reminded me how i used to enjoy the wonderful Asterix books from the library. wanted to introduce them to my kids and found this collection.
so pack that brand new ps4 away and introduce the kids to some magical books.
post 3 has link to zipped pdf of the full collection. other version through the link.
The series follows the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid, which gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonist, the titular character, Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The “ix” suffix of both names echoes the name of Vercingetorix, a historical Gaul chieftain. In many cases, the stories have them travel to various countries around the world, though other books are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village.
The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages, and it is popular in most European countries. Asterix is less well known in the United States and Japan.
The success of the series has led to the adaptation of several books into 11 films; eight animated, and three with live actors. There have also been a number of games based on the characters, and a theme park near Paris, Parc Astérix, is themed around the series. To date, 325 million copies of 34 Asterix books have been sold worldwide, making co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo France’s bestselling authors abroad
thanks this is what i needed, cant be bothered to sit and download every one indivdually
prowla1
29 Sep 16#4
Brilliant - I still have all the books from when I was a teenager!
fizz to prowla1
29 Sep 16#5
Wow, must have some collectors value. i googled earlier and a full set new version would cost about £90.
daydreamer44
29 Sep 16#6
Sweet memories :smiley:
biggrub
29 Sep 16#7
Awesome find! I love Asterix
Leer
29 Sep 16#8
thanks!! :smiley:
gregok
29 Sep 16#9
Brilliant, love Asterix.
cliffio76
29 Sep 161#10
cheers, found full collection of tintin in there too.
kdk
29 Sep 16#11
Can anybody explain to me how this is legal?
Avenger1324
29 Sep 162#12
Now I can Getafix of Asterix :smiley:
adamnsu
30 Sep 16#13
Thanks to OP. Any tintin version ?
vmakriyianni
30 Sep 16#15
ever so grateful...i grew up reading Asterix ...oh wowwww...thank you ..
LotusJas
30 Sep 16#16
Thanks OP :smiley:
zworld
30 Sep 16#17
Well done.
I am a huge fan of Asterix.
mocmocamoc
1 Oct 16#18
I have no knowledge on Asterix directly but this can't be legal, I know for a fact that Tintin books are still in copyright and can't belive Asterix is any different
fizz to mocmocamoc
1 Oct 16#19
When I posted this, I thought it was fine as it was on archive.org and thought that they must out of copyright, you are the second poster that has mentioned this.
I have not posted the tintin ones as checked copyright status on them and yes they are still in copyright.
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reminded me how i used to enjoy the wonderful Asterix books from the library. wanted to introduce them to my kids and found this collection.
so pack that brand new ps4 away and introduce the kids to some magical books.
post 3 has link to zipped pdf of the full collection. other version through the link.
The series follows the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Roman occupation. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid, which gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonist, the titular character, Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have various adventures. The “ix” suffix of both names echoes the name of Vercingetorix, a historical Gaul chieftain. In many cases, the stories have them travel to various countries around the world, though other books are set in and around their village. For much of the history of the series (Volumes 4 through 29), settings in Gaul and abroad alternated, with even-numbered volumes set abroad and odd-numbered volumes set in Gaul, mostly in the village.
The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into over 100 languages, and it is popular in most European countries. Asterix is less well known in the United States and Japan.
The success of the series has led to the adaptation of several books into 11 films; eight animated, and three with live actors. There have also been a number of games based on the characters, and a theme park near Paris, Parc Astérix, is themed around the series. To date, 325 million copies of 34 Asterix books have been sold worldwide, making co-creators René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo France’s bestselling authors abroad
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I am a huge fan of Asterix.
I have not posted the tintin ones as checked copyright status on them and yes they are still in copyright.
Update: Expired the deal.