[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[elcid1970]

Asterix’s Roman adversary was Crismus Bonus.

[RainMan]

I loved Asterix and Obelix as a kid.

[BwanaNdege]

'Asterix and Obelix' are not well known in the US, but are widely popular in Europe and with European expats in Africa an elsewhere. Along with the Tin Tin series it is one of the more entertaining 'graphic novels', beloved by children AND adults.

Watch a few video trailers of his books:

Asterix & Obelix

Enjoy!

[Bullish]

Never even heard of him or the comic strip.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

[Mr. Jeeves]

I read those when I was a kid. The historical content probably makes them unsuitable for easy comprehension by today’s government school products. :)

[VanDeKoik]

I never could get into it. My French teacher had a collection of them, and it was like Tin Tin, and the Smurf comics to me. Just something a bit “off” where the humor didnt land.

[Disambiguator]

We had one Asterix book and the entire Tintin collection growing up. My kids have all the Tintin books now, including some of the more obscure editions, like “Tintin in the Congo” and “Tintin and Alph-Art,” as well as “Tintin in the land of the Soviets” (which would make Bernie-bots angry at how communist Russia was portrayed).

I never really got into the Asterix thing that much.

[Maine Mariner]

My son and I starting reading the Asterix series when he was about 10; we still read them together and he is almost 25!

RIP Mr. Uderzo

[Zirondelle76]

Such witty names, too. I especially like Dogmatix.

[Honorary Serb]

Memory Eternal!

[meowmeow]

Those books helped me learn French when I lived overseas. Very enjoyable! RIP.