Asterix and Obelix comics, cartoons and other things to collect

The adventures of Asterix also commonly referred to as the Asterix and Obelix comics are classic French comic books written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo.

Uderzo has been behind the stories as well since Goscinny's death in 1977. Most fans agree that the best Asterix books were created before 1977, however if you can't get enough of the funny gauls in the first 24 comic, then there is still entertainment to be found in the later releases.

The entire Asterix collection encompasses 34 Comic Books, 8 animated movies, 5 films, a bunch of Asterix computer games and even a Theme park that is located near Paris.

The Asterix comic books are well known for their tongue-in-cheek humour often based on funny puns and utilizing the latin language in silly ways. An example of this is the name of the village druid Getafix which is a pun on his ability to make cures and miracle cures. In danish his name is Miraculix and in the original french version he was Panoramix.

Here you will find a list of all the Asterix comic books released as well as an overview of the cartoons, movies and other Asterix accessories available for purchase.

If you are a real fan you you need the entire collections right?

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The first 24 books of the adventures of Asterix were written by Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo. These are by many fans considered the best Asterix books and if you are looking to start a Asterix collection, then these are the comics you should purchase to start it out.

After René Goscinny's death by much pressure from Asterix fans, Albert Uderzo took over the writing of the series. To date 10 books about the brave Gauls has been released by Uderzo.

Asterix - 

Box Set 

(6 Discs) 

(Animated) [DVD]

This box set includes the following Asterix Cartoons: The 12 Tasks Of Asterix , Asterix And Cleopatra, Asterix The Gaul , Asterix And Caesar. Asterix And The Big Fight and Asterix In Britain.

My personal favourites are The 12 Tasks Of Asterix and Asterix And Cleopatra, especially the first one is filled with adventure and both are full of some really witty puns and hilarious cartoonish gags.

Please note that this is a region 2 DVD set and it may not be viewable outside of Europe.

I you like the Asterix comic books then you will probably also enjoy reading the following comics.

This Asterix song about baking a poisonous cake is just so funny and the rhymes are very clever and well done.

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To the right is a Asterix themed chess board. 1 player gets to play the Gauls with chief Vitalstatistix and his wife Impedimenta in charge. The other player is the romans who are spearheaded by Caesar and Cleopatra.

There are many cool details in this Asterix chess set that will make you laugh. For instance the towers of the Gauls is the Menhirs Obelix usually carries around.

If you click the picture to the right you can find more info on how to purchase the Asterix Collectors Chess Set.

Funny Gag T-shirts with a Gaullic theme

Getafix Potions Gaul Tshirt

Inthemix Tee Shirt

Sygroufix T-shirt

and other high quality western comics

If you are looking for some great comic books and you are a bit tired of all the Japanese Manga that is flooding the marked at the moment, then having a look at the french Asterix series for some classic comic books laughs, might be a great idea.

Other alternatives are the belgian comics Tintin by Hergé or Lucky Luke by Morris. René Goscinny actually wrote some of the stories for Lucky Luke so if you like his humor then it can definitely be recommended to check out Both Asterix and Lucky Luke.