Excitement greets Asterix's first book out in eight years


A girl reads 'Asterix Chez Les Pictes' (Asterix And The Picts), the new comic of the popular 'Asterix' series written and illustrated respectively by France¿s Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad, on Oct 23, 2013, in Paris, on the eve of its release. - AFP

The newest instalment set in Scotland has been hailed as a ‘triumphant return’ by the European press.

COMIC book hero Asterix and his rotund sidekick Obelix returned for their first new adventure in eight years on Thursday, reviving a global phenomenon that has sold millions of copies around the world.

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