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    and Me chess acl ‘Written by René GOSCINNY Illustrated by Albert UDERZO GOSCINNY AND UDERZO PRESENT Fourteen all-new Asterix stories NC and the cla » acl’ Written by RENE GOSCINNY Illustrated by ALBERT UDERZO and ALBERT UDERZO Translated by ANTHEA BELL and DEREK HOCKRIDGE ORION fad ? 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Allright reserved ‘The right of René Gosciny and Albert Uderzo to be idemid asthe athorsof this work has ben asserted by them in accordance wth the Copyright, Dsignsand Patents Act 988 First published in hardback in Gret Bruin in 2003 by Orion Books Led ‘This paperback edition ist publised in 2004by Orion Books Ld, Orion Houses Uper Sunt Martin's Lane, Landon weaw 91 Printed in taly Ihupiigbasericcom wireorionbooksca.sk ACIP record fr this books aalale from the Brits Library Distributed in the United Stats of America by tring Publshing Co, ne: 387 Park Avenue South, NewYork, NY 40016 = Z GAULISH VILLAGE Sale 4: “nb Hi THE YEAR IS 50 BC. GAUL IS ENTIRELY OCCUPIED BY THE ROMANS. WELL, NOT ENTIRELY .. ONE SMALL VILLAGE OF THE INDOMITABLE GAULS STILL HOLDS OUT AGAINST THE INVADERS. AND LIFE IS NOT EASY FOR THE ROMAN LEGION- ARIES WHO GARRISON THE FORTIFIED CAMPS OF TOTORUM, AQUARIUM, LAUDANUM AND COMPENDIUM . . . ASTERIX, THE HERO OF THESE ADVENTURES, A SHREWD, CUNNING LITTLE WARRIOR, ALL PERILOUS MISSIONS ARE IMMEDIATELY FROM THE MAGIC POTION BREWED BY THE DRUID GETAFIX DROP EY! ‘OPTAFIX, THE VENERABLE VILLAGE DRUID, GATHERS MISTLETOR AND BREWS MAGIC POTIONS. HIS SPECIALITY IS THE POTION WHICH SLEEVE... CACOFONIX THINKS HE'S A GEN! INKS HE'S UNSPEAKABLE, BUT SO NG AS HE (oo ADDICTED TO WILD BOAR. {YTHING AND GO OFF ON A NEW ADVENTURE WITH ASTERIX~ SO LONG AS THERE’S WILD BOAR TO FAT, AND PLENTY OF FIGHTING. HI TREE IS CUT DOWN. BELIX 1S ALWAYS READY TO. CONSTANT COMPANION 1S DOGMATIX, THE ONLY FINALLY, VITALSTATISTIX, THE MAJESTIC, BRAVE AND HOT-TEMPERED, THE OLD WARRIOR IS RESPECTED BY HIS MEN AND FEARED BY HIS ENENIES, VITALSTATISTIX HIMSELF HAS ON HIS HEAD TOMORROW. BUT AS HE ALWAYS SAYS, EF OF THE TRIBE. Catiexixinnd therelnshocet 06 Octofer1966 quien by Illustrated by Sidr, : a ‘Shke:magazine Plate fed. 52 issues ayear, so-the editorial loam had torch its pa dedsates a Brains to think up nest sfories every, week. When the beginning of the new school year cameround, Hscemed an ideal subject IRené-and Albert thought about the logistical problems -fucing the Sauls in gelling theix childrento-rchool Hore wesecthem, aatherinadvance of thairtime, using the equivalent Lif theschaol bus in the yoax50 BC. Rend sat dondn athis typestsiter end soon sent (Cheat the text. “Oneof René’s talents,” Cet Udersastill- remembers, " was-a-gift for adapting his stories fovdifferent artists. Maria hated wordplay, so René didn’ ture it inthe Lucky Cie cowdhoy stories that Morris tlustratad. Sabary, who illustrated Rend's shorics: tat | thericked Mabian Nights vizier Isnogoud \fosad-patayalstRbahoalbsaapfallap ian! | Shere was total sympathy-andunderstandia \— Retirecn René and CLlbert, tho- were great fricnds-and-equal partie. Shey never fel the slightest anxiety about Loe o each other's Work. She: coderof the magazine: 6h “Pilote!’ wascrwated: BD fy Glhest. a ee "Dilote” 2363. SUCH LANGUAGES e ex OBEN, FOR A STAR! BATE OF THE BA’ OF GERSON So-colebrate 35 yours of (Loterix stories, Wedecided-to publish an (lstorix Special fox the fttle Gauls Birthday, «one-off magazine in the spirit of” Pilate’ inthe 1960s. We. gat together famous names and Guropeanauthars sho Wanted ta pay Lrihute to. Qstorix and his aicnds. (ls part of ous project, of course,te-hoped fara nerd Msterix story. "Le Journal exceptionneld’ Astérix” Arh é& 2% ‘Toshigtie fi Qadina — Octohen 199% Whitton and illustrated by. Oost [Stsvas.ina plane bound for Copenhagen in the spring of 199% that (bert Udersa: told us, with relish, about his idea foran original tory to celebrate the birthday. Ce sas already looking forward to radtalig We satact nf thabethal Asterix and Ofelis, and at the same timeshe tofd)us:thenames.of the older Jjeneration: Qstaria’s paronts (Qatronamix and Sarsaparilla, jand Obelix's father and mather DBeliscoidix and Vanilla. SAY THAT AGAIN if YOU DARE! IM ABOUT TO ly TCH OU PUT THAT CHICKEN DOWN, Syoa FOUL PESTS! eae wuow eXANPLE/ See TT | THOUGHT | TOLD YOU NOT TO) siou> xr FIGHT YOUR LITTLE { FRIENDS: y. # PARENTS How THEx Ace USAT 1 SOUR OWN House BEFORE BOSSING THE VASE ABOUT! > TON Cue! ou. DA HTL E ‘ASHAMED OF YOUR- SELVES, FIGHTING iN ] Ft FRONT OF YOUR CHILDREN! STOP THAT! THiS iS NO DAY uers. CONGRATILATE HE HARDY FATHERS) ese “WO BORN AT THE SANE TIME AND, ON THE SANE DAG, B4 TOLTATIC/ IT'S. A SUN THAT THEY'LL BE. BEST FRIENDS FOR EVER! Ss meg ARS Laren THE ADV! "EK AND ges Fur Aoi 2% Grave May gr Qe eat Sane Gearges Dargaud, the publisherof Pilate’ and the Asterix heals, tanted ta see fis beading series rcach the Clmerican market. The Read ofan Qmerican syndicate visited Paris to mect the exeators of the phenomenally successful character (lsterix, and they-soon cxme an agreement. Cn Csteri album vould be published in daily instalments ina number of (American papers. Rend and Alert ere delighted bul cautious, and thought it might bea lyood idea to present the worlaf lsterix to the Clmericans in an original, condensed form efere-emBanking on the publication fa hole story The.rcsultstas these thee pages, ht fox along time wereunknown even in Srance. Gnjoy! Ft vas the famous" National Geographic” megayine that pullisfed them in May 1977, shew it was sunning a major pice about the Gauls. Josterer, the authors’ effoste, vent junrewarded. Publication in Cmericanatiip cartoon format meant seducing the size of the pictures, which made it difficult to-read the speech bubbles. (Is the authors did not want to have their original work modified beyond the adaptations wual in translation, the lexperiment ended after the firat album — since René and Ubert: dcliled naff oaikin lyoand live inthe USC soar to suil their work to the “Cmerican format”. zt oa “Dlctionkl Geograph N50 Be THE ROMAN ARN HAD occuPiED TAS EXTIRE KNOWN WORLD. eS | 1N CHAINS WT SIFT HES FROWN DEFEATED NITES gion bi You see THE PRICES? TOWN, | AY WHAT, ‘Bir too Carn ro) To ist it Die 7 S iss not had, WA ¢ Le Tat coliffin oul | es \W e it not like. oy 2 rie ancesTeRS OF THE KNON2 THOSE DEFEATED BBM Tie FRENCH Le NACL FRENCH WERE KNOWN AS SACLS. NATIONS WAS BALL AND 77 #3 CALLED [FHe ROMANS KEPT A CLOSE WATEH lon THESE CHEERFUL SAULS WHO \eiKeD A SOOD LACH 84 QUPWTER, THE DROUP OF BAILS WAS HOLDING es OF All THE VASE IND THe BEST Mmaeions ASTERIX Ws | | Av ANAASKING THE MOST INTELUGENT ROMAN SPIES. OAK TREES DON'T SNEL OF GARLL, AND AS FoR THE USE OBELIX OFTEN fuKes oF Tyan Tie AS HISTORIANS ARE AT °OTION JAS A SPEDACIAR AND. (ON THE GALLS Te RomNS 70 BUT 1 ONLY SANE. WA TRG APY fe waeD cicoron ANOTHER PROMINENT ViLLASER 84 QUPITER, 7D THINK TNERE'S Kull EARS TO G0 BEFORE I'M DENOBSEN “Whithen-and iflastated by Clbeat Uteasa. ‘Mover Before published, this fite-page story as-finised in May 2003. and is aout the village cockerel: Stadds to (UlBert Uderja's carnival of animuls. Se has always been particularly fond of cRickens. Overy Asterix alum contains hens and cockerels leading theix private and obdiously harmonious family lives in the cornersof the pictures. She ides {fox this-story-came {rom aprojected film spin-off. With René Gorcinay, Mbert Verso: once planned a pifat fav un animated cartoon film starring Dagmatix—a rarity dhich has emptnadn nada Paull Didar bet Pa Pedic again 30 years ules, Chest thought fle: doull like tostrite «newstory about the binds who-share the village with the indomitable Gauls. vos mig ht Rink that the magical fateath| Reaetliatdy not lac ram the Gault llega had given them-nent posters bul-don’LtelOolex! PoLoWine STORY, WHich BEBINS iN 7 NONE OF THAT! \ / SHUT YOUR BiG BEAK OR YOU'LL FEEL MiNE iN SHORT PECKING RDERI! "ow tke tou sonees nee GO SOIL AN Wut Sou San? EAB Pa EGG AND YOUR ). IMPERIAL HEAD AND BENT vou SHOW 4OuR NASTY Beak N MERE ASAIN, 20 LET'S Go cuT IN THE FOREST AND Pick A FEW BOGRATX HAS BROUGHT / UCU & SECRET WEAPON YOU, CAN DEFEAT ? (TAKE HE. GOURD BACK BEFORE ASTERIX NOTICES MAT es WHEN 4OURE ON THE POTN! Bue. NOW, HENNA 22 Dy Ps. PeLAPa SHH eM EN LAT ~ epéazo- THEEND 23 Talaaleaf Puasa? published wtithe endof the your always Radito be-about Des. Yeas custome... ‘His ite René thought dul es goad idenif tha Gad ined in Hs suggested to- (Elbert rcinrenting-an old custom dating back to Druid traditions: Rising ndonthes mistletoe. In" ‘Gaterix the Segisnary” Obolis fell in Lave sath the bs [ee peetatea et ntiond HAG agit tas —— a i nin exprerper-all Rend — ctl Hat see ahdathes lina YOu SHOOT HE ‘ManPen Tar POOR RONAN A cusTon “BA CuSTON! YES! HERE | AM! THAT'S RiGHT, HERE | AM/ NOW ‘YOU SEE ME! NOW YOU DON'T! THiS iS TOO MUCH! IM KiSSiNG OFF NOW, BY TOUTATiS! 26 aie’ 4 ae Q. 29 Es Pep 4g . Sn View of the huge success of Lsterix andis friends, the weekly magazine “Olle” Jasked the- authors to provide astoryon.a women's.subject for‘one oftheir summer issues. CQlthough itis tive thatthe tillage aftindamilable Gauls iarather «male saciely, the. authors progressively. introduced heroines into the stary-as.reqular characters, fox instance Smpedimenta the chief's wife, Mls Geriatric (the star of this-two-page-stary), anavea-and Cleopatra. Soit would be wrony to call the authors ofthe Qsterix books anti-feminist! In fact. omen. play a much moxe important part than in many other faumousserias! Und if the Rumour sometimes:gently mocks. them, tLeortainly dosn't apare the men either. Look Jat the saiher unflattering picture of Chic Vitabstatistin, Unkygicnis the fishmonges Joa Fullicitamatix the village Blacksmith! Sank you! ae “Gf” n04337 FOR INSTANCE, TAKE THS NOTICE THE NORA ELEGANCE OF HER FIGURE 7A THE NENTE CARE IE |xAS TAKEN WITH KER MAIRSTHLE ‘YOU LiTTLE MADAM! WHO SAYS YOU CAN TALK TO ME LiKE THAT? WAS CALF NAT THE WAT 28 Be WITH AN ELABRATEH DESIRED BUCKLE We BIS OIA OFTEN NEARS DEIPERT THE ORT a nner, =| STUE, THUS ADDN AN ARGS! HER JEWELLERY a OFF THERE } 4 iF YOURE BEBAT GALLS UBIES (OVE, NECKUCES BRACELET AND BEOOHES EVEN THE CHiEF || HAS NO RIGHT TO CALL ME A GREAT "ie Seas IM THE CHiEF tee wo] AROUND HERE AND 1 CAN CALL ANYONE | LiKE A GREAT GOOF! Als Ties Makes THe SALLISH LADS A DAINTY, ADORABLE CREATURE 29 “Qi fotal a5 x® Qx)) o Cktexina ae you Rave never seen him be 11 Docomben 4969 Shere three pages of anthology pirces, which have Rept alll eis force and originality, axe tery much inthe spirit of. “Pilate” magazine in the 1960s. She texts make their paints, telling ly and are: dery funny, while the drarting— ov rather dravings — show ahreathtaking mastery of many different graphicatybes, Hani can an artiot change his onnalyle to exw isa touch of the famous. caricature other strip cartoon illustrators-so-clederty? Cnexican Mad” magazine here. She author has fur shorving-us what fia imagination Ras. come-up with — for by-agrcement vith René Gorcinny, (bert both wrote and dren these thrceamaring pages by himself QU treat tobe (re)disco ered Wi TERS, G87 ASTERIX TALKING, LIKE, our Mazie DON’T WORK. AND WORSE, 4 UKE, { DUNNO WHAT KNOW HAVE THE DRO! THEARE FOR. FWENTING MODERN GADGETS! THE CHARACTERS DONT TALK, LIKE, NATURAL AND EVEN WORSE, 31 Va ATLAST! LOTS AND LOTS OF ROMANS! LOTS OF LOVELY ROMANS. REMARKS 70 WHCH | CANNOT HONESTLY! | MEAN, | ASK YOU! THESE ~ Inthe mid-1980s the mayor of Paris turned to Asterix for help in ita Olympic bid. Jacques Chirac and his municipal team wanted Paris (the former city of Lutelia) to-stage the AD 199) Cert Udergo. was asked lo create a pester and a amall four-page strip cartoon story losin oupport {rom the Pariaii tribe of Lutetia. MWe liked the idea, and aged spall hich dont upall oder the capitalin 1986. She story was published in § @, James. «popular mes ine of the fast century. Inthe end the Olympic Commitice did not await the Games to Paris, bul obriously nat ederyane last out, since just forthe record, the original of the poster was never relurned to the artist! Bul never mind: Ror you cansee the Giffel Sawer turned into a huge, magnificent dorecote, and a really nasty villain is-added tothe rogues’ galley, of the Clstexix stories “Gaurd deWnanes'| ne466d [Pesce TenrORAeiW REIONS BETWEEN THE GAUIS OF ASTERIXGS LT TLE VILLABE AND THE ROMANS JSACRASONND THE NEARBY FORTIFIED CAMPS. y ANESSAGE 84 EXPRESS CARRIER/LET US BEND. IT WAS ONLY A FiGORE OF SPEECH, "EXAGTIN 00 GEARS AGO A GALLIGN ATHLETE CALLED PIERRE DECOUBERTIN: WON AT THE GHNPIC GANES IN GREECE. IT THE FIRST TWNE ANON-GREEK ATHLETE. CROWNED WITH THE LAUREL ‘COMNENORATE RIGHT, HOU TWO 2OKERS! LISTEN TO THiS MESSAGE SLNED * GALLS LIVING NLUTETIA WHO LATER. GAVE THEIR NARE TD PARIS. "RONE HAS ALSO MADE A BID FOR, THE GAMES, SILLS CAESAR 15 SURE HONCLR OF THE VILLAGE Tear oMKer ous FOR ONLY ROME MUST BE RECOGNIZED AS THE OLYMPIC > Reston. Eurosres Rou LUT¢TiA SHALL B< Pion TH< NEXT OLYMPIC We oR WEA

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