Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of
Pilote.
Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 38 Asterix albums, the 39th to come in October 2021.
In this special collectors' edition, books 28 to 20 are brought together in one fabulous volume for the first time ever.
In ASTERIX AND THE MAGIC CARPET,Cacofonix's awful singing vioce comes to the rescue of the lovely Princess Orinjade, who is going to be sacrificed.
In ASTERIX AND THE SECRET WEAPON, Caesar has unleashed a troop of female legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight them. But Asterix and co have a trick up their sleeve.
As punishment for drinking Getafix's magic potions, Obelix reverts to childhood in ASTERIX AND OBELIX ALL AT SEA. So Asterix and friends set sail for Atlantis in search of a cure...
There is no better way to enjoy the antics of our indomitable hero and his friends.
A special collectors' edition of three Aster ix stories - ASTERIX AND THE MAGIC CARPET, ASTERIX AND THE SECRET WEAPON and ASTERIX AND OBELIX ALL AT SEA - in one volume.
