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News, Gossip and Rumours from Asterix around the World Most of these news items are concerned with the international publication of Asterix comic books. However, we try to cover all news of Asterix, including media appearances and new products... but we need your help. Items other than comic translations are presented against a coloured background. |
| The Picts are coming! | |
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| The French magazine LivresHebdo for the professional bookshops has written an introduction for the new story. A footnote lists all 23 languages that are appearing on the 23 of october with the new book. Two languages follow a little later in december. Good news is the return of a Scottish Gaelic edition, but also a new language in asterix' universe, Scots, will make an entrance. (Scots is not Celtic). Can't wait! (6 June 13) | |
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Asterix in China! |
| Asterix has now an official publisher in China, New Star. The publishing house has announced to publish the whole series, 高卢英雄历险记, starting with the first 10 albums, which are now available at www.amazon.cn or at Ming Ya our favourite Chinese bookshop here in NL. (11 May 13) | |
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Happy Birthday Albert! |
| Joyeux anniversaire! This week Albert Uderzo artist and "father" of Asterix celebrates his 86th birthday, on April 25. Many happy and healthy years from the villagers (eeuh, fans). (21 April 13) | |
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Astérix chez les Pictes |
| Exciting news that we learned from the official facebook pages of Asterix and Obelix / Editions AlbertRené! The title of the new book will be Astérix chez les Pictes. This means our friends will be travelling again: the Picts are an ancient Celtic tribe living in northern Scotland. Yes, we are looking forward to that book. Also our collector's heart starts beating louder. We know of only a single book issued in Scottisch Gaelic, which unfortunately is out of print quite some time now. Time for a new initiative? (26 March 13) | |
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At the start of a new album |
| The new artists of Asterix are working hard on the new album that is destined to appear in october. A short video has been posted on youtube. You can see Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad tell about writing and drawing Asterix, in French with English subtitles. Don't expect any secrets to be reveiled though! (8 February 13) |
