Asterix the Gaul adventures - Vol. 27 - Asterix and Son

Written and illustrated by: Uderzo
Original title: Le Fils d'Astérix
Published by: Les Editions Albert René
First album edition: 1983

A baby boy is left in a basket outside Asterix's hut - who can have dumped the foundling there, and why? Childcare is something new to the Gaulish warriors, but Asterix and Obelix do their best, although they have had more practice in thumping Romans. Childcare is also new to Crismus Cactus, Prefect of Gaul, who finds himself masquerading as a Gaulish nursemaid.

Why are the Romans after the baby - and just what plot is the treacherous Brutus hatching against Julius Caesar? As usual, it's up to Asterix and Obelix to find out … and to save the day …

Vol. 24
Asterix in Belgium

Vol. 25
Asterix and the Great Divide

Vol. 26
Asterix and the Black Gold

Vol. 27
Asterix and Son

Vol. 28
Asterix and the Magic Carpet

Vol. 29
Asterix and the Secret Weapon

Vol. 30
Asterix and Obelix all at Sea

What the druids have to say about Asterix and Son

One of the best scripts by Albert Uderzo. It sees the return of great characters such as Caesar and Cleopatra, people that readers clamour for as much as they do Panacea.

What a wonderful idea to attribute fatherhood to one of our favourite heroes!

When it came out, the album had a print run of 2,055,000. It is one of the most popular in the series, given that the French edition alone is now in its 39th reprint.

Character profiles of the album Asterix and Son

Asterix , Brutus , Cacofonix , Cleopatra , Dogmatix , Fulliautomatix , Geriatrix , Getafix , Obelix , Pegleg , Pirate Lookout , Redbeard , Vitalstatistix...

Various versions of the album Asterix and Son

Le fils d'Astérix - French - Editions Albert René
Le fils d'Astérix - French - Editions Albert René - La Grande Collection
Der Sohn des Asterix - German (Paperback) - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
Der Sohn des Asterix - German - Ehapa - Die Utimative Edition
El hijo de Asterix - Spanish - Salvat
El hijo de Asterix - Spanish - Salvat La colección
O Filho de Astérix - Portuguese - ASA
O Filho de Astérix - Portuguese - A colecção – Salvat
O Filho de Asterix - Brazilian (Portuguese) - Record
El Fill d'Astèrix - Catalan - Salvat
Asterix ans Son - English - Orion
De zoon van Asterix - Dutch (Paperback) - Editions Albert René
Asterixin Poika - Finnish - Egmont Kustannus OY AB
Ο γιος του Αστεριξ - O gios tou Asterix - Greek - Mamouth
Il figlio di Asterix - Italian - Mondadori
Filius Asterigis - Latin - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
아스테릭스의 아기 - Asteriks-ui Agi - Korean - Moonji
Asterix & søn - Danish - Egmont A/S
Asterix & Son - Swedish - Egmont AB
Asteriks'in oglu - Turkish - Remzi Kitabevi
Asterixův syn - Czech - Egmont ČR, Prague
Däm Asterix singe Jung - Mundart 03 - Kölsch I
Em Asterix soi Bobbelsche - Mundart 19 - Pfälzisch II
Asterix sein Ulligen - Mundart 25 - Ruhrdeutsch II
Asterix sien Söhn - Mundart 27 - Ostfriesisch I
Am Asterix sei Butzawaggele - Mundart 58 - Schwäbisch V