THE ae GUIDE
®LIST OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:
Bonus Section 1
CHAPTER TWO:
Bonus Section 2:
Pits
FOREWORD by Albert: Uderzo
INTRODUCTION
ALL GAUL IS CONQUERED
THE ORIGIN OF ASTERIX
An Oscar-winning Asterix fan
Spot the Authors
IF ANYONE SHOULD EVER BE FOOL
ENOUGH TO WRITE THE STORY OF OUR
VILLAGE . .
ASTERIX'S DEVELOPMENT
The Village with No Name
The Asterix Book League Table
A Soft Spot for Chickens
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SleCHAPTER THREE:
Bonus Section 3
CHAPTER FOUR:
Bonus Section 4:
| DON’T UNDERSTAND A WORD OF IT!
TRANSLATING ASTERIX
The Asterix Languages
How to Create an Asterix Book
The Big Noses
What Really Goes into the Magic Potion?
A FEW MORE OF THE GAULS
Impedimenta and Fulliautomatix
VENI, VIDI, VICI,
AND ALL THEY DO IS LAUGH!
COMEDY IN ASTERIX
A FEW MORE OF THE GAULS:
Geriatrix and Dogmatix
Julius Caesar and the Pirates
Nobody's Perfect
GLOSSARY OF LATIN PHRASES IN ASTERIX
NOTES
INDEX
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