{"product_id":"asterix-collector-vol-4-asterix-the-gladiator-rene-goscinny-hardcover-1","title":"Asterix Collector Vol. 4: Asterix the Gladiator -- René Goscinny, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe international bestseller comic, ASTERIX, returns in a hardcover collector volume, with never-before-released archival photos and insights.\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e René Goscinny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Papercutz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781545820483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRene Goscinny 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.","brand":"René Goscinny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46823406600420,"sku":"9781545820483","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781545820483.jpg?v=1760018989","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/asterix-collector-vol-4-asterix-the-gladiator-rene-goscinny-hardcover-1","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}