Talk:List of Asterix volumes

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[edit] Other Volumes

On my copy of Asterix in Belgium U.K. version, the reverse shows all issues of the comics until Flying Carpet, and there are 6 additional comics there that are not anywhere in this article. They are:

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Asterix Versus Caesar
The First Asterix Frieze
Asterix Adventure Games: Asterix to the Rescue
Asterix Adventure Games: Operation Britain
Asterix Adventure Games: Asterix Against All Odds 

Is there anyone who has any iformation on these issues of the comics? Bhargav mr 15:16, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

None of those are real comics. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix and Asterix Versus Caesar are movie tie ins. The other three are "game" albums: they contain panels from various comic books and have puzzles, simple mazes, and jokes. -- Jordi·✆ 15:11, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

What about "The First Asterix Frieze?" Bhargav mr 15:18, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

According to [1]: "A book of pop-ups or pullouts (Friezes) featuring our favorite Gauls". I have never seen this one myself. -- Jordi·✆ 15:26, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Order of publication?

Is the order of publication the one for the original French versions? Or is it the date of publication of the English translation? The official German numbering scheme for the early books certainly seems incompatible with this list (e.g. "The Golden Sickle" is number 5, "Asterix the Gladiator" is number 3 in Germany). --Stephan Schulz 23:58, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

The order given here is the original (French) order of publication — and due to internal references & consistency, the only order that really makes sense (real world historical issues aside) ... Most translations to other languages have been out of order since some albums are easier than others due to the regional reference puns/in-jokes (or rather lack of them) and there was also a tendency to do the more popular albums first ...--Invisifan 00:21, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! --Stephan Schulz 05:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

The English translations are now numbered in the same sequence as the original French (at least the new editions from Orion) Nfitz 03:37, 13 September 2006 (UTC)