This time the Gauls, Asterix and Obelix, deal with a stranger who gives them and their fellow villagers a good shake-up. But can this 40th volume retain and win fans? The French comic book series ...

Alain Chabat, director of the 2002 live-action film 'Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra,' will direct the limited series based on the iconic comic books. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...

Asterix fever is hitting the French capital this week. As the doughty little Gaul and his man-mountain of a friend Obelix mark their 50th birthday, the whole of Paris seems to be celebrating with them ...

It’s been 50 years since the small but cunning warrior Asterix and his podgy stonemason pal Obelix began battling the armies of Julius Caesar in their remote village on the Brittany coast — the only ...

Asterix, the Franco-Belgian comic book character celebrating his 60th anniversary this year, is finally going to be getting the attention he deserves in the U.S., as independent publisher Papercutz ...

Astérix and his red-haired best friend Obélix make a return in this brand new adventure and the last story that Albert Uderzo was able to supervise. The wait is over for Astérix fans, as the Gaulish ...

Asterix and Obelix are joined by a Julian Assange inspired journalist in their latest adventure Asterix and the Missing Scroll. Asterix and his friend Obelix are ushered into the modern era in their ...

When people in the United States talk about great fantasy heroes, it’s all Conan, Bilbo, and Harry Potter. Nobody ever talks about the little French dude with the wings on his head. Asterix the Gaul ...

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After their last escapade in Scotland, the boisterous Gauls will be back in their homeland in "Asterix and the Missing Scroll", fighting alongside a reporter inspired by the real-life WikiLeaks ...

France’s beloved comic book heroes Asterix and Obelix have their latest incarnation in a Netflix miniseries that could win over new fans, notably in the United States and Asia. The plucky Gauls, ...