Asterix has his own cartoons, his own theme park, and now his own big-budget movies (a pair of the most expensive French films ever made, in fact).
The wily little Gaul first appeared in 1959, in a French children's magazine, and gradually his creators � Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo �built him up into a national phenomenon. Oh, happy day! I've been completely enamored with Asterix and his adventures ever since. When I was a little kid, my Dad picked up a copy of The Twelve Tasks of Asterix at the local video store. Reviewed by dr_foreman 8 / 10 good, clean fun But each individual also has some plans of his own.-Julian Reischl With the help of Tullius Destructivus, an intrigeur, the Romans try to get Obelix and the druid into their hands in order to wipe the little village off the map, when the last potion of it's stock has been used up. And Obelix, who fell into the pot as a child has been invincible ever since. A special magic potion, prepared by the village's druid, gives incredible power to those who drink it. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see what's so special about their resistance. The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome.
