Franchise / Asterix

"Par Toutatis!"^note ”By Toutatis!”

Astérix is a character created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo in 1959 for the French comic magazine Pilote. The series' growing success in Pilote got it published into albums soon after.

The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. Said village is the home of Astérix, who frequently goes on all kinds of adventures, often in order to foil the plans of the Romans. He is helped in his adventures by Getafix, the druid of the village who holds the secret of a Super-Strength-inducing potion, and most importantly his best friend Obelix, a heavyset (NEVER say "fat") menhir carver who fell in a cauldron of the aforementioned potion when he was a child, making the effects permanent on him.

Since its creation, Astérix has become a prominent figure in French culture, and has managed to acquire fame on an international level, a rare occurrence for a Franco-Belgian Comics character. The series has been translated in over a hundred languages, and the comic book series, currently 37 albums long, has been adapted into animated features, live-action movies, video games, theme parks, tabletop games and whatnot. It also notoriously features on mustard glasses.

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Comic book series:

• Asterix (since 1959) - For individual albums, see the Recap page.

Special albums

• Astérix et ses Amis (2007) - Special tribute album for Albert Uderzo on his 80th birthday.

Spin-Off

• Idéfix et les Irréductibles^note Dogmatix and the Indomitables (2020) - Prequel starring Dogmatix in Lutecia before he joined Asterix & Obelix.

Animation

Traditional animation films:

• Asterix the Gaul (1967)
• Asterix and Cleopatra (1968)
• The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
• Asterix Versus Caesar (1985)
• Asterix in Britain (1986)
• Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
• Asterix Conquers America (1994)
• Asterix and the Vikings (2006)

CGI animation films:

• The Mansions of the Gods (2014)
• The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)

Animated series:

• Idéfix et les Irréductibles ^note Dogmatix and the Indomitables(2021) (52-episode prequel TV series)
• Upcoming Netflix series directed by Alain Chabat

Live-action adaptations

• Two Romans in Gaul (1967) ^note One-hour TV special written by Goscinny and Uderzo. The Romans and other characters are live action, Asterix and Obelix are animated. It was broadcast as promotion for the release of Asterix the Gaul, making it the first time Asterix and Obelix were animated.

• Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)
• Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
• Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
• Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia (2012)
• Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)

Books

• How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy (1989) - Text with illustrations.

Theme parks

• Parc Asterix (opened in 1989)

Video games

• Asterix and the Magic Carpet (Action-adventure, 1987)
• Asterix Operation Getafix (Action-adventure, 1989)
• Asterix (Sega Master System) (Platform, 1991)
• Asterix (Beat-Em-Up, 1992)
• Asterix and the Great Rescue (Platform, 1993)
• Asterix: Caesar's Challenge (Interactive board game, 1995)
• Asterix: The Gallic War (Strategy, 1999)^note originally released as simply Asterix; the subtitle was added to its Updated Re-release in 2000
• Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (Minigames, 1999, based on the film)
• Asterix & Obelix XXL (Action-adventure, 2004)^note "Asterix & Obelix: Kick Buttix" in the U.S.
• Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum (Action-adventure, 2006)
• Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix (Platform, 2006)
• Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir (Action-adventure, 2019)
• Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! (2D Beat 'em Up, 2021)

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