Asterix

*Asterix*
(*Astérix le Gaulois*)
Asterix; (Astérix le Gaulois)
Publication information
Publisher	Dargaud, Éditions Albert René, Hachette for canonical volumes in French; others for non-canonical volumes (1976–1996) in French; Hodder, Hachette and others for non-canonical volumes (1976–1996) in English
Title(s)
	Full list
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) Pilote.
Genre	Comedy; Satire;
Publication date	29 October 1959–present (original); 1969–present (English translation)
Creative team
Writer(s)	René Goscinny (1959–1977); Albert Uderzo (1980–2009); Jean-Yves Ferri (2013–2021); Fabcaro (2023–present);
Artist(s)	Albert Uderzo (1959–2009); Didier Conrad (2013–present);
Translators	English: Anthea Bell, Derek Hockridge (1969–2013); Anthea Bell (2013–2016); Adriana Hunter (2017–present);

Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa], "Asterix the Gaul") is a bande dessinée comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors (including the titular hero Asterix) who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Republic, with the aid of a magic potion, during the era of Julius Caesar, in an ahistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars.

The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comic magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until Goscinny's death in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette; he died in 2020. In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over. As of 2023, 40 volumes have been released; the most recent was penned by new writer Fabrice Caro and released on 26 October 2023.

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