In the year 50 BC, Gaul is occupied by the Romans - nearly. But the small village of Asterix and his friends still resists the Roman legions with the aid of their druid's magic potion, which gives ...

Though France has produced many famous artists, intellectuals and statesmen who might serve as the iconic face of the nation, perhaps none is as universally recognizable — and beloved — as the ...

University of Nottingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Albert Uderzo, half of the team that created Asterix the Gaul, has died at the age of 92. Born in north-eastern ...

When people in the United States talk about great fantasy heroes, it’s all Conan, Bilbo, and Harry Potter. Nobody ever talks about the little French dude with the wings on his head. Asterix the Gaul ...

A theme park based on the beloved French comic strip series Asterix is to open in Germany, the first time the adventures of the pugnacious Gaul are to be the focus of an attraction outside France, its ...