by Albert Uderzo, René Goscinny · Orion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780752847740
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«Asterix and the Black Gold» is the humour and adventure comic by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, published by Orion in paperback (48 pages, in English).
When the Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis forgets the order of rock oil for Getafix's magic potion, Asterix and Obelix travel to the Middle East in search of black gold. The mission becomes complicated with the appearance of the Roman agent Dubbelosix, ready to intercept them with his folding chariot loaded with espionage gadgets.
Album number 26 in The Adventures of Asterix series. Originally published in French as L'Odyssée d'Astérix, this English edition came out in 2002 with translation by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.
Recommended reading for ages 8 to 11, for both new readers and followers of Asterix's adventures.
Alberto Aleandro Uderzo, better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the Astérix series in collaboration with René Goscinny. He also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, again with Goscinny. Uderzo retired in September 2011.
