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Asterix Omnibus, Vol. 1

Asterix Omnibus, Vol. 1

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：René Goscinny
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Summary

The three stories that started it all -- gathered together in one beautiful volume！

Asterix the Gaul introduces us to our indomitable hero and his friends， who try to defend one small Gallic village from the surrounding Romans。 In Asterix and the Golden Sickle， he， Obelix， and Lutetia try to buy a new sickle for Getafix。 But somehow the sicklesmith has disappeared without a trace。 And Asterix and Obelix have to ride to the rescue when the Goths kidnap Getafix in Asterix and the Goths。

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Reviews

David Vial ，

Such a fun read！！！Great art and comedic moments！！ 😌

Adrian J。 ，

These albums are a lot shorter than I remember！ But still just as fun。What I find odd is that when I was 10， I had no trouble understanding the puns or the language references （benefit of being multilingual） but now I just don't get a lot of them。 I wonder。。。 was it just that 26 years ago I would think about them， but now I'm too ready to Google info？ These albums are a lot shorter than I remember！ But still just as fun。What I find odd is that when I was 10， I had no trouble understanding the puns or the language references （benefit of being multilingual） but now I just don't get a lot of them。 I wonder。。。 was it just that 26 years ago I would think about them， but now I'm too ready to Google info？ 。。。more

Bronson Everett Beals ，

Alright， let me begin by putting this statmenet out there: I do not normally read comic books and the only other experience I have with comic books is through The Adventures of Tintin （which I've not actually read but intend to very soon）。 I've always kind of considered them to be silly and I thought that I was too old for them。 Man was I wrong！！ Learning about the Asterix series a few weeks ago， I decided to put just one omnibus on hold at the library and I'm starting to regret just putting on Alright， let me begin by putting this statmenet out there: I do not normally read comic books and the only other experience I have with comic books is through The Adventures of Tintin （which I've not actually read but intend to very soon）。 I've always kind of considered them to be silly and I thought that I was too old for them。 Man was I wrong！！ Learning about the Asterix series a few weeks ago， I decided to put just one omnibus on hold at the library and I'm starting to regret just putting on hold one-I now want to read them all！ Suffice to say that I went ahead and put 5 more on hold this morning。 I also went back and forth about whether I include this as a book and count it towards my Goodreads reading goal。 After some deliberation， I decided that I would count these， but only as the omnibus'， which are collections of 3， not the individual comics。 On to the review。Vol。 1-Asterix the GaulThis was the first in the series and I wasn't sure whether I would like it or not。 I knew the basic premise of the series， but I had no idea what any of the actual comics were about on their own。 I gave it a shot and I wasn't disappointed！ Asterix the Gaul follows Asterix and all the other Gauls in a village in 50 BC with the Romans surrounding their small village。 Asterix has some friends， Obelix， a menhir delivery man， Getafix， the druid who brews the magic potion which gives the people in the town their legendary strength， etc。。 I LOVE Getafix。 He's awesome and I think he is H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S！！ When the Romans send in a spy to find out how the people of the village get all of their strength， the Roman spy finds out about the potion and relays this to his fellow legionaries。 They kidnap Getafix the druid and try to make him give them the recipe to the strength potion， what ensues is out of this world funny！ I won't spoil it but when I saw someone on YouTube say that you really can skip this one because the humor isn't quite there， I had to disagree with him。 It's FUNNY。 If you are on the fence， please read it。 I don't think you'll regret it。Vol。 2-Asterix and the Golden SickleI read this in the same day as Asterix the Gaul， which maybe caused me to be a bit Asterix'd out for the day， but I didn't think that this one was quite as funny as the first。 Compared to the first one， which I would give a 5 stars， I would give this one a 4 star rating。 However， that does not mean that I didn't like this book。 The premise is brilliant and there were some parts of this book which were wicked funny。 What I especially love is the names in this book， such as Navishtrix and Clovogarlix， which are knock-you-down funny， some of them， and the way that they treat the underground Golden Sickle dealers like a drug-trafficking ring。 I think that this is a must read if you're going to read the Asterix series and my criticism of some parts of the book which are a bit slower should not be taken that I don't like this book。 I do very much enjoy it-just not AS much as Vol。 1。Vol。 3-Asterix and the GothsI read half of this book yesterday night and half this morning and afternoon。 When I woke up this morning， I was WAY ready for some more Asterix and instantly the jokes were funnier after they had had a chance to sit for the night。 This book is tied， I think， with Asterix the Gaul because they are both incredibly written， illustrated， and tyranically funny！ Of course， from the beginning I knew I was going to like it since it features so heavily Getafix， the druid， whom I've already mentioned is my favorite character in the series。 The book follows Asterix， Obelix， and Getaix as they set off to the druid convention in western Gaul。 Since Getafix wins the druid of the year， the Goths （Roman term for Germans） kidnap Getafix and take him back to Germania。 When one of the other druids informs Asterix and Obelix of this， they are devastated and immediately set off to kidnap him back to Gaul。 Antics ensue。 The funniest parts are at the border and when Asterix， Obelix， and Getafix manage to turn the entire population of Germania against themselves with the goal of keeping themselves so focused on internal squabbles that they wouldn't try to invade Gaul again。 This worked。 I won't say too much because I think that any fan of Asterix needs to read these books。I found out through these comics that I can enjoy reading comic books and that they do come in forms that interest me。 I will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of my holds into the library and I very much hope that they continue to be just as funny and wonderful， if not funnier and better， as the ones that I just finished reading。 Happy Asterix-ing！！ 。。。more

Gavin Wask ，

I loved Asterix as a child， so thought I'd revisit them。 As an older reader， the writer's use of character names is even more fantastic， I get a lot more of the references now。It is still good fun， but I'm not as enamoured as I was as a kid， which is to be expected， so to any readers who want to revisit their youth， it is good fun but rose tinted glasses are definitely involved。 I loved Asterix as a child， so thought I'd revisit them。 As an older reader， the writer's use of character names is even more fantastic， I get a lot more of the references now。It is still good fun， but I'm not as enamoured as I was as a kid， which is to be expected， so to any readers who want to revisit their youth， it is good fun but rose tinted glasses are definitely involved。 。。。more

Michael ，

Charming， punny， well-drawn - I can see why this is such a regarded classic。 It skews toward a younger audience， so it's not something I'll read regularly， but I'll put it in my kids' room and hope they fall for it as their reading habits develop。 Charming， punny， well-drawn - I can see why this is such a regarded classic。 It skews toward a younger audience， so it's not something I'll read regularly， but I'll put it in my kids' room and hope they fall for it as their reading habits develop。 。。。more

Book collector ，

Another generic review。 The Asterix series was introduced to me by my father who loved them。 He bought me various random omnibus editions over the years and then I picked up the individual books that were missing from those。 Eventually I decided to buy the latest omnibus collections to replace the well read originals。 I love these books。 The art is never less than perfect throughout the original run， and even the latest new books continue the strong art。 The stories are all decent。 Some are stro Another generic review。 The Asterix series was introduced to me by my father who loved them。 He bought me various random omnibus editions over the years and then I picked up the individual books that were missing from those。 Eventually I decided to buy the latest omnibus collections to replace the well read originals。 I love these books。 The art is never less than perfect throughout the original run， and even the latest new books continue the strong art。 The stories are all decent。 Some are stronger than others but they are all fun to read and that's the main thing for me。 Despite some weaker stories they are all funny， entertaining reads。 The characters are great throughout the series with the regulars being joined by memorable guests in each book。 The Asterix series is still a favourite one of mine 40 odd years after first starting to read them。 As a child you find the art and broader humour draws you in。 As an adult you get the jokes you missed when you were younger。 A highly recommended series。 。。。more

Becca ，

I like this one， each story takes about 40 mins to read and can be enjoyed at all levels

Liekos ，

It's Asterix。 There are Gauls， Romans， Goths， Druids， spies， bandits， awful Latin jokes， puns， a lot of comic violence （both humorous and typical of comic-books。 Bang， bash， pow， anyone？）。 What more really needs to be said？I have an actual paper copy of this book， which was lovely。 Holding a book with pages and print is always a joy。 The colour and quality were excellent。 It was nice to go back to this series and read the Asterix books in order （I have never done that before。 I read them in what It's Asterix。 There are Gauls， Romans， Goths， Druids， spies， bandits， awful Latin jokes， puns， a lot of comic violence （both humorous and typical of comic-books。 Bang， bash， pow， anyone？）。 What more really needs to be said？I have an actual paper copy of this book， which was lovely。 Holding a book with pages and print is always a joy。 The colour and quality were excellent。 It was nice to go back to this series and read the Asterix books in order （I have never done that before。 I read them in whatever order I could get hold of them growing up）。 It was a really great， nostalgic read。 I read it for myself， then I sat and read it with my child。 We both thoroughly enjoyed the humour and adventures。 It is a classic。 。。。more

Daniel ，

This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book。 Rated 4。75 of 5I read my first Asterix comic sometime in the mid to late 1970's。 I remember this （I remember who had it and where I read it） because it really made an impression on me。 Here was a comic that was the perfect cross between the simple （in story and in art） Disney and Archie comics that my grandparents had lying around for their grandkids to read， and the heavy， detailed superhero comics that my friends and I used to read。 This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book。 Rated 4。75 of 5I read my first Asterix comic sometime in the mid to late 1970's。 I remember this （I remember who had it and where I read it） because it really made an impression on me。 Here was a comic that was the perfect cross between the simple （in story and in art） Disney and Archie comics that my grandparents had lying around for their grandkids to read， and the heavy， detailed superhero comics that my friends and I used to read。 Asterix was funny， smart， and the main characters were superhero strong and they were Gauls （I had no idea what the heck that meant） who were fighting against the Romans in 50 B。C。 （Now that I understood。） There was plenty of humor that teen-me picked up on， and as I read through this， most of that humor hasn't changed and yet it still made me chuckle。Publisher Orion is putting out an Omnibus edition of the Asterix comics。 This book， Omnibus #1， combines the first three issues of the Asterix comics: Asterix the Gaul， Asterix and the Golden Sickle， and Asterix and the Goths。 These three books really give the reader everything one needs to know about Asterix， the character， his powers， his sense of humor， and his friends。Right in the first book we learn that Asterix's power comes from a potion made by his druid friend， and that it will wear off from time to time。 We also learn that Asterix's friend， Obelisk， a big， simple-minded oaf with a good heart and very devoted to his friend， is permanently strong because he had fallen into a vat of the druid's elixir when he was a child。 But if he takes a drink of the potion now it would have a dangerous， negative effect on him。 We also learn about the dislike of the Romans and how Asterix and his friends are the last hold-outs against the mighty Roman army。 Of course， that Roman army are Keystone Kops， B。C。 style。This is not only fun nostalgia， but just good entertainment。 If you've never read an Asterix comic， this is the perfect place to start and you'll find it addicting and want to read more， which is good， because we should all take time out to laugh once in awhile。Looking for a good book？ Asterix Omnibus Vol。 1 is a graphic novel reprinting some very entertaining comics。 You should check it out。I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher， through Netgalley， in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Darius Ostrowski ，

So， as part of the release of Asterix Omnibus #1， I was given a preview of the first story （out of the three） covered in this volume， Asterix the Gaul。 This review refers to that story。For those of us unfamiliar with the Asterix series， the introductory chapter lays it all out: The Romans have invaded and conquered all of Gaul with the exception of one village holding out。 How do they do it？ By a combination of intelligence， cunning， and （of course） a secret potion that gives them strength。 Our So， as part of the release of Asterix Omnibus #1， I was given a preview of the first story （out of the three） covered in this volume， Asterix the Gaul。 This review refers to that story。For those of us unfamiliar with the Asterix series， the introductory chapter lays it all out: The Romans have invaded and conquered all of Gaul with the exception of one village holding out。 How do they do it？ By a combination of intelligence， cunning， and （of course） a secret potion that gives them strength。 Our main character， Asterix， is the one with most of the cunning and intelligence。 His constant companion， Obelix， is the brute force （he fell into a cauldron of the magic potion as a child and has perpetual strength） who is always hungry for boar。 And these are their adventures。In addition to the introductions and laying out the basics， the main plot of this first chapter deals with the Romans sending a spy into the village to find out their secret of how they manage to resist the Romans。 The spy is somewhat successful， but in the end will it make a difference？Enjoyable， quick read， the puns， names， and Latin exclamations will make you laugh。I requested and received a free advanced electronic copy from Papercutz via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more

Angel ，

Volume collects the first three volumes of the long running series。 If you wonder how it all started， this is a good place to start。 A nice collection with good humor for all ages。 （Full review on my blog later）

Peter Wesolowski ，

A great series the whole family can read。 The series gets better as it goes and Goscinny really hits his stride。 I have to admit that I am a fan of the names he chooses for the different characters。 There is not a story I can recall that did not make me laugh or at least smile。

CJ Bowen ，

So much silly fun。

Jennifer Bentley ，

One of the most engaging courses I ever enrolled in was a historiography class where we focused on the ideals of perspective and asked the question， "who owns history？" My professor was from France and shared with us comics that， in a fun and jovial way， expressed/explained these very concepts。 'Asterix' is wholly new to me and I am having fun reading the collected works！ Asterix has a friend Obelix。。。 in every panel， you see him the background building stone henges- that's how they were built！ One of the most engaging courses I ever enrolled in was a historiography class where we focused on the ideals of perspective and asked the question， "who owns history？" My professor was from France and shared with us comics that， in a fun and jovial way， expressed/explained these very concepts。 'Asterix' is wholly new to me and I am having fun reading the collected works！ Asterix has a friend Obelix。。。 in every panel， you see him the background building stone henges- that's how they were built！ haha！ 。。。more

Kevin Woron ，

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Catherine ，

Just silly fun

Dani （ダニ ¦ 다니） ，

Finally finished this big junk of a book。 I loved it。 Obviously。 It's my childhood。 Can't believe those 3 stories have been released early 60's。 Just epic。 Loved it when I was a kid， still love it as an adult。 Finally finished this big junk of a book。 I loved it。 Obviously。 It's my childhood。 Can't believe those 3 stories have been released early 60's。 Just epic。 Loved it when I was a kid， still love it as an adult。 。。。more

Daniel ，

Sta reci o ovim stripovima koje manje vise svi znaju。。。 pa nista :） Asteriksa， Obeliksa i ostale vecina nas poznaje tako da i nema neke poente ulziti u celu pricu。Lepi crtezi， opustene price koje nisu suvise ozbiljne al zabavne i samo prolete。 Pogled na istoriju koji nema veze sa istorijom i sluzi visa kao parodija na rimljane。 Ovo je naravno kolekcija koja skuplja prve tri price pa i samo pretstavlja uvid u istoriju:1。 Asteriks， galski junak za pocetak kazimo dosta ruzan dizajn nasih glavnih li Sta reci o ovim stripovima koje manje vise svi znaju。。。 pa nista :） Asteriksa， Obeliksa i ostale vecina nas poznaje tako da i nema neke poente ulziti u celu pricu。Lepi crtezi， opustene price koje nisu suvise ozbiljne al zabavne i samo prolete。 Pogled na istoriju koji nema veze sa istorijom i sluzi visa kao parodija na rimljane。 Ovo je naravno kolekcija koja skuplja prve tri price pa i samo pretstavlja uvid u istoriju:1。 Asteriks， galski junak za pocetak kazimo dosta ruzan dizajn nasih glavnih likova， za ne prepoznati。 Al to je nesto sto vecina stripova ima u pocetku， samo pogledajte originalnog Garfilda。 Drugi problem je posto je prva knjizica imamo dosta ekspozicije sto je mozda neophodno ali kvari tok price。 Sem toga vse ostalo je tu， humor， glupi rimljani i naravno CEZAr。2。 Zlatni srp Posto smo se upoznali sa likovima imamo vise mesta da malo upoznamo svet koji naseljuju。 Rimske patrole， razbojnici， divlje zivuljke i druge stavri koje bi mogle da prave problem da nema carobnog napitka。 Al opet glavna privlacnost su likovi koje srecemo， od prefekta pa nadalje。3。 Asteriks i Goti Obozavam nacin na koji su prikazali gotski jezik koristeci gotski font。 Odlicno。 Plus humor koji imamo od strane samog stripa kada objasnjava psovke ili pevanje。 Ti mali detalji jako puno doprinose sve ukupnom kvalitetu。Sve u svemu odlicna kolekcija i jedva cekam sledece nastavke。 。。。more

Tara Redd ，

You can mix a million puns into these boring， antic-bloated lesser Looney Tunes but you just can't make them funny。 You can mix a million puns into these boring， antic-bloated lesser Looney Tunes but you just can't make them funny。 。。。more

Tom Darrow ，

I've read Asterix in Britain dozens of times going back to my childhood and have a lot of great memories reading that book。 I'm not 35 and got this collection of the first three Asterix books， none of which I have read。 The stories are somewhat formulaic， but fun nonetheless。 They appeal to both younger and older audiences。 Children will appreciate the colorful drawings， likable characters and easy to understand dialogue。 Older readers will appreciate the puns in the character's names and amusin I've read Asterix in Britain dozens of times going back to my childhood and have a lot of great memories reading that book。 I'm not 35 and got this collection of the first three Asterix books， none of which I have read。 The stories are somewhat formulaic， but fun nonetheless。 They appeal to both younger and older audiences。 Children will appreciate the colorful drawings， likable characters and easy to understand dialogue。 Older readers will appreciate the puns in the character's names and amusing footnotes。 。。。more

Suhailah Iskandar ，

Vol 1 omnibus， done！ the invasion of the Goth and their creatively funny name like Rhetoric， Metric， & General Electric。。。 really love the part when Obelix blurted Ave By Jupiter to the Goth just because he doesn't speaks Goth。。。 well。。 good laugh and looking forward to Vol。2 Vol 1 omnibus， done！ the invasion of the Goth and their creatively funny name like Rhetoric， Metric， & General Electric。。。 really love the part when Obelix blurted Ave By Jupiter to the Goth just because he doesn't speaks Goth。。。 well。。 good laugh and looking forward to Vol。2 。。。more

Samuel ，

Very enjoyable funny read with very good installations。 Goscinny and Uderzo were very cleaver in making the different nationalities （only Gauls， Romans， and Goths in this volume though）。 It can be a bit difficult to read because unlike several American omnibus graphic novel collections each part is about 50 pages。

Tyler Robarge ，

Such a fun， hilarious read， and I just found out there cartoon movies for it。 If you're a fan of looney toons， Tom and Jerry， or just any old cartoons in general， this will be an enjoyable one。 I cannot wait to jump into the rest。 Such a fun， hilarious read， and I just found out there cartoon movies for it。 If you're a fan of looney toons， Tom and Jerry， or just any old cartoons in general， this will be an enjoyable one。 I cannot wait to jump into the rest。 。。。more

Brad Kennes ，

Lots of nostalgia reading through the first 3 stories。 Looking forward to the others。

Rick Davis ，

Good， old-fashioned Gallic fun！

Hafiz ，

Fun fun fun fun

James Miller ，

The Golden Sickle is excellent and stuffed with weak puns and excellent Latin gags （parsing fancy is a favourite）。 The other two are also good fun。

James Elkins ，

While I have been aware of Asterix for years， but this was my first foray into reading this classic European comic。 This was alot of fun， great art， more puns than I'm comfortable with but other wise， it's easy to see why this is a classic and beloved series。 While I have been aware of Asterix for years， but this was my first foray into reading this classic European comic。 This was alot of fun， great art， more puns than I'm comfortable with but other wise， it's easy to see why this is a classic and beloved series。 。。。more

Derrick ，

2。5

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