This really is a great set and if you're a big Asterix fan it's definitely worth adding to your collection. I grew up on these books so it's awesome that I get to take the adventure again with my son as we read them together. In November 2019 it was announced that the american publisher Papercutz would take over the american licence for the comic title Asterix and begin to reprint all of its stories in an Omnibus series begining in 2020. Future volumes was said to be planned to get released at a pace of four volumes per year. [1] The series was initially planned to launch with its first two volumes concurrent on May 19, 2020. [2] However due to the 2020 pandemic their release date was pushed forward til July the same year. [3] The first volume Asterix Omnibus Vol. 1 was finally launched to the US market on July 14, 2020 with a print run of 20,000 hardcover copies plus an additional 50,000 softcover copies. [4] Format Graeme McMillan (November 7, 2019). "Classic French Comic 'Asterix' to Get U.S. Rollout in 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Most Asterix fans will agree that the Goscinny era is the franchise’s strongest. Uderzo’s first books after Goscinny’s sudden passing are enjoyable, but his later efforts are problematic. The recent efforts from Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad are worthy – a rebound from Uderzo’s later albums, but not as strong as Goscinny’s best.

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Rich Johnston (June 29, 2020). "Retailers Asked to Hold Asterix Omnibuses For Two More Weeks". Bleeding Cool. Also in 1989–90 the first eight illustrated stories were reprinted in some locales as four books, each containing two of the original stories. https://www.gamesradar.com/fcbd-2020-x-men-1-leads-free-comic-book-summer-week-1-titles/ Retrieved 2020- 08-29 urn:lcp:asterixomnibus2a0000unse:epub:89e7c73c-fb27-49df-bcfe-d4facaa41999 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier asterixomnibus2a0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2s80nk6d2p Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781444004243 The Normans are fearless to the point of not even understanding the concept, so they travel to Gaul where they kidnap chief Vitalstatistix's cowardly visiting nephew Justforkix to teach them fear.

A poisoned Roman tax inspector is given sanctuary in the village. Asterix and Obelix are sent to Switzerland to recover edelweiss, which is needed to cure him. In which Asterix, Obelix, and Cacofonix travel to India on a magic carpet. It was fast-moving enough to entertain me as a kid, but in hindsight it marks the start of an era where Uderzo is out of new ideas for stories and relies on novelty to drive the series. One small village in Britain still holds out against the Roman invaders. But with no magic potion, they need help, so Asterix's cousin Anticlimax comes to Gaul seeking aid. George Marston (July 13, 2020). "FCBD 2020 X-Men #1 leads Free Comic Book Summer week 1 titles". GamesRadar+.

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Asterix and Obelix All at Sea is a fast-paced adventure that represents Asterix at its least coherent. There’s little explanation for Obelix’s various states of metamorphosis, and it seems likely that Uderzo was making it up as he went along. It’ll probably work for kids, but requires too much suspension of disbelief for adult readers to truly enjoy. Fabcaro replaces Jean-Yves Ferrias the writer of the series with Didier Conrad continuing to draw the comics. a b Mark Kennedy (July 8, 2019). "Comic hero 'Asterix' plans friendly assault on the New World". The Chronicle-Journal.Rival aliens visit the Gaulish village in search of the Gaul's great weapon, which is "known throughout the universe". The aliens battle each other, and the magic potion later proves to have an unexpected side-effect on them.