacofonix was, as he plays the bagpipes and the violin, long before those particular instruments had been invented …

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Page 35 of all the versions of the album apart from the ones in English has an unusual history. Because the original plate had been lost and was needed for a fresh printing of the album, it was completely redrawn by Marcel Uderzo, Albert’s brother, in 1970. Albert had in fact trained Marcel so that he could help him with the colouring. This page is the only Asterix plate not to have been drawn by Albert Uderzo. By looking carefully you will see the odd difference compared to other pages (larger letters, finer features …). English versions, however, always use the original plate.

 

Various versions of the album

Astérix le gaulois

Français – Éditions Hachette

Astérix le gaulois

Français – Éditions Hachette – La Grande Collection

Asterix der Gallier

Allemand – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin

Asterix der Gallier

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Édition

Asterix el Galo

Espagnol – Salvat

Asterix el Galo

Espagnol – Salvat La colección

Asterix el Galo

Espagnol – Salvat La Gran Colección

Astèrix el Gal

Catalan – Salvat

Astérix o Gaulês

Portugais – ASA

Astérix o Gaulês

Portugais – A colecção – Salvat

Asterix the Gaul

Anglais – Orion

Asterix de Galliër

Néerlandais – Éditions Hachette

Asterix Gallialainen

Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB

Asterix il gallico

Italien – Panini Comics

Asterix Gallus

Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin

골족의영웅 아스테릭스 – Goljog-ûi yeong’ung Asteriks

Coréen – Moonji

Asterix og hans gæve gallere

Danois – Egmont A/S

Asterix och hans tappra galler

Suédois – Egmont AB

Asterix, o Gaulês

Brésilien (Portugais) – Record

Asterix dr Gallchor

Mundart 42 – Sächsisch II

Galyali Asteriks

Turc – Remzi Kitabevi

The bookseller’s corner

Classic paperback collection
N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-605-5
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition
N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-604-8
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48