{"product_id":"asterix-collector-vol-4-asterix-the-gladiator-hardcover","title":"Asterix Collector Vol. 4: Asterix the Gladiator - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRené Goscinny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlbert Uderzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international bestseller comic, ASTERIX, returns in a hardcover collector volume, with never-before-released archival photos and insights.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsterix suits up and prepares some good slaps in this continuation of the classic comic series, reprinted in a deluxe collector format.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRene Goscinny\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris in 1926. After growing up in Argentina, he came to America where he shared a studio with future Mad magazine co-founder Harvey Kurtzman and collaborators Will Elder and Jack Davis. In 1959, he founded the magazine Pilote which premiered what was to become the most successful comic series anywhere: Asterix. He died suddenly cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 51. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Uderzo was born in France 1927 to Italian Immigrants. In 1959 Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote magazine. Their creation, Asterix became a runaway success. After Goscinny's death in 1977, 26 volumes of Asterix were complete, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the Asterix books on his own, publishing 8 volumes. The cover credits still read \"Goscinny and Uderzo.\" He retired in 2011 but still oversees Asterix and the current publications by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 12.66 x 9.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63674892681565,"sku":"9781545820483","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/BpokKvx7sX9781545820483.webp?v=1772430927","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/asterix-collector-vol-4-asterix-the-gladiator-hardcover","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}