How Obelix Fell Into the Magic Potion: When He Was a Little Boy (Asterix) [Hardcover]

Rene Goscinny (Author), Albert Uderzo (Author)

Book Description

Series: Asterix

Every one of the Asterix stories refers to a decisive moment in Obelix’s life: when he, as a six-year-old boy, fell into the Druid’s cauldron of magic potion. As a consequence of this accident, he developed phenomenal physical strength. But what actually happened? How did Obelix make that life-altering plunge?

Here is the full story of what took place on that incredible day.

 

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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 October 29, 1959 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Orion (October 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1444000268
• ISBN-13: 978-1444000269
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How Obelix fell into the...., August 12, 2001

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Peter Szakacs (Longmont, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asterix How Obelix Fell into the Magic Cauldron When He Was a Little Boy (Library Binding)

I love this book!! It's not a comic book, but it tells you everything about Asterix's and Obelix's chlidhood, including that how Obelix fell into the magic potion. Asterix tells to the children Obelix fell the whole story. There are lots of full pages and 2 full pages pictures in it, and there are 10-12 lines text for every illustration. There are 32 pages in the book. The cover page isn't worked out, but the other pictures are great!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, November 10, 2009

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Bryn Mayr "go organic" (barre, vt usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How Obelix Fell Into the Magic Potion: When He Was a Little Boy (Asterix) (Hardcover)

This book is a rip-off. A very short narrative with typos. Don't waste your money. They spent more effort on the front cover than the contents!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars WARNING --- this is not a comic book (graphic novel)!, January 19, 2000

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This review is from: How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy (Asterix Comic) (Paperback)

I'm a big fan of the Asterix series, but I kind of expected this to be a typic Asterix "comic book". Instead, it's a text with illustrations! Yes, it's a nice story about when they were all kids, but I like the comic book format! This is more like your typical children's book! I was disappointed with the overall result! Besides, all through the series they mention how Obelix fell into a cauldron of magic potion when he was a baby, and that's how he got his permanent strength. But this book implies he was more like a little boy of 6 or 7 years old --- NOT EXACTLY A BABY! Anyway, I can't recommend this one!