Asterix and the Banquet

Written by: Goscinny – Drawings by: Uderzo
Original title: Le Tour de Gaule
Published by: Hachette Livre
First published by: Pilote no. 172 (07/02/1963)
First album edition: 1965

Gaul, now France, has always been famous for its food and drink – so when, for a bet with the Romans, Asterix and Obelix travel round collecting local delicacies they start on the journey home with all sorts of goodies.

First, however, they must outwit the thieves Villanus and Unscrupulous. And who’s that little dog who has been following them all the way?

What the druids have to say about the album

This is the album that will seal the phenomenal fate of Asterix. The comic strip is becoming a kind of sociological work by bringing together just about all that unites Franco-Gauls under the seal of humour, talent and tenderness.

In the original cut-out of the album written by René Goscinny, there was the following instruction: Both go into a shop with the sign: ‘pork butcher’s shop – grocery’. A little dog is at the door.

Strangely, the last line, which seems innocent enough, is underlined. It may be what drove Albert Uderzo to give a more important role to the little dog in his drawings. Idéfix (the dog’s French name) did not yet have a name in Asterix and the Banquet but got one a little later, after a competition in Pilote magazine.

Today, the little dog is called, variously and depending on the translation: Dogmatix, Idefiks, Ideefix, Kuzifix, Ideiafix, and even Snupix!

Character profiles of the album

Various versions of the album

Le tour de Gaule d’Astérix – Français – Editions Hachette
Le tour de Gaule d’Astérix – Français – Editions Hachette – La Grande Collection
Tour de France – Allemand – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
Tour de France – Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Edition
La vuelta a la Galia de Asterix – Espagnol – Salvat
La vuelta a la Galia de Asterix – Espagnol – Salvat La colección
La vuelta a la Galia de Asterix – Espagnol – Salvat La Gran Colección
La volta a la Gàl-lia d’Astèrix – Catalan – Salvat
A Volta à Gália de Astérix – Portugais – ASA
A Volta à Gália de Astérix – Portugais – A colecção – Salvat
Asterix and the Banquet – Anglais – Orion
Asterix en de ronde van Gallia – Néerlandais – Editions Hachette
Asterix lyö vetoa – Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB
Asterix e il giro di gallia – Italien – Panini Comics
Iter Gallicum – Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
아스테릭스와 골의 12보물 – Asteriks-wa golui 12bomul – Coréen – Moonji
Gallien rundt – Danois – Egmont A/S
Gallien runt – Suédois – Egmont AB
Galya Turu – Turc – Remzi Kitabevi
Uma volta pela Gália com Asterix – Brésilien (Portugais) – Record
Tour durchs Ländli – Mundart 34 – Alemannisch I
Dour de Frångn – Mundart 54 – Meefränggisch I

Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix - Français - Editions Hachette Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix - Français - Editions Hachette - La Grande Collection Tour de France - Allemand - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin Tour de France - Allemand - Egmont Comic Collection - Die Utimative Edition La vuelta a la Galia de Asterix - Espagnol - Salvat La vuelta a la Galia de Asterix - Espagnol - Salvat La colección La vuelta a la Galia de Asterix - Espagnol - Salvat La Gran Colección La volta a la Gàl-lia d'Astèrix - Catalan - Salvat A Volta à Gália de Astérix - Portugais - ASA A Volta à Gália de Astérix - Portugais - A colecção – Salvat Asterix and the Banquet - Anglais - Orion Asterix en de ronde van Gallia - Néerlandais - Editions Hachette Asterix lyö vetoa - Finnois - Egmont Kustannus OY AB Asterix e il giro di gallia - Italien - Panini Comics Iter Gallicum - Latin - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin 아스테릭스와 골의 12보물 - Asteriks-wa golui 12bomul - Coréen - Moonji Gallien rundt - Danois - Egmont A/S Gallien runt - Suédois - Egmont AB Galya Turu - Turc - Remzi Kitabevi Uma volta pela Gália com Asterix - Brésilien (Portugais) - Record Tour durchs Ländli - Mundart 34 - Alemannisch I Dour de Frångn - Mundart 54 - Meefränggisch I

The bookseller’s corner

Classic paperback collection

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-609-3
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-608-6
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48