Asterix: Asterix and The Missing Scroll

Asterix Series

Author: Jean-Yves Ferri

Illustrator: Didier Conrad

Book 36 in the Asterix series

Pages: 48

Published: 2015

Age: 9+

Following in the footsteps of Goscinny and Uderzo, Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad have created the 36th Asterix album, which centres around a mysterious missing scroll.

Caesar is back...And he's not happy! Hardly surprising, considering the Missing Scroll of the title belongs to big, bad Caesar himself! But we also learn about a book that means a great deal to dear old Julius...Could it be the famous Comments on the Gallic War?

News from the Village All is calm with Asterix and his friends, but is all that about to change?

A new baddie for the collection: Libellus Blockbustus "The better the villain, the better the film..." Alfred Hitchcock's famous adage applies just as well to Asterix, whose rollcall of baddies (Codfix, Tortuous Convolvulus, Caius Preposterus, Artifis, etc.) is impressive! Asterix and the Missing Scroll features an evil new character: Libellus Blockbustus.

Join millions of fans worldwide to celebrate Asterix and the Gauls in their latest adventure!

About the Asterix Series

Reading age: 8+ years

Asterix (originally Astérix le gaulois) 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 are frequently engaged in hilarious and often action-packed adventures.

The Asterix series is one of the most popular comics in the world, with the series' 35 volumes having been translated into more than 100 languages. Fans of classic comic strips such as The Adventures of Tintin and Calvin and Hobbes will be delighted by the chaotic adventures of Asterix and his companion Obelix.