THE ae GUIDE ®LIST OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: Bonus Section 1 CHAPTER TWO: Bonus Section 2: Pits FOREWORD by Albert: Uderzo INTRODUCTION ALL GAUL IS CONQUERED THE ORIGIN OF ASTERIX An Oscar-winning Asterix fan Spot the Authors IF ANYONE SHOULD EVER BE FOOL ENOUGH TO WRITE THE STORY OF OUR VILLAGE . . ASTERIX'S DEVELOPMENT The Village with No Name The Asterix Book League Table A Soft Spot for Chickens 24 37 43 SleCHAPTER THREE: Bonus Section 3 CHAPTER FOUR: Bonus Section 4: | DON’T UNDERSTAND A WORD OF IT! TRANSLATING ASTERIX The Asterix Languages How to Create an Asterix Book The Big Noses What Really Goes into the Magic Potion? A FEW MORE OF THE GAULS Impedimenta and Fulliautomatix VENI, VIDI, VICI, AND ALL THEY DO IS LAUGH! COMEDY IN ASTERIX A FEW MORE OF THE GAULS: Geriatrix and Dogmatix Julius Caesar and the Pirates Nobody's Perfect GLOSSARY OF LATIN PHRASES IN ASTERIX NOTES INDEX 58 65 70 72 76 78 739 100 102 104 105