Asterix Comics Complete Collection English (1961 - 2019) (WebP)
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Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comics. The series first appeared in Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until the death of Goscinny in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette. In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over.
As of 2019, 38 volumes have been released, with the most recent released in October 2019.
"The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionnaires who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium..."
The series follows the adventures of a village of Gauls as they resist Roman occupation in 50 BCE. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid Getafix , which temporarily gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonists, the title character Asterix and his friend Obelix, have
various adventures. The "-ix" ending of both names (as well as all the other pseudo-Gaulish "-ix" names in the series) alludes to the "-rix" suffix
(meaning "king") present in the names of many real Gaulish chieftains such as Vercingetorix, Orgetorix, and Dumnorix.
In many of the stories, they travel to foreign lands, though other tales are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series
(Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly
in the village. The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into 111 languages and
