R. GOSCINNY A. UDERZO MMU FisGOSCINNY AND UDERZO PRESENT An Asterix Adventure ASTERIX AND THE PICTS Written by JEAN-YVES FERRI Ilustrated by DIDIER CONRAD Translated by ANTHEA BELL ‘lour by THIERRY MEBARKI, MURIELLE LERO!, RAPHAEL DELERUE St SBCongratulations to SJean-Yoos Frrri ancl Didier Conmed for having the courage and alent to write and dra this new Aeris album. Thanks to them, the Gaulsh village covated with my friend René Soseiony oan goon having new adventures to delight readers of the series Abert Uderse Fhe memory of Brent Seseinny ts never far oa when Aeris ts being brought tobi Halil the present. the hage talent of Mbert Ulorse has worked te preserve it. Teday, new that AMbert has walehed ever the production ofthe frst allam on which the eriginal cvvators did not work, I lke to think that my father weld be proud of the anthers to shew we have catrasted te famous litle Gaul —as proud and happy ws Sam Anne Gessnny WS te. Engh nda ose er fans Ab et ‘Cel ate sachet Pn “Th pt a Fr tb eid th thr na shi die Cale il htt che indi AC og dr bck eae fm th rh bay “hela maturing pvc pee cn eee ep ot cryafew of the Gaul IsThe yeor is SOBC. Gauls entirely occupied by the Romans Well not entitaly... One small vilage of indomitable Gaus still holds out agoinst the invaders. And lfe is not easy for the Roman legioneries who garison the fortiied camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Loudanum and Compenaium‘MY FEVER PASSES OFF, AND I’M DRESSED LiKE THIS! IS iT THE LATEST FASHION, = A ‘OR WHAT?a ey [MACAROON! WATCH) — ‘OUT! SHE'S AFTER — ee > y la u — &‘COME FILL UP MY CUP, COME FILL[THAT's ENOUGH SUPERSTITIOUS TALK! WHAT WiLL OUR "ROMAN ALLIES THINK? THEY’RE BANG UP TO WITH THE VERY LATEST IN THE ANCIENT Wortptiy,NO YOU WiLL NOT DRAW UP ALiST! Can YOU WiLL NOT fa LisT!1 WAS TALKING: ANDI | ,THE FUTURE QUEEN ANDI \,TO THE FUTURE | | APVISE YOU | DON’T NEED YOUR ADVICE, ‘QUEEN, TO CHANGE 'STER ASTERIX! MISTER 7 ASTERIX GIVES TOO MUCH ‘ADVICE ANYWAY! “DON'T SAiL THAT SHiP, DON’T TOSS | THAT CABER, DON’T HiT THAT BARD AND GNGNGN AND...” SHUT ‘UP, OBELIX! ‘THERE’S TOO PA MUCH OF ANWE WANT TO LAND, BUT THIS ‘THING WON'T LET US!‘SOPITER’S SAKE! AND NOW WE'LL HAVEdaughter of the old king. Howeven the treacherous chieftain, MacCebacas, pl help of the Romens! What swith caber-tossing, bagpipes: ialted water and an enormous ‘otter in the loch, cam the Gouls reunite Maciroon and Camomilla and enjoy some Romatibashing ‘along the way? l £1099 ISUKONLY