This is a list of all 33 Asterix official volumes. A shrewd, cunning little warrior; all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him. ...

Goscinny and Uderzo

1. 1961 – Asterix the Gaul (Astérix le Gaulois), The first album where the main characters are introduced. The style of Uderzo's drawing changes a lot until it stabilizes towards the end into the style he would keep for the rest of the series.
   • The Romans discover that the secret of the Gaul's strength is the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, so they decide to capture the druid and get the recipe out of him. It is up to Asterix and his wits to save him.
2. 1962 – Asterix and the Golden Sickle (La serpe d'or) Travel to Lutetia (Paris)
   • Getafix's sickle breaks, so he asks Asterix and Obelix to go to Lutetia to buy a new one. But there is a mysterious sickle shortage which our heroes must get to the bottom of.
3. 1963 – Asterix and the Goths (Astérix chez les Goths) Germany
   • The druid Getafix is captured by a tribe of Goths and Asterix and Obelix must rescue him.
4. 1964 – Asterix the Gladiator (Astérix gladiateur) Rome
   • The prefect of Gaul captures Cacofonix and sends him as a present to Caesar. Unimpressed by Cacofonix, Caesar orders him to be thrown to the Lions at the Circus Maximus. Asterix and Obelix hitchhike all the way to Rome where they must become gladiators to rescue him.
5. 1965 – Asterix and the Banquet (Le Tour de Gaule d'Astérix) Various French cities
   • Unsuccessful at conquering the village, the Romans build a stockade around it. Asterix strikes a bet with the Romans that he and Obelix can travel throughout Gaul and back to the village with various Gaulish delicacies without the Romans being able to stop them. The route is a parallel to the modern Tour de France cycling event.
6. 1965 – Asterix and Cleopatra (Astérix et Cléopâtre) Egypt
   • Caesar calls the Egyptians inferior to the Romans. Outraged, Cleopatra wagers with him that her people can build a grand monument in record time. A bumbling architect is asked to perform the miracle, and asks his old friend Getafix to send help. Meanwhile, Caesar's agents attempt to sabotage the effort.
7. 1966 – Asterix and the Big Fight (Le combat des chefs) no travels
   • The Romans co-operate with a Roman-friendly Gaulish village to declare a ritual fight between the village chiefs. One of Obelix's menhirs causes Getafix to lose his memory. The fight parodies professional boxing.
8. 1966 – Asterix in Britain (Astérix chez les Bretons) Britain
   • One small village in Britain still holds out against the Roman invaders. But with no Magic Potion, they need help, so Asterix's second cousin Anticlimax comes to Gaul seeking aid.
9. 1966 – Asterix and the Normans (Astérix et les Normands) no travels
   • The Normans hear of people "flying in fear". Since these warriors are fearless to the point of not even understanding the concept, they interpret the expression literally, thinking this mysterious "fear" will grant them the ability to fly. They travel to Gaul, where they kidnap and try to force chief Vitalstatistix's cowardly nephew into teaching them fear. However, it is Cacofonix's ungodly music that finally strikes fear into their hearts for the first time in their history.
10. 1967 – Asterix the Legionary (Astérix légionnaire) Africa, first appearance of Panacea
    • Asterix and Obelix join the Stranger's Legion (a parody of the French Foreign Legion) in an attempt to find the lost fiancé of Panacea, a villager whom Obelix has a big crush on. They end up in a group of foreigners, including Goths and an Egyptian, have to endure military training and are sent to war.
11. 1968 – Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (Le bouclier Arverne) Cities in southern France: Acqua Calidae (Vichy), Gergovia, Nemessos (Clermont-Ferrand)
    • Caesar sends his troops to find the lost shield of Vercingetorix, while chief Vitalstatistix is forced to go to a health spa to cure his sore liver.
12. 1968 – Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) Greece
    • In a revolt of the status quo the Gauls claim to be Romans, and therefore have a right to participate in the Olympic Games in Greece. When the officials declare the magic potion to be a form of illegal doping, Asterix turns to pure physical training to compete.
13. 1969 – Asterix and the Cauldron (Astérix et le chaudron) no travels
    • Whosemoralsarelastix, chief of a neighboring village, asks Vitalstatistix to hide his village's money to prevent the Romans from taking it. Asterix is put on guard. However, the money is stolen under his watch. Asterix leaves the village in search of the money to recover his honour.
14. 1969 – Asterix in Spain (Astérix en Hispanie) Spain
    • A young and spoiled child is taken from the Romans. He turns out to be Spanish, and held hostage in an attempt to get them to surrender. Asterix and Obelix escort the child back to Spain. A running joke in the book is people holding their breath to get their way.
15. 1970 – Asterix and the Roman Agent (La Zizanie) no travels
    • A skilled manipulator is discussed in Rome; he was to be executed in the Colosseum, but is so conniving that he got the lions to attack each other rather than himself. Caesar sends him to the Gaul village in an attempt to destroy unity. He starts seeding distrust by giving a vase to Asterix, calling him the most important villager (thus insulting Vitalstatistix), then proceeds to get a lot of people angry ("He just called you a coward. Will you stand for that?")
16. 1970 – Asterix in Switzerland (Astérix chez les Helvètes) Switzerland
    • A poisoned Roman politician seeks sanctuary in the Gaul village. Asterix and Obelix are sent to Switzerland to recover an Edelweiss, which is necessary to cure him. Before they reach the mountains, they encounter the Swiss's compulsive cleanliness, fondues, secret banking, and cuckoo hourglasses (basically, the innkeeper shouts "cuckoo" every hour, at which point residents are expected to turn over their hourglasses)
17. 1971 – The Mansions of the Gods (Le Domaine des dieux)
    • A satire of real estate speculation; Caesar tries to increase tourism to Gaul by creating a vacation resort near the Village. The villagers sabotage the efforts, first by magically replanting the forest as soon as it's cut, and by creating a slaves' union; later by being obnoxious neighbors to the resident Romans.
18. 1972 – Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (Les Lauriers de César) Rome
    • Thoroughly chagrined by his successful brother-in-law, Vitalstatistix gets drunk and boasts to create meat dish tempered with Caesar's laurel wreath. He orders Asterix and Obelix travel to Rome to retrieve it, where they become slaves in an attempt to infiltrate Caesar’s home, eventually ending up in prison and going to trial.
19. 1972 – Asterix and the Soothsayer (Le Devin) no travels
    • In the absence of Getafix, a fraudulent seer seeks shelter against rain in the Village, then ingratiates himself to everyone by predicting the futures they want to hear, asking no food or money, merely items to "read" the future in (mainly as food and money). One of his earlier predictions is that disaster would befall the village were he to be chased off. Shortly after, he is captured by the Romans who are under strict orders to execute any Gaulish witches, and he tries in vain to convince the Romans that he is, in fact, a fraud.
20. 1973 – Asterix in Corsica (Astérix en Corse) Corsica
    • As part of the celebrations of the anniversary of Vercingetorix's victory at the Battle of Gergovia, the Gauls and their friends raid one of the nearby Roman fortresses. A very stoic and composed prisoner is discovered, who reveals himself as a Corsican tribe leader. Asterix and Obelix accompany him back to Corsica, to unite the quarelling tribes against the Romans.
21. 1974 – Asterix and Caesar's Gift (Le Cadeau de César) Rome
    • At the end of their career, legionaries are granted estate in the Empire to settle down. One particularly obnoxious soldier is given the Village, by Caesar's hand, which he promply sells to an innkeeper for wine. Pushed by his dominant wife, the innkeeper leaves Rome and attempts to claim the village as his own. Rivalries ensue, temporarily splitting the village in half. The soldier returns and asks the local legions' aid in reclaiming his village, since he didn't get enough wine for it.
22. 1975 – Asterix and the Great Crossing (La Grande traversée) North America
    • Brewing the magical potion requires fresh fish, and Unhygienix has none since he imports it from Parisium (Paris) (in spite of living near the sea). Asterix and Obelix sail out to catch fish, but become lost and end up on the other side of the ocean, where they eventually become a legend to the Indian populace. A Viking explorer eventually discovers America, and captures the first natives he finds (i.e. them) and brings them home. A running joke in this comic is that none of the races are able to understand one another, the Vikings speaking with heavy umlauts which the Gauls are unable to duplicate.
23. 1976 – Obelix and Co. (Obélix et Compagnie) no travels; a satire of economics
    • Caesar sends one of his advisors to the Gaulish village, in an effort to make them rich, decadent and utterly dependent on Rome. He starts by buying menhirs at ever-increasing prices, thus persuading most of the village to make useless menhirs, and in turn employing other villagers to hunt for their food. The plan goes awry when Caesar's treasury turns out insufficient to fund the menhirs, and a commercial campaign to sell them in Rome fails because of competition from Egyptian menhirs and slave-made Roman menhirs.
24. 1979 – Asterix in Belgium (Astérix chez les Belges) Belgium
    • After conquering Belgium, Caesar states that the Belgians are the bravest enemies he's ever faced. (This statement made by Caesar is historically accurate). Outraged, Vitalstatistix claims that his villagers are in fact the bravest, and travels to Belgium to rectify the matter. He and the Belgians turn this into a contest of raiding and destroying Roman camps, until Caesar comes to Belgium himself and proclaims both tribes equally stupid. A notable guest appearance is that of Thomson and Thompson from one of Belgium's most famous exports, Tintin. About two-thirds through, the comic was interrupted by the death of Goscinny. From that point on, the weather becomes rainy and never clears up for the entire album.

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Uderzo only

After the death of Goscinny, Uderzo continued the series by himself, writing his own stories on subjects such as feminism and aliens, with travels to India and Atlantis. These newer books are often criticised for lacking Goscinny's humor and writing style, and some fans consider the series ended with Asterix in Belgium. However, sales figures have shown no indication of lesser popularity.

1. 1980 – Asterix and the Great Divide (Le Grand fossé) A fictional Gaulish village
   • Asterix and Obelix visit a village divided in half by its rival chiefs. However, one chief's son and the other's daughter are in love, and together with Asterix and Obelix, they reunite the village. The dividing chasm itself resembles the Berlin Wall. There is also an obvious reference here to Romeo and Juliet
2. 1981 – Asterix and the Black Gold (L'Odyssée d'Astérix) The Middle East, Jerusalem.
   • Getafix has run out of rock oil and sends Asterix and Obelix to Mesopotamia in search of it. They are accompanied by a Gaulish-Roman druid called Dubbelosix, who is really a double agent seeking to foul their mission. Includes a tribute to Goscinny, who was Jewish.
3. 1983 – Asterix and Son (Le Fils d'Astérix) no travels
   • A baby boy mysteriously turns up at Asterix's doorstep. No one in the village knows who he is, so Asterix is forced to be his adoptive father. Meanwhile, the Roman legions led by Brutus are after the baby, because in reality, he is Caesar's full-blooded son, Caesarion.
4. 1987 – Asterix and the Magic Carpet (Astérix chez Rahazade) South Asia
   • A fakir from far-away India travels to Asterix's village and asks him to save his land from drought. Cacofonix saves the day since his horrible voice can make it rain.
5. 1991 – Asterix and the Secret Weapon (La Rose et le glaive) No travels
   • A feminist satire in which a female bard called Bravura replaces Cacofonix as school teacher and "liberates" the village women, causing the men to leave and live in the forest. Caesar secretly sends a battalion of female legionaries to conquer the village, having heard that the Gauls will not strike a woman. The men and woman have to settle their differences in order to overcome this threat.
6. 1996 – Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (La Galère d'Obélix) Atlantis
   • Left alone in Getafix's hut, Obelix drinks a whole cauldron-ful of magic potion. He first turns to stone, then into a small boy. Meanwhile, a group of men have escaped from Roman slavery on board a ship. Together, they travel to Atlantis to make Obelix a grown man again.
7. 2001 – Asterix and the Actress (Astérix et Latraviata) no travels
   • A Roman actress pretends to be Panacea in order to steal back a fancy sword/scabbard and helmet belonging to Pompey which Asterix and Obelix got for their birthday before Ceasar learns Pompey is in Armorica.
8. 2003 – Asterix and the Class Act (Astérix et la rentrée gauloise) Most stories take place in the village, though one story is set in Lutetia (Paris)
   • A collection of several short stories, including an experiment at different drawing and storytelling styles. Some stories are written by Goscinny.
9. 2005 – Asterix and the Falling Sky (Le ciel lui tombe sur la tête) no travels
   • Breaking with the more or less historical setting in previous albums, two rival outer space alien ships appear above the Gaulish village. The aliens want to know the secret of the great weapon the Gauls have, which is "known throughout the universe". The aliens are styled on the happy-faced Walt Disney and Marvel Comics superheroes of the American comic book style on one side, and futuristic robot and insect-like Japanese manga style on the other. The album is explained by Uderzo as a tribute to Walt Disney, who inspired him to be an artist. Saying it is generally not well liked by fans would be an understatement.

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In addition

In the mid 1980's a series of illustrated text stories appeared, with some original art, but mostly taken and modified from existing albums. These were 26 pages in a smaller format than the normal albums with large print. They are aimed at a younger audience and were not enthusiastically received; translation into other languages was spotty.

1. 1984 - Les Pirates (The Pirates)
2. 1985 - L'illustrissime Belcantus (The Illustrious Belacantus)
3. 1985 - L'abominable horrifix (The Dreadful Horrifix)
4. 1985 - Jericocorix (The Cockerel Jericocorix)
5. 1986 - La course de chars (The Great Chariot Race)
6. 1986 - Le feu de pommes (The Apple Cider)
7. 1986 - Marmaille et pagaille (Kids and Chaos)
8. 1986 - L'eau du ciel (Water from Heaven)

In 1989 a final illustrated story appeared. The story was by Goscinny (in 1965) with new, original art by Uderzo. It was 32 pages and appeared in the larger format used for the regular albums:

• 1989 - Comment Obelix est tombe dans la marmite du druide quand il etait petit (How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy)

Also in '89-90 the first 8 illustrated stories were reprinted in some locales as four books, each containing 2 of the original stories.

External links

• Asterix NZ: Take a look Inside– Information on all the 33 Asterix books