Asterix and the Black Gold

Written and illustrated by: Uderzo
Original title: L’Odyssée d’Astérix
Published by: Les Editions Albert René
First album edition: 1981

Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druid Getafix’s order for rock oil – an essential ingredient in the magic potion. So Asterix and Obelix go prospecting for black gold in the Middle East.

Can they also outwit the Roman secret agent Dubbelosix and his amazing folding chariot, equipped with all the latest spy gadgets?

What the druids have to say about the album

The surviving author made a second study trip. To create the album in rock oil, Albert Uderzo went to Israel.

A nice tribute to René disguised as a Bedouin has slipped into the album. This second book by Albert alone shows he still has a wide readership.

The German Mundart collection of Asterix translations in different dialects has no less than three versions of the adventure:

  • Törn för nix (Hamburg dialect)
  • Em Asterix sei groosi Tuur (Saarland dialect)
  • Asterix u Obelix uf Irrwäge (Swiss-German dialect)

Character profiles of the album

Various versions of the album

L’odyssée d’Astérix – Français – Editions Albert René
L’odyssée d’Astérix – Français – Editions Albert René – La Grande Collection
Asterix und Obelix – Die Odyssee – Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection
Asterix und Obelix – Die Odyssee – Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Edition
La odisea de Asterix – Espagnol – Salvat
La odisea de Asterix – Espagnol – Salvat La colección
A Odisseia de Asterix – Portugais – ASA
A Odisseia de Asterix – Portugais – A colecção – Salvat
A Odisséia de Asterix – Brésilien (Portugais) – Record
L’odissea d’Astèrix – Catalan – Salvat
Asterix and the Black Gold – Anglais – Orion
De odyssee van Asterix – Néerlandais – Editions Albert René
Asterixin Harharetket – Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB
Η Οδυσσεια του Αστεριξ – E Odysseia tou Asterix – Grec – Mamouth
L’odissea di Asterix – Italien – Panini Comics
Odyssea Asterigis – Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
아스테릭스의 오디세이아 – Asteriks-ui Odiseia – Coréen – Moonji
Asterix’ odyssé – Danois – Egmont A/S
Asterix på irrvägar – Suédois – Egmont AB
Asteriks ve Kara Altin – Turc – Remzi Kitabevi
Odyseja Asteriksa – Polonais – Egmont Sp
Asterixova Odyssea – Tchèque – Egmont CR, Prague
De törn för nix – Mundart 02 – Plattdeutsch I
Asterix u Obelix uf Irrwäge – Mundart 11 – Schwyzerdütsch II
Em Asterix sei groosi tuur – Mundart 28 – Saarlännisch I

L'odyssée d'Astérix - Français - Editions Albert René L'odyssée d'Astérix - Français - Editions Albert René - La Grande Collection Asterix und Obelix - Die Odyssee - Allemand - Egmont Comic Collection Asterix und Obelix - Die Odyssee - Allemand - Egmont Comic Collection - Die Utimative Edition La odisea de Asterix - Espagnol - Salvat La odisea de Asterix - Espagnol - Salvat La colección A Odisseia de Asterix - Portugais - ASA A Odisseia de Asterix - Portugais - A colecção – Salvat A Odisséia de Asterix - Brésilien (Portugais) - Record L'odissea d'Astèrix - Catalan - Salvat Asterix and the Black Gold - Anglais - Orion De odyssee van Asterix - Néerlandais - Editions Albert René Asterixin Harharetket - Finnois - Egmont Kustannus OY AB Η Οδυσσεια του Αστεριξ - E Odysseia tou Asterix - Grec - Mamouth L'odissea di Asterix - Italien - Panini Comics Odyssea Asterigis - Latin - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin 아스테릭스의 오디세이아 - Asteriks-ui Odiseia - Coréen - Moonji Asterix' odyssé - Danois - Egmont A/S Asterix på irrvägar - Suédois - Egmont AB Asteriks ve Kara Altin - Turc - Remzi Kitabevi Odyseja Asteriksa - Polonais - Egmont Sp Asterixova Odyssea - Tchèque - Egmont CR, Prague De törn för nix - Mundart 02 - Plattdeutsch I Asterix u Obelix uf Irrwäge - Mundart 11 - Schwyzerdütsch II Em Asterix sei groosi tuur - Mundart 28 - Saarlännisch I

The bookseller’s corner

Classic paperback collection

N° ISBN : 978-0-75284-774-0
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition

N° ISBN : 978-0-75284-713-9
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48