In the fall of 2019, a very small and a very fat comic book hero will again experience new adventures: Egmont-Verlag announces the new Asterix and Obelix comic "The Daughter of Vercingetorix" for the 24th of October, the 38th edition of the series , which appears in Germany since 1968.
It will be the fourth Asterix story that Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad will take care of after being taken over by Albert Uderzo in 2012. Most recently, in 2017, the band "Asterix in Italy" was released.
In the new adventure, it will now go to the offspring of the legendary, historically guaranteed Arvernerchieftupt Vercingetorix. Ferri and Conrad are thus continuing the tradition of the comic series, as he already had a legendary appearance in the classic band "Asterix and the Arverni" - until today one of the most popular Asterix comics.
The Egmont publishing house outlines the new adventure in its press release: "After the hardships of their last trip, Asterix and Obelix would have liked to enjoy the tranquility in tranquil Aremorica, but unfortunately nothing will come of it!" A mysterious girl comes to the village accompanied by Two Arverni chiefs, the three are on the run from Julius Caesar and his legionnaires, and for good reason: The village is rumored that the father of the young girl is none other than Vercingetorix, the great Arvern chief, who was once at Alesia of Julius Caesar was beaten! "
The comic series goes back to Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. Since inventing Asterix and his cronies in 1959, 375 million albums have been sold worldwide. The stories were translated into 111 languages and dialects, making Asterix the most successful book in France. Illustrator Uderzo celebrates his 92nd birthday in April. Goscinny died in 1977.