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Asterix and the Chariot Race is the 37th book in the Asterix series, and the third to be written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad The book is to be released worldwide in more than 20 languages on October 19th with an initial print run of 5 million copies. Much of the action takes place in Ancient Italy, where[...]

The upcoming new Asterix comic book, Asterix And The Chariot Race, has just set its first print run of five million That's two million for the French, two million for the Germans, and one million for everybody else. With just its first printing, which sells out fast and goes to a second, lickety split, it is[...]

So how can they fix that? Asterix And The Missing Scroll is the first non-DC comic book to be advertised in a DC comic book since… well, I can't remember the last time There are ads in today's Action Comics and Gotham Academy. I mean, it's not a very good ad This is what you call feature-led[...]

I picked up a copy of the new Asterix And The Missing Scroll when I was in Brighton and have been reading it with the kids. Recent volumes since the death of original writer Rene Goscinny, have been rather lacking I've found But with this volume, we are back on top This is as good as Asterix[...]

Pedro Bouca writes for Bleeding Cool, I've just read the very first new Asterix book sold in Portugal (yeah, we got a midnight release here, Asterix is our very own comic book-y Star Wars!) And I must declare that it's the best Asterix book of the last 30 years! First a quick story resume for[...]

it's Asterix And The Missing Scroll. Drawn this time solely by Didier Conrad… No, it's not Dark Knight III, Attack On Titan, Star Wars or Secret Wars.. it's Asterix And The Missing Scroll. Drawn this time solely by Didier Conrad… No, it's not Dark Knight III, Attack On Titan, Star Wars or Secret Wars..[...]

Asterix And The Missing Scroll, the new volume from Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad will launch in three weeks time, on the 22nd October and will instantly be the biggest selling single comic book title of the year Star Wars? Attack On Titan? Peanuts to Asterix… available here in the US, here in Canada and here in the[...]

Found in the book drop @ Main Street branch :) Here's to many more nights falling asleep with a good book, Jackson! pic.twitter.com/ztpVodem9H — Toronto Public Library (@torontolibrary) August 15, 2015 It was an Asterix comic book as well, that the polite but distraught eight year old boy apologizing to the Toronto Public Library was apologising for. Quite[...]

But as such, Asterix And The Missing Scroll promises a return for one of Asterix's favourite characters, Julius Caesar, Emperor of the Roman Empire – aside from that small village in Ancient Gaul… From the creators of the previous book, Asterix And The Picts, Didier Conrad and Jean-Yves Ferri, this will be the second volume by neither Asterix co-creator[...]

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The 36th, and as yet unnamed, volume of Asterix. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaqJ7v5BSCo[/youtube] The last volume, Asterix And The Picts, also by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. sold out its first French print run of two million in its first week and its worldwide first print run of five million was soon snapped up as well. There is nothing that[...]

This is a majestic page from Asterix And The Laurel Wreath by Goscinny and Uderzo, which has been donated to raise money for the families of those killed in the Charlie Hebdo attacks Uderzo hardly ever sells his original artwork, so this is a very rare opportunity, including as it does the portrayal of Caesar's palace[...]

But here is one of the more prominent, drawn by Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Asterix and posted from the Asterix twitter account. UPDATE: Google said it will donate €250,000 towards the publication of the next issue, and another €250,000 is coming from French newspapers. The distribution networks will also not charge for the distribution of the issue. [...]

After seven years not speaking to each other (and with a few lawsuits in the middle), a statement has been released stating that the co-creator of Asterix, Albert Uderzo and his wife Ada Uderzo have reconciled with their daughter Sylvie Uderzo, ending a seven-year conflict of legal proceedings. The announcement followed a ruling today from the Appeal Court of Versailles in a[...]

and Delcourt put out the most comics, but took the third position in revenue, while the Madrigall group was fourth for both. It notes the performance of Asterix And The Scots in the market, selling 2,480,000 copies in France. Pther string sales included 445 000 ex for the 22nd Blake and Mortimer volume, 350 000  for the[...]

Asterix And The Picts was published a week ago, under an extremely severe embargo But once available, it has sold, and sold very well One bookstore chain in France reported sales of two hundred thousand on its first day, smashing the previous record set by the French edition of Fifty Shades Of Grey The next[...]

The Guardian newspaper has the first page from Asterix And The Picts, destined to be the best selling comic book of the year, by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad, overseen by Albert Uderzo. And here it is in French for those who would like to compare the translation…   The Guardian newspaper has the first page from[...]

Suspension of retailer privileges, that sort of thing. Well stores that want to sell Asterix And The Picts in Germany, on its release later this month, have to sign up to a slightly different agreement (below) One that means that each store will pay almost $7000 for each copy of the volume that is sold before[...]

The front cover art for Asterix and the Picts, out in three weeks, the first Asterix book not to be drawn by Albert Uderzo, with a print run in French alone of two million, now expected to sell out on the first week of sale. There was a lot of fuss over Infinity #1 having a[...]

It's a testing time for Asterix In October, the first volume created without either or René Goscinny or Albert Uderzo, though Uderzo is supervising the new team And while both Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad are stars in their own right, some are nervous So much so that the print run of the new Asterix volume, Asterix[...]

Albert Uderzo is selling one of his original pages from Asterix And The Laurel Wreath, for charity These pages are rarely sold, and the odds are it will attract considerable attention Especially since Uderzo is no longer drawing the book… The auction will be on October 5th at the Salomon de Rotschild hotel in Paris,[...]

And now, after the passing of Goscinny and the loosing of the reins by Uderzo, it's time to met Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad, the new creators of Asterix comics With English subtitles. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BaYhLiaHO4[/youtube] It is one of the best selling comic books in the world It possibly has a higher average sales per volume than[...]

Albert Uderzo, who has recent stepped down from the comic series he co-created, Asterix, is about to find his earliest work revisited. Philippe Cauvin and Alain Duchene are currently restoring his work, from the original boards, running from 1941 until 1951, supervised by Uderzo. The first column, published in October, will include his childhood drawings as well[...]

The Asterix In Britain/On Her Majesty's Service film (Let's call it Asterix 4 going on) has released it's first trailer. Yes, it's in French, obviously, what were you expecting? It adapts the original comic, loosely of course Do look for London Market, fish and chip shops, a pub called the Crazy Cow (spongiformly hilarious), a barbers… and[...]

This summer, London will host the Olympics and the Paralympics. And I will do my best to hide from it. Thankfully most of it will be happening in the East

These Gauls are crazy. Created by French office workers in their lunch break...

Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo is being targeted by the French tax officials for being an "illustrator" not an "author" and thus not eligible to tax breaks he's been claiming. If successful, this could have serious implications for many comic creators in France. He's been asked to pay €203,000 euros in unpaid tax revenue from on 24 Asteric[...]