The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comic magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959.
As of 2017, 370million copies of Asterix books have been sold worldwide, with co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo being France's best-selling authors abroad. ==History== Prior to creating the Asterix series, Goscinny and Uderzo had previously had success with their series Oumpah-pah, which was published in Tintin magazine. Astérix was originally serialised in Pilote magazine, debuting in the first issue on 29 October 1959.
In 1961 the first book was put together, titled Asterix the Gaul.
In 1963, the third sold 40,000; the fourth, released in 1964, sold 150,000.
In 1963, the third sold 40,000; the fourth, released in 1964, sold 150,000.
The very first French satellite, Astérix, launched in 1965, was also named after the comics character.
It is one of the most visited sites in France, with around 1.6 million visitors per year. ==Influence in popular culture== The first French satellite, which was launched in 1965, was named Astérix-1 in honour of Asterix.
A year later, the fifth sold 300,000; 1966's Asterix and the Big Fight sold 400,000 upon initial publication.
The ninth Asterix volume, when first released in 1967, sold 1.2 million copies in two days. Uderzo's first preliminary sketches portrayed Asterix as a huge and strong traditional Gaulish warrior.
There are 18 films, 15 board games, 40 video games, and 1 theme park. ===Films=== Deux Romains en Gaule, 1967 black and white television film, mixed media, live-action with Asterix and Obelix animated.
These were included in an exhibition on Goscinny's life and career, and Asterix, in London's Jewish Museum in 2018. In 1970 William Morrow published English translations in hardback of three Asterix albums for the American market.
It was released in 1976, and was the 23rd volume to be published, but it has been rarely reprinted and is not considered to be canonical to the series.
It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until Goscinny's death in 1977.
Pilote was taken over by Georges Dargaud. When Goscinny died in 1977, Uderzo continued the series by popular demand of the readers, who implored him to continue.
A picture-book version of the same story was published in English translation as The Twelve Tasks of Asterix by Hodder & Stoughton in 1978. In 1996, a tribute album in honour of Albert Uderzo was released titled "Uderzo Croqué par ses Amis", a volume containing 21 short stories with Uderzo in Ancient Gaul.
The only English translations ever to be published were in the Asterix Annual 1980 and never an English standalone volume.
In particular, many video games were released by various computer game publishers. ===Theme park=== Parc Astérix, a theme park 22 miles north of Paris, based upon the series, was opened in 1989.
In 1990, the Uderzo and Goscinny families decided to sue Dargaud to take over the rights.
A picture-book version of the same story was published in English translation as The Twelve Tasks of Asterix by Hodder & Stoughton in 1978. In 1996, a tribute album in honour of Albert Uderzo was released titled "Uderzo Croqué par ses Amis", a volume containing 21 short stories with Uderzo in Ancient Gaul.
In 1998, after a long trial, Dargaud lost the rights to publish and sell the albums.
This volume was published by Soleil Productions and has not been translated into English In 2007, Éditions Albert René released a tribute volume titled Astérix et ses Amis, a 60-page volume of one-to-four-page short stories.
Uderzo decided to sell these rights to Hachette instead of Albert-René, but the publishing rights on new albums were still owned by Albert Uderzo (40%), Sylvie Uderzo (20%) and Anne Goscinny (40%). In December 2008, Uderzo sold his stake to Hachette, which took over the company.
Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette; he died in 2020.
In a letter published in the French newspaper Le Monde in 2009, Uderzo's daughter, Sylvie, attacked her father's decision to sell the family publishing firm and the rights to produce new Astérix adventures after his death.
In a 2009 issue of the same magazine, Asterix is described as being seen by some as a symbol for France's independence and defiance of globalisation.
In 2011, Uderzo announced that a new Asterix album was due out in 2013, with Jean-Yves Ferri writing the story and Frédéric Mébarki drawing it.
A year later, in 2012, the publisher Albert-René announced that Frédéric Mébarki had withdrawn from drawing the new album, due to the pressure he felt in following in the steps of Uderzo.
In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over.
In 2011, Uderzo announced that a new Asterix album was due out in 2013, with Jean-Yves Ferri writing the story and Frédéric Mébarki drawing it.
Comic artist Didier Conrad was officially announced to take over drawing duties from Mébarki, with the due date of the new album in 2013 unchanged. In January 2015, after the murders of seven cartoonists at the satirical Paris weekly Charlie Hebdo, Astérix creator Albert Uderzo came out of retirement to draw two Astérix pictures honouring the memories of the victims. ==List of titles== Numbers 1–24, 32 and 34 are by Goscinny and Uderzo.
Hockridge died in 2013, so Bell translated books 34 to 36 by herself, before retiring in 2016 for health reasons.
Comic artist Didier Conrad was officially announced to take over drawing duties from Mébarki, with the due date of the new album in 2013 unchanged. In January 2015, after the murders of seven cartoonists at the satirical Paris weekly Charlie Hebdo, Astérix creator Albert Uderzo came out of retirement to draw two Astérix pictures honouring the memories of the victims. ==List of titles== Numbers 1–24, 32 and 34 are by Goscinny and Uderzo.
, it has not been translated into English. In 2016, the French publisher Hachette, along with Anne Goscinny and Albert Uderzo decided to make the special issue album The XII Tasks of Asterix for the 40th anniversary of the film The Twelve Tasks of Asterix.
Hockridge died in 2013, so Bell translated books 34 to 36 by herself, before retiring in 2016 for health reasons.
As of 2017, 370million copies of Asterix books have been sold worldwide, with co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo being France's best-selling authors abroad. ==History== Prior to creating the Asterix series, Goscinny and Uderzo had previously had success with their series Oumpah-pah, which was published in Tintin magazine. Astérix was originally serialised in Pilote magazine, debuting in the first issue on 29 October 1959.
These were included in an exhibition on Goscinny's life and career, and Asterix, in London's Jewish Museum in 2018. In 1970 William Morrow published English translations in hardback of three Asterix albums for the American market.
, 38 volumes have been released, with the most recent released in October 2019. ==Description== Asterix comics usually start with the following introduction: The year is 50 BC.
Adriana Hunter is the present translator. US publisher Papercutz in December 2019 announced it would begin publishing "all-new more American translations" of the Asterix books, starting on 19 May 2020.
Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette; he died in 2020.
Adriana Hunter is the present translator. US publisher Papercutz in December 2019 announced it would begin publishing "all-new more American translations" of the Asterix books, starting on 19 May 2020.
The launch was postponed to 15 July 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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