Part: Asterix and The Big Fight. Asterix is a famous French Comic book, that has been translated into 100+ languages and dialects! (pretty impressive hah?). The first Asterix adventure (Asterix the Gaul) appeared in a magazine called Pilote and from then on, 32 other official Asterix comics have been published. Rene Goscinny wrote the books while Albert Uderzo illustrated them until the death of Goscinny aged 51. Uderzo then carried on the series. As well as the comic books, there have been many spin-offs including movie books, game books, Dogmatix books etc. Asterix is so popular, he even has his. | BOOK 9 GOSCINNY AND UDERZO c litar _and the Big Fight ÂÇ5 Í ASTERIX AND THE BIG FIGHT TEXT BY GOSCINNY DRAWINGS BY UDERZO TRANSLATED BYANTHEA BELL AND DEREK HOCKRIDGE HODDER DARGAUD LONDON SYDNEY AUCKLAND GAULISH VILLAGE COMPENDIUM LAUD AQUARIUM TOTORUM The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum Aquarium Laudanum and Compendium. GAUL roman conquest . vMj A R M O R I C A CEL TICA AQUI TA .