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Asterix (French: Astérix) is a fictional character, created in 1959 as the hero of a series of volumes of French comic books by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). Uderzo has continued the series since the death of Goscinny in 1977.


The 33 books (1 of which is a compendium of short stories) have been translated into many languages, including dialects and even Latin and Ancient Greek. They are probably the most popular French comic in the world, and familiar to people of all ages in most European countries. Asterix is less well known in the United States and Japan, which both have strong comic book traditions of their own.


The key to the success of the series is that it contains comic elements for all ages: young children like the fist-fights and other visual gags, while adults can appreciate the cleverness of the allusions and puns that sparkle throughout the texts.


Note: the names of the characters contain puns, and vary with translation into other languages.



Several books have been made into films, mostly animated, some with live actors.