Asterix Omnibus #1: Collects Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and the Golden Sickle, and Asterix and the Goths
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- Create Date：2022-03-31 04:21:35
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：René Goscinny
- ISBN：B08BK4M21B
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Reviews
Joebacca
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4。5 cause i dont have 10 year old eyes anymore and need a bright light and glasses to read the print （nevermind the fine print）
Eva
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3/5Fun， fun， fun！ I love the artwork in this， it is so classic。 The characters are goofy and there are so many more jokes than I remember from my previous readings。 I appreciate the combination of three books in one volume too。 An excellent idea that will continue on for the rest of the series。 I will be reading through these now that I received them as gifts for my birthday。 I feel serendipitous about it。 This would be a great comic series for boys。
tony dillard jr
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How many American students can recall the adventures of Asterix the Gaul when learning French in elementary or college？ I know I am one of them！Created by Rene Goscinny & Albert Uderzo， Asterix debuted in the pages of the French comic mag Pilote in 1959。 The series takes place around 50 B。C。 during the Roman occupation of Gaul （now modern day France）。 Only Asterix's village remains unconquered by the Roman Empire。 That's all thanks to a special potion that gives Asterix and his kinsmen tremendou How many American students can recall the adventures of Asterix the Gaul when learning French in elementary or college？ I know I am one of them！Created by Rene Goscinny & Albert Uderzo， Asterix debuted in the pages of the French comic mag Pilote in 1959。 The series takes place around 50 B。C。 during the Roman occupation of Gaul （now modern day France）。 Only Asterix's village remains unconquered by the Roman Empire。 That's all thanks to a special potion that gives Asterix and his kinsmen tremendous strength and resilience。 The Roman Empire will do anything to get their hands on this secret and that's the subject of the first Asterix story。 Titled 'Asterix the Gaul'， readers are introduced to a tiny Gaul powerhouse that looks like a cross between Marvel Comics' Thor and a Smurf。 Asterix's best friend is the gentle giant Oberlix。 As a tot， Oberlix fell into a vat of the potion and thus never needs a power up。 With his massive strength， the dimwitted Oblerix always carries with him a menhir， a gigantic oblong stone carving。The other main character of this series is the Druid Panoramix， sometimes known as Getafix in American translations。 Panoramix is responsible for creating the potion that gives Asterix his strength。 The Druid uses a golden scythe to properly harvest the mistletoe and other ingredients for the mighty elixir。 In the second Asterix adventure， 'Asterix and the Golden Sickle'， Panoramix's blade is damaged。 Needing a new one right away， least his potions lack their oomph， Asterix and Oblerix travel to another town in hopes of buying a new blade。 The pair wind up mixed up in a racket to make counterfeit blades involving the Gaulish black market， petty thugs and corrupt Roman officials。The third story， titled 'Asterix and the Goths' takes place immediately after story #2。 Panoramix is able to make his special potions and attends an annual meeting of Druids。 At the convention， Panoramix is kidnapped by Goths （modern day Germany） and it's up to Asterix and Oblerix to rescue their magical friend。As of 2021， there have been 39 official stories starring Asterix。 Since 2020， American kids publisher Papercutz obtained the rights to publish the tales to English audiences。 So far the first 15 stories have been collected in omnibus form with a couple of modern adventures being released individually。 I feel like there are a lot of influences on adventures of Asterix。 The rapid-fire dialogue is straight out of 1930s Hollywood comedies。 The goofy characters invoke thoughts of Herge's TinTin。 The swashbuckling aspects remind me of the Uncle Scrooge tales of Carl Barks and Don Rosa。 The fluid artwork has touches of Disney and Peyo。 And the name puns and inside jokes usually involving creative fonts is all very British。 So I felt very at home with this book。The irony of Asterix is that the real hero of Gaul is Oberlix。 He never has to refill on the magic potion。 So， Oberlix could just wipe all the Romans off the face of Gaul and be done with it。 If he was vindictive enough， Oberlix probably could become the new village chieftain。 But deep down all Oberlix wants is to fill his belly with boar and beer。 Is that all of us， really？The tales of Asterix are fun reads for all with a little something for everyone。 There's adventure， magic and humor。 And maybe even a little educational what with the phrases in Latin and encounters with historical figures like Caesar and Cleopatra。 Sometimes the plot seems to go in circles。 Especially with the main 3 characters winding up in prison a lot。 But there's enough creativity to keep those running jokes from getting stale。 Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo hit upon a magic formula in Asterix。 Could it be in the art？Is it the storytelling？ Heck， it might be the Druid's mistletoe！ Regardless， these stories are a timeless delight that will enchant any reader！ 。。。more
Brandon
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I'm in awe of how many details go into every single panel， how many background gags and different character designs are on each page。 There's some clever wordplay too， which is rare to find in translated editions。 Stories can be rudimentary sometimes but they've got plenty of gags to amuse。 I'm in awe of how many details go into every single panel， how many background gags and different character designs are on each page。 There's some clever wordplay too， which is rare to find in translated editions。 Stories can be rudimentary sometimes but they've got plenty of gags to amuse。 。。。more
M。 Thomas Apple
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Why is Getafix called Panoramix？ This makes no sense。
Mauro Santoyo-Mora
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There good stories contained in this comic。 I would say that this would be an eternal classic。 Lovely to find them in a compilation。
Marianne
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I read these so many times as a kid。 How comfortable they are to reread， much like an old pair of sweatpants that surprisingly still fits right。
Abhishek Bhatia
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Interesting Read！
Tony
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Was my first time ever reading or being exposed to this character and wow was it great。 Cute and fun stories， and really great illustration work。
Rosario
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It is my first time reading Asterix and it didn't disappoint。 It's very funny and Iblook forward to reading more volumes in the series！ It is my first time reading Asterix and it didn't disappoint。 It's very funny and Iblook forward to reading more volumes in the series！ 。。。more
Dale Regnier
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AsterixGreat memories！Enjoyed reading this as a kid， like it more as an adult。😚 Have a good laugh😇😘Cheers
S
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Asterix belongs to a village of Gauls who are not yet taken over by Rome。 This omnibus is a collection of three tales of the bravery of Asterix and his friend Obelix against the Romans and the Goths with the help of a magic potion prepared by the druid of their village， Panoramix。As a child， I saw the movies based on this book series and loved them。 This was my first book that I read based on the character。 I loved the illustrations and the development of the plot。 I like the character of Obelix Asterix belongs to a village of Gauls who are not yet taken over by Rome。 This omnibus is a collection of three tales of the bravery of Asterix and his friend Obelix against the Romans and the Goths with the help of a magic potion prepared by the druid of their village， Panoramix。As a child， I saw the movies based on this book series and loved them。 This was my first book that I read based on the character。 I loved the illustrations and the development of the plot。 I like the character of Obelix who also serves as a comic relief thinking of boar meat even in times of trouble。 Loved the book。 。。。more
Michael Emond
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Ah， memories from my childhood。 So happy that Papercutz is coming out with this collection of Asterix Omnibuses。 The three in one format make them really affordable and they are a must read for children and children of any age。 This first collection isn't the series at its best but it is a great start to the classic 24 book run （more were made after Goscinny's death。 Already the art is amazing （but it would get even better） and the characters and gags are starting to be fleshed out。 Asterix isn' Ah， memories from my childhood。 So happy that Papercutz is coming out with this collection of Asterix Omnibuses。 The three in one format make them really affordable and they are a must read for children and children of any age。 This first collection isn't the series at its best but it is a great start to the classic 24 book run （more were made after Goscinny's death。 Already the art is amazing （but it would get even better） and the characters and gags are starting to be fleshed out。 Asterix isn't a fully developed character yet and Obelix doesn't have his dog yet and the village with its many inhabitants are just background but the three stories are still great。 You get the opening story which sets up the idea of the Magic serum which allows Asterix and his village to resist the Roman Legion。 You get the Magic Sickle which is a nice tale of travel （some of the best stories are） where Asterix and Obelix travel to get a new sickle for the village Druid。 And finally you get a tale where the druid gets captures by some Goths and our heroes must rescue him while avoiding capture by the Roman army。 Nice， simple， cute and at times funny tales。 Very highly recommended。A few words of caution - the paperback omnibus I got is roughly the size of a regular trade paperback graphic novel - which means they are smaller than the original books from the 1970's。 This makes the art and words slightly smaller。 I could still enjoy it fine but you should be warned。 Also - the new translation leaves something to be desired。 I wish they hadn't done it but I guess the editor Jim Salicrup （he used to be a Marvel comics editor） felt the need to leave his mark on this edition。 Maybe there was even a copyright issue to using the old translation。 The new names。。。meh。 Even in the old translation the puns were lost on my half the time and these new ones seem to be even worse。 Instead of the Druid being Getafix he is Panoramix。 We could argue if one is better or worse but my sense of nostalgia wishes they had kept the old names and translation。 But the stories and art are still great。 The reproduction of the art and the new colours look amazing。 And I am super happy to revisit this historic series from my past。 It should be on every comic collector's bookshelf。 。。。more
Marilyn
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I’ve always loved Asterix。 One of my favourite travel memories was happening upon an amazing shop in France that was all Asterix and even had an amazing handmade miniature Asterix village that was sadly out of my price range so I had to satisfy myself with a pic of it。 While I’ve read many Asterix， I realized that I’ve never read them in order。 This omnibus is a fun way to read Asterix from the beginning。 The detailed artwork is supreme， and the play on words is as funny as ever。。。 though I miss I’ve always loved Asterix。 One of my favourite travel memories was happening upon an amazing shop in France that was all Asterix and even had an amazing handmade miniature Asterix village that was sadly out of my price range so I had to satisfy myself with a pic of it。 While I’ve read many Asterix， I realized that I’ve never read them in order。 This omnibus is a fun way to read Asterix from the beginning。 The detailed artwork is supreme， and the play on words is as funny as ever。。。 though I miss Dogmatix in this omnibus as Obelix doesn’t have his dog in these first three stories。 I can’t wait to look for tiny Dogmatix in the next omnibus。 Ratings by Story:1。 Asterix the Gaul - hilarious hi-jinks with the Romans and the beginning of it all - 5 stars2。 Asterix and the Golden Sickle - Asterix and Obelix hit the road to Lutetia and the results are fun。 - 5 stars 3。 Asterix and the Goths - I love a good road trip， though the font used for the Goths is hard to read。 Not my fave of the three。 - 4 stars 。。。more
Nicholas Driscoll
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I am trying to get around to reading a lot of classic and modern comics from around the world and basically broaden my horizons as far as my comics reading goes， as well as get a better idea of some of the most popular comics from history。 Asterix definitely stands up there as one of the most influential and popular comics from France， and I have heard it brought up many， many times。 Here are some thoughts about the first omnibus。Art is fantastic， with really nice coloring， and very well-rendere I am trying to get around to reading a lot of classic and modern comics from around the world and basically broaden my horizons as far as my comics reading goes， as well as get a better idea of some of the most popular comics from history。 Asterix definitely stands up there as one of the most influential and popular comics from France， and I have heard it brought up many， many times。 Here are some thoughts about the first omnibus。Art is fantastic， with really nice coloring， and very well-rendered and consistent characters。 My only complaint was that sometimes I wished the minor characters in the backgrounds were a bit more distinct I guess？ But still， that's a minor fuss。The humor was a bit hit or miss。 I like puns， and so I tended to like some of the pun-related humor， but a lot of the individual gags （such as the names of the characters） felt a bit much for my particular taste。 Maybe I just have to adjust my expectations， though。The world--this was interesting， and different from the kinds of comics I usually read。 A book set in Roman times， with a small tribe of Gauls fighting against other tribes， using magic potions？ The setting， for me anyway， is so unexpected that it grabs my attention。The stories， for me， were a weak point。 I had a hard time getting into them or caring much about the characters。 I often felt like the stories weren't very clever--the heroes generally can just smash and bash their way out of any scrapes。 The humor sometimes elevates the stories though。Translation I think was pretty good， but I found the use of Latin。。。 confusing。 Sometimes their Latin sayings didn't seem to match the action that well， and I often wondered why they were using Latin at all like that。 I liked how the Goths were presented with a "gothic" script， although it was a little hard to read sometimes。Overall very interesting！ I might read more， but I am going to take a break first to jump into some other titles！ 。。。more
Renee
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I first stumbled across Asterix by finding a couple books at a library sale。 I've been wanting to read more but cost was an issue。 I'm thrilled the stories are being released digitally which is much more affordable。 I wish this was the original translation but understand the publisher wanting to do something new to try to appeal to a new audience。 Once I got used to Getafix being called Panoramix， I was able to enjoy the stories。 I'm looking forward to the rest of the series。 I first stumbled across Asterix by finding a couple books at a library sale。 I've been wanting to read more but cost was an issue。 I'm thrilled the stories are being released digitally which is much more affordable。 I wish this was the original translation but understand the publisher wanting to do something new to try to appeal to a new audience。 Once I got used to Getafix being called Panoramix， I was able to enjoy the stories。 I'm looking forward to the rest of the series。 。。。more
David
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I had heard about Asterix for years。 I have a thing for Roman history and a lot of my favorite history podcasters speak fondly of Asterix， so I really wanted to love it。 I did like it， but found it to be a little like watching the Flintstone's。 It's funny and clever， but from another era and while i can see this being sort of timeless， it isn't fresh。 I may read one more volume， maybe I'm not giving it the chance it deserves。 I had heard about Asterix for years。 I have a thing for Roman history and a lot of my favorite history podcasters speak fondly of Asterix， so I really wanted to love it。 I did like it， but found it to be a little like watching the Flintstone's。 It's funny and clever， but from another era and while i can see this being sort of timeless， it isn't fresh。 I may read one more volume， maybe I'm not giving it the chance it deserves。 。。。more
Rebecca
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This is a nice new edition of the classic Asterix comics。 I'm enjoying reading them again and it will be nice to have them available for a new generation。 This is a nice new edition of the classic Asterix comics。 I'm enjoying reading them again and it will be nice to have them available for a new generation。 。。。more
Christopher Trend
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It was great reliving my childhood in this book。 It is as funny and as crazy as ever。 An enjoyable read。
Wayne McCoy
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'Asterix Omnibus #1' by Rene Goscinny with illustrations by Albert Uderzo collects the first three complete stories。My review copy only had the first story， but I've read many of these， so I know the quality is consistent。 In the first story， the Romans attempt to overthrow the Gaul village where Asterix lives， but discover that the residents have some kind of super strength， so they attempt to find out the secret。 What results are typical Asterix wacky hijinks and people getting knocked out。I r 'Asterix Omnibus #1' by Rene Goscinny with illustrations by Albert Uderzo collects the first three complete stories。My review copy only had the first story， but I've read many of these， so I know the quality is consistent。 In the first story， the Romans attempt to overthrow the Gaul village where Asterix lives， but discover that the residents have some kind of super strength， so they attempt to find out the secret。 What results are typical Asterix wacky hijinks and people getting knocked out。I really like this series and getting multiple stories in one volume is pretty great。 The art is fun and there is lots of humor that manages to hold up even 60 years later。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel。 。。。more
David Salkin
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This along with Tintin are my two favorite comics！！！
Becky
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It's always enjoyable to read Asterix。 Although I greatly enjoyed these comics as a child， as an adult I appreciate the humor better and the names of the characters such as Cacofonix （the bard whose singing no one can stand）， Crismus Bonus， Rhetoric， and Frumthestix， among others。 It appears that they have rebooted Asterix with some new writers and illustrators， but I think I'll stick to the originals。 It's always enjoyable to read Asterix。 Although I greatly enjoyed these comics as a child， as an adult I appreciate the humor better and the names of the characters such as Cacofonix （the bard whose singing no one can stand）， Crismus Bonus， Rhetoric， and Frumthestix， among others。 It appears that they have rebooted Asterix with some new writers and illustrators， but I think I'll stick to the originals。 。。。more
Timothy
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I can't say the new translation adds that much to the stories。 And the druid's name was changed to Panoramix from Getafix。 I found myself reading the original names to my son。 He loved the book， and it was great to revisit the classic comics。 If you already have the older English translation， you don't gain much by purchasing this book。 In some cases I do not think it was an improvement。 I can't say the new translation adds that much to the stories。 And the druid's name was changed to Panoramix from Getafix。 I found myself reading the original names to my son。 He loved the book， and it was great to revisit the classic comics。 If you already have the older English translation， you don't gain much by purchasing this book。 In some cases I do not think it was an improvement。 。。。more
Susan J
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I have always enjoyed the Asterix books， and I have learned a lot from them， too， over the years， in a clever tongue-in-cheek way。 This new release of the original comics are meant to be updated， with more modern language and attitudes。 Its great that these books are still loved and available。 This is set in 50BC when all of Gaul is under Roman control， under rule by Caesar， except for this little village， where live a rebellious group of heroes who will not give in。 And it's funny， because they I have always enjoyed the Asterix books， and I have learned a lot from them， too， over the years， in a clever tongue-in-cheek way。 This new release of the original comics are meant to be updated， with more modern language and attitudes。 Its great that these books are still loved and available。 This is set in 50BC when all of Gaul is under Roman control， under rule by Caesar， except for this little village， where live a rebellious group of heroes who will not give in。 And it's funny， because they have a secret potion that allows them to beat up Romans as they wish。 That is， as long as they take the potion， which is both delicious and empowering。 This is a big part of the humour and charm。 As for the characters， Asterix is a little guy， and Obelix， his buddy is a big guy who doesn't need the potion because he fell in a cauldron of it as a baby。 So Obelix is kind of a superhero that the Gauls can always fall back on。 The updated jokes and names of the characters are one updated change。 All the names of the Gaulish characters end in the suffix "ix"。 I noticed that the name of the druid who brewed the potion was changed to Panoramix， rather than Getafix as I originally knew it。 That was the first joke I loved in these comics。 These books are fun to read and most would enjoy them even if they don't entirely get what is going on， which was me， when I was younger。 However， one big thing to be aware of in this day and age is that the original books like this is where stereotypes are taught。 Again， part of the humour is from recognizing the stereotypes， satirizing them， and knocking them down whenever possible。 I am afraid that if these books become more politically correct they might not be as funny and astute as they were previously。 But if anyone can do it， its this series。 They have always changed things a bit to market to different languages and cultures。 。。。more
Sherry Brown
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I really enjoyed Asterix！！！ The illustration are awesome！ A fun book to read！！！
CR
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I really loved this collection of comics。 I loved all the artwork in these and the stories。 I remember reading these with my mom growing up and I could not put this one down。 It will live in my collection forever！
Kara
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I grew up “reading” these in German as my dad had a collection from his sister （who lived in Germany for many years）。 I’ve read a couple in English and while I will forever love their German/French names （Majestix， Miraculix， Troubadix， etc。） /much/ more than the English versions， I really enjoyed reading these and being able to actually read what was happening instead of gleaning what I could from the panels。 I’m looking forward to more！
Eden
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2020 bk 242。 Once upon a time， in the 1970's， my high school librarian introduced us to Asterix。 It was through Asterix that I realized there was a whole other part of European history that was not Anglo centric。 That the areas of France， Germany， and the low country were populated with people who had their own ideas （although seemingly few women）。 The puns and bold drawings were very different from the U。S。's own superhero comics， providing a glimpse into another world。 Time moved on and I had 2020 bk 242。 Once upon a time， in the 1970's， my high school librarian introduced us to Asterix。 It was through Asterix that I realized there was a whole other part of European history that was not Anglo centric。 That the areas of France， Germany， and the low country were populated with people who had their own ideas （although seemingly few women）。 The puns and bold drawings were very different from the U。S。's own superhero comics， providing a glimpse into another world。 Time moved on and I had all but forgotten my enjoyment of Asterix and then。。。 a chance encounter on Amazon Smile and I have spent the last few evenings revisiting the small Gaulish village。 The stories have held up well these past 50 years and are as enjoyable today as they were then。 I've got the next Omnibus on order already。 。。。more
Chase
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I remember Asterix comics from high school French class。 Trying to translate/understand them felt more like a punishment though。 I encountered them again during a trip to Brussels where I visited the Belgian Comic Strip Center and the MOOF Museum。 Thanks to Papercutz for the ARC I finally got around to reading and enjoying these stories。 I really enjoyed the rich humor in this collection， and there is so much to take in with the art work。 I've truly become a fan of this series and plan to contin I remember Asterix comics from high school French class。 Trying to translate/understand them felt more like a punishment though。 I encountered them again during a trip to Brussels where I visited the Belgian Comic Strip Center and the MOOF Museum。 Thanks to Papercutz for the ARC I finally got around to reading and enjoying these stories。 I really enjoyed the rich humor in this collection， and there is so much to take in with the art work。 I've truly become a fan of this series and plan to continue reading these new translations。 。。。more
Kevin Vrieze
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