![]() To participate in the Olympic Games in Greece, the Gauls register themselves as Romans. Meanwhile, Caesar orders his men to search the area for the shield of Vercingetorix, regarded as a patriotic symbol by the Gauls. With an eclectic group of foreigners, they are sent to North Africa to fight the traitor Scipio.Īfter too many banquets, chief Vitalstatistix is forced to visit a spa in the Arvernian countryside to nurse his sore liver. The Normans are fearless to the point of not even understanding the concept, so they travel to Gaul where they kidnap chief Vitalstatistix's cowardly visiting nephew Justforkix to teach them fear.Īsterix and Obelix join the Roman Legion (in a parody of the French Foreign Legion) in an attempt to find the conscripted fiancé of Panacea, a villager on whom Obelix has a big crush. But with no magic potion, they need help, so Asterix's cousin Anticlimax comes to Gaul seeking aid. One small village in Britain still holds out against the Roman invaders. ![]() ![]() A blow from one of Obelix's menhirs causes Getafix to lose his memory, leaving the Gauls without magic potion. The Romans conspire with a Roman-friendly Gaulish village to declare a ritual winner-takes-all fight between village chiefs. Meanwhile, his rival and Caesar's agents attempt to sabotage the effort. Edifis, a bumbling, timid architect is asked to perform the miracle, and asks his old friend Getafix for help. Outraged, Cleopatra wagers that her people can build a grand monument in record time. In this adventure, Obelix gets his canine companion, Dogmatix.Ĭaesar calls the Egyptians inferior to the Romans. The route is a parallel to the modern Tour de France cycling event. To remove 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. Unsuccessful at conquering the village, the Romans decide to isolate it by building a stockade. Asterix and Obelix hitchhike to Rome where they must become gladiators to rescue Cacofonix. Unimpressed by the bard, Caesar orders him to be thrown to the lions at the Circus Maximus. Odius Asparagus, the prefect of Gaul, captures Cacofonix and sends him as a present to Caesar. The druid Getafix is captured by a tribe of Goths, and Asterix and Obelix must rescue him. But there is a mysterious sickle shortage our heroes must get to the bottom of. Getafix's sickle breaks, so Asterix and Obelix volunteer to go to Lutetia to buy a new one. It is up to Asterix and his wits to save Getafix. The Romans discover the secret of the Gauls' strength is the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, so they capture him and attempt to get the recipe out of him. ![]() Goscinny and Uderzo Volume NumberĪsterix's village and Roman camp Compendium ![]()
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