by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo · Hodder Dargaud · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340183205
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«Asterix the Gladiator» is the adventure and humour comic by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, published by Hodder Dargaud in paperback (48 pages, in English).
When the Romans capture the village bard and send him to Rome as a gift for Julius Caesar, Asterix and Obelix infiltrate the world of the gladiators to free him. Between training sessions and fights in the circus, the pair will have to use their wits and strength to get the musician out of the arena before he is devoured by the lions.
Part of the Asterix series. Work originally published as «Astérix gladiateur» in 1964; this edition is from 1974. Translation by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.
Aimed at child and young adult readers and at fans of the Gaulish warrior Asterix.
René Goscinny was a French comic editor and writer, who created the Asterix comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Born in France to a Jewish family from Poland, he spent his childhood in Argentina where he attended French schools and later lived in the United States for a short period of time. There he met Belgian cartoonist Morris. After his return to France, they collaborated for more than 20 years on the comic series Lucky Luke.
