Astérix la grande collection #8

Part of Hachette's La Grande Collection reprint series, this handsome oversized edition presents René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix chez les Bretons in fine style. Uderzo's cover is pure energetic joy: the mighty Obélix charges across what appears to be a playing field, hoisting an enormous barrel that's already spraying its contents, while Astérix ducks beneath him and a crowd of startled Bretons in colourful striped tunics scatter in every direction. It's a wonderfully chaotic scene that captures the duo's irresistible blend of slapstick and warmth, making this 2010 edition a thoroughly satisfying way to revisit one of the series' most cheerful adventures.