Goscinny

Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue Cacofonix the bard who has been captured by Odius Asparagus as a present for Julius Caesar, and end up as gladiators because Caesar doesn't want the bard and throws him to the lions.

Asterix and Obelix travel to Helvetia for a rare flower in Asterix in Switzerland. In The Mansions of the Gods, our heroes' humble village is endangered . . . by a trendy Roman architect. Then it's off to Rome, where Asterix and Obelix must steal one of Caesar's most prized possessions in Asterix and the Laurel Wreath!

Conocido como guionista de Astérix, una de las historietas más famosas de todos los tiempos, René Goscinny se permite en este libro dar rienda suelta a uno de sus pasatiempos preferidos: la escritura de crónicas humorísticas. Así, bosqueja sin miramientos pequeños defectos universales de la especie humana: la maldad gratuita, los rumores devastadores, la glotonería inconfesada. En el año del 50º aniversario de la aparición de Astérix y...

Contains 3 newly-translated classic Asterix tales. Asterix is a fearless Gaul with a magic potion that grants him incredible strength to protect his village and ward off Roman Empire from invading. With his pal, Obelix, the two defend their village from not only the blundering Roman legionairies, but other odd threats as well. First, a fortune telling Soothsayer has the village under his soothing predictions, but Asterix isn't buying it. Predict who...

We find "Asterix in Switzerland" as the indomitable Gaulish warrior yodels in the Alps, has plenty of holey cheese, and stumbles upon Helvetica. Then, the villagers are tempted with "The Mansion of the Gods" with all the modern luxuries of Rome when a new housing development threatens to urbanize (and Romanize) their humble tribe. Finally, it is a true Roman circus as Obelix and Asterix head to Rome to get a key ingredient to the Chieftain's soup,...

One of the world's greatest comics characters, the ever-fearless Asterix, continues to battle supposedly unbeatable odds to protect his tiny village from the Roman Empire. Fortunately, all of the villagers have super-strength thanks to a secret potion. In "Asterix and the Big Fight," one of the three classic Asterix graphic novels collected here, the Romans are beginning to wise up. Instead of trying to conquer Asterix's village, the Roman's challenge...

In "Asterix and the Cauldron," when a local Gaulish chief wants a cauldron full of money kept out of Roman hands, he entrusts Asterix to guard the loot. When the cash disappears, Asterix and Obelix must find a way to make money... fast! At any cost, even their morals. "Asterix in Spain" features our Gaulish hero heading to the Iberian peninsula to rescue the Gran Chen Huevos y Bacon's son. But with the return of the Chief's son to Hispania, comes...

It's the end of the school year. The long-awaited moment of summer vacation has arrived. Little Nicolas, his parents, and Grandma head to Hotel Beau-Rivage by the seaside. On the beach, Nicolas quickly makes a new set of friends: there's Blaise, who isn't on vacation because he lives in the area, Fructueux, who likes everything, even fish, Djodjo, who doesn't speak like them because he's English, Crépin, who cries all the time, and Côme, who always...