Asterix Collector Vol. 1: Asterix the Gaul - Hardcover
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Asterix Collector Vol. 1: Asterix the Gaul - Hardcover
$19.99
by Rene Goscinny (Author), Albert Uderzo (Author)
Here is the volume that started it all, Asterix the Gaul! We are introduced to the indomitable hero, Asterix, and his diehard friends, like Obelix, as they defend one Gaulish village from the surrounding Roman invaders. Published with new historical context on the creators, the comic process and the time period in which ASTERIX was published, and now bound in an oversized 9.5" x 12.75" collector's item format with a beautiful gold foil treatment. This is a must-have for fans of the classic series!
Author Biography
Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926. After growing up in Argentina, he came to America where he shared a studio with future Mad magazine co-founder Harvey Kurtzman and collaborators Will Elder and Jack Davis. In 1959, he founded the magazine Pilote which premiered what was to become the most successful comic series anywhere: Asterix. He died suddenly of cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 51.
Albert Uderzo was born in France 1927 to Italian Immigrants. In 1959 Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote magazine. Their creation, Asterix became a runaway success. After Goscinny's death in 1977, 26 volumes of Asterix were complete, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the Asterix books on his own, publishing 8 volumes. The cover credits still read "Goscinny and Uderzo." He retired in 2011 but still oversees Asterix and the current publications by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad.
Number of Pages: 72
Dimensions: 0.4 x 12.6 x 9.6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 12, 2024
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