Astérix la grande collection #3

Part of Hachette's handsome 2007 "La Grande Collection" reprint series, this third volume presents "Astérix et les Goths," with text by René Goscinny and art by Albert Uderzo. The cover, drawn and inked by Uderzo, shows the irrepressible duo — a strutting Obélix and a confident Astérix — standing at a border marker dividing Gaul from the Roman Empire, while a group of helmeted Roman soldiers looks on warily in the background. It's a cheerful, perfectly composed image that captures the series' signature blend of bravado and charm in Uderzo's wonderfully expressive style.