Asterix Omnibus #3: Collects Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, and

Description: Asterix Omnibus #3 by Rene Goscinny, Albert Uderzo The Gauls are here! Asterix invades America in honor of his 60th anniversary! FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Gauls are here! Asterix invades America in honor of his 60thanniversary!One of the worlds greatest comics characters, theever-fearless Asterix, continues to battle supposedly unbeatable odds to protecthis tiny village from the Roman Empire. Fortunately, all of the villagers havesuper-strength thanks to a secret potion. In "Asterix and the BigFight," one of the three classic Asterix graphic novels collected here,the Romans are beginning to wise up. Instead of trying to conquerAsterixs village, the Romans challenge Vitalstatistx, chief ofAsterixs tribe, to a one on one battle with the Gallo-Roman Chief,Cassius Ceramix of Linoleum. As per Ancient Gaulish customs, the loser wouldforfeit his entire tribe to the winner. "Asterix in Britain," theRomans have conquered all of Britain except for a single village in Kent. Soundfamiliar? Anticlimax, a member of that British village, travels to Gaul to seekhelp from his first cousin once removed, Asterix. Together, with Obelix, theydecide to bring back a barrel full of the secret potion that imbues any... 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 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 Goscinnys 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. Details ISBN1545805709 Short Title Asterix Omnibus #3 Pages 152 Publisher Papercutz Series Asterix Language English Year 2020 Illustrator Albert Uderzo ISBN-10 1545805709 ISBN-13 9781545805701 Format Hardcover Subtitle Collects Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, and Asterix and the Normans Series Number 3 Audience Age 9-12 Imprint Papercutz Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-11-24 NZ Release Date 2020-11-24 UK Release Date 2020-11-24 Author Albert Uderzo DEWEY FIC Audience Children / Juvenile Publication Date 2020-11-24 US Release Date 2020-11-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139574827;

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