Asterix goes to Italy for his latest venture
Asterix, the indomitable pint-sized Gaul forever outfoxing the Romans, returned for his 37th comic adventure yesterday, this time battling his way across Italy in a chariot race.
The moustached hero, who has been entertaining readers with his magic-potion exploits alongside Obelix since 1959, has become a mainstay in the publishing industry, with more than 370 million albums sold worldwide.
As well as being translated into more than 100 languages, the books have inspired a dozen movies and cartoon series. The latest edition, “Asterix et la Transitalique” (Asterix and the Chariot Race), is set in ancient Italy.
Rather than a showdown with Julius Caesar, it involves the resolute Gauls meeting a tribe called the Italics who are also fighting to remain independent from Rome.
The original books, written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, built up a mass following in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with many childhood readers from those days still snapping up the titles decades on.
The last three editions have been written by Jean-Yves Ferri and drawn by Didier Conrad, sticking closely to the original format.
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