Asterix and the Big Fight (Asterix (Darguard)) [Paperback]

Rene de Goscinny (Author), Goscinny (Author)

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Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Asterix (Darguard)

When the Romans persuade a Gaulish chief to challenge Vitalstatistix to single combat, no one worries much. But then a flying menhir hits Getaflix and he no longer remembers how to make his magic potion. Can Asterix help restore Getaflix’s memory?

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Dargaud Publishing International (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917201582
• ISBN-13: 978-0917201585
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,153,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too good to be true!!!, March 19, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Asterix and the big fight (Paperback)

This Asterix comic kicks! The characters' names are a litte wierd, but it's funny!

Two Romans, in attempt to take over the Gauls, challenge Cheif Vitalstatisix to a fight in which the winner took over the losers
village. The Gaul's druid, Getafix, loses his memory so the Gauls don't have any of the magic potion that he brews which gives the Gauls superhuman strength. It's up to Asterix and Obelix to restore the druid's memory so they can have some magic potion for the fight!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Menhir in the Big Fight, January 23, 2007

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This review is from: Asterix and the Big Fight (Paperback)

"Asterix and the Big Fight" is the seventh Asterix comic in the series, by Rene Goscinny and Albert Udzero, first published in 1966 in French. It's a pretty good one, with lots of gags and setups along the way.

There's an old Gaulish tradition where if one chief challenges another chief to a fight and wins, the winning chief gets the losers village. The Romans hear about this and get a big Gallo-Roman loving chief called Cassius Ceramix to fight against the chief of Asterix's village, Vitalstatistix. There shouldn't be any threat, but Obelix hit their druid Getafix over the head with a Menhir stone and made amnesia. Getafix can't make magic potion for Vitalstatistix's strength, because he can't remember anything. Chaos and panic follows. Will the Gallo-Romans win?

I like all the colours in this one. Worth a read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, Excellently drawn, Must Have, January 25, 2003

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This review is from: Asterix and the Big Fight (Asterix (Darguard)) (Paperback)

The Romans are upto no good, this time seeking the help of a rival (but loyal to the romans) Gaulish chief to challenge our indominatble chief Vitalstatistix to a fight. The winner becomes chief of both the tribes. The romans take it upon themselves to take the druid Getafix out of commission. they succeed, to some degree. And herein lies the story. One of the all-time favs with Asterix readers, the dialog is funny, the drawings funnier - a must have, must read, must buy... Pity these comics are not very popular in the USofA. In India it is possible to find Asterix comics in almost every decent bookstore :)