By Tutatis, everything there is to know about the Gaul Asterix!

To receive the 36th installment of the adventures of Asterix, “The Caesar Papyrus”, as you deserve, you must be properly equipped. And nothing better for this than a dictionary that tracks Asterix from A to Z (Lunwerg), a work that is not only an invitation to pure and simple entertainment based on the immortal couple of Gauls who make things impossible for the Romans, but also a perfect opportunity to become a specialist in the universe created by the brilliant Goscinny and Uderzo and has sold more than 350 million albums worldwide.

Organized in the form of an alphabet, the book is a visual feast with more than 200 images that include original plates, covers, period photos, scripts, notes… A true feast for veteran fans and an invitation to the youngest to immerse yourself and learn new things about a comic milestone, from the juiciest anecdotes to the sketches that allow you to get closer to the gestation and development of the work. With the approval of the National Library of France and Uderzo himself, in addition to the support of Goscinny's heirs, Asterix from A to Z travels through sixty years of history in which Asterix and his friend Obelix have given an example of irresistible humor at the service of a message of pride (French, but without falling into chauvinism), rebellion and camaraderie, with witty references to current events. each era and playing to put famous characters to shame with vignettes full of colorful and sharp pranks. The historical fact of the relentless fight with the imagination as a weapon of mass entertainment has allowed Asterix to review the most solemn story and, in the process, pay tribute to the gastronomy that so attracts the plump and forceful Obélix.

Intelligence and strength are shared between two characters known throughout the planet to whom the author of the dictionary Carine Picaud, curator of the exhibition from which the idea of ​​this book arose, becomes the protagonists of a volume that is information and game, tribute and testimony. Latin quotes, onomatopoeias, stereotypes, myths, influences, Goths, graphics, potions, banquets, characters… In short: everything you need to know to not get lost in the exhilarating Gallic settings.