Asterix Collector Vol. 5: Asterix and the Banquet

For fans of the bestselling series ASTERIX. A big volume with backmatter sharing archival photos and creative insights!

Re-releasing the classic comic series in a larger format, with never-before-seen archival illustrations and scans.

Asterix makes a bet with a Roman Prefect to maintain the villages’ independence and isolation. Now he must travel around Gaul, collecting various delicacies--with the help of his trusty pal, Obelix. Can they get the food in time for their bet? And can Asterix once again win and protect the village?

Plus: Introducing the iconic tree-loving terrier, Dogmatix!

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926. After growing up in Argentina, he came to America where he shared a studio with future Mad magazine co-founder Harvey Kurtzman and collaborators Will Elder and Jack Davis. In 1959, he founded the magazine Pilote which premiered what was to become the most successful comic series anywhere: Asterix. He died suddenly cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 51.

Albert Uderzo was born in France 1927 to Italian Immigrants. In 1959 Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote magazine. Their creation, Asterix became a runaway success. After Goscinny’s death in 1977, 26 volumes of Asterix were complete, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the Asterix books on his own, publishing 8 volumes. The cover credits still read ＂Goscinny and Uderzo.＂ He retired in 2011 but still oversees Asterix and the current publications by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad.