Goscinny

When the Normans invade the Gaulish village, Asterix and his friends try to teach them the meaning of fear.

Presents a collection of nineteen short stories by Rene Goscinny, author of the "Asterix' comics, originally published in 1960, and explores the adventures of a young school boy, Nicholas, and his friends who always seem to end up in trouble. Includes illustrations.

More stories about Nicholas the popular little French school boy.

Nicholas is invited to a birthday party by the girl next door, plays a very messy game of chess, and learns that walking on your hands is much harder than turning somersaults.

Asterix is celebrating 60 sensational years as an international comics superstar, and in the first collected edition from Papercutz, the stories are newly translated into American English for a new generation of fans! The story of Asterix starts here. These are the first three adventures of Asterix as he defends his tiny village from the overwhelming forces of the Roman Empire. Join the short, spunky, and super-powerful warrior from Gaul and his faithful...

Asterix narrates the story of how his friend Obelix obtained his superhuman strength as a young boy by falling into a cauldron of magic potion.

All of the Asterix stories feature references to Obelix falling into the Druid's Cauldron of magic potion when he was about six years old. This was the event through which he derived his phenomenal physical strength. Here is the full story of how it happened.