Asterix the Gaul Series
Asterix is a series of French comics. The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine “Pilote” on 29 October 1959. It was written by René 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. As of 2018, 38 volumes have been released. The albums have also been published in collections of three and six. Official website.
Here is the order of publication and date of the original French strips:
- Asterix the Gaul (1961) 1969
- Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1962) 1975
- Asterix and the Goths (1963) 1974
- Asterix the Gladiator (1964) 1969
- Asterix and the Banquet (1965) 1979
- Asterix and Cleopatra (1965) 1969
- Asterix and the Big Fight (1966) 1974
- Asterix in Britain (1966)
- Asterix and the Normans (1967) 1978
- Asterix the Legionary (1967) 1970
- Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield (1968) 1977
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)
- Asterix and the Cauldron (1969) 1976
- Asterix in Spain (1969) 1971
- Asterix and the Roman Agent (1970) 1972
- Asterix in Switzerland (1970) 1973
- The Mansions of the Gods (1971) 1973
- Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1972)
- Asterix and the Soothsayer (1972) 1975
- Asterix in Corsica (1973) 1979
- Asterix and Caesar’s Gift (1974) 1977
- Asterix and the Great Crossing (1975) 1976
- Obelix and Co. (1976) 1978
- Asterix in Belgium (1979) 1980
- Asterix and the Great Divide (1980) 1981
- Asterix and the Black Gold (1981) 1982
- Asterix and Son (1983)
- Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1987) 1988
- How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy (1989)
- Asterix and the Secret Weapon (1991)
- Asterix and Obelix all at Sea (1996)
- Asterix and the Actress (2001)
- Asterix and the Class Act (2003)
- Asterix and the Falling Sky (2005)
- Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday (2009)
- Asterix and the Picts (2013)
- Asterix and the Missing Scroll (2015)
- Asterix and the Chariot Race (2017)
- Asterix and the Chieftan's Daughter (2019)