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3. 1989 – Operation Getafix (Astérix et le coup du menhir) – from Asterix and the Big Fight
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[edit] Format
The storyline in a volume is typically 44 pages long; the exceptions are Asterix and the Goths, which is 43
pages, Asterix Conquers Rome, which is 27 pages and Asterix and the Class Act, which is a collection of
short stories.[2]
[edit] In addition
In the mid 1980s a series of illustrated text stories appeared, with some original art, but mostly taken
and modified from existing albums. These were 26 pages in a smaller format than the normal albums
with large print. They are aimed at a younger audience and were not enthusiastically received;
translation into other languages was spotty.
1. 1984 – Les Pirates (The Pirates)
In 1989 a final illustrated story appeared. The story was by Goscinny (in 1965) with new, original art by
Uderzo. It was 32 pages and appeared in the larger format used for the regular albums. It was the only
one that was published in English:
* 1989 – Comment Obelix est tombe dans la marmite du druide quand il etait petit (How Obelix Fell
into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy)
Also in 1989–90 the first eight illustrated stories were reprinted in some locales as four books, each
containing two of the original stories.
In 2007, Editions Albert René published Astérix et ses Amis (Asterix and friends), a collection of short
Asterix stories written and drawn by, and in the distinctive styles of, a number of cartoonists other than
Uderzo. The book was dedicated to Uderzo on the occasion of his 80th birthday and carries a foreword
by Sylvie, his daughter.
3. 1989 – Operation Getafix (Astérix et le coup du menhir) – from Asterix and the Big Fight