# Asterix compendium? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 1999, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574 "1999-11-28T00:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 1999, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/1 "1999-11-28T00:37:00Z")
I am looking for a compendium of asterix comics to give as a present… Can anyone tell me where I can find it? (Its not on amazon or bn) Thanks. Veera.(A guy from India.) ---
**Author:** ![Suzeanne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Suzeanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suzeanne)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 1999, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/2 "1999-11-28T01:35:00Z")
All right … are you wanting the graphic novel Asterix books (The Gaul, and the Goths, in Britain, etc) or a large bound version of ALL of them? I haven’t seen the latter, but I know that Virgin Records carries Asterix in their book department, and so does Barnes and Noble. Not sure about a Virgin website, but [www.barnesandnoble.com](http://www.barnesandnoble.com) or [www.bn.com](http://www.bn.com) should both get you to the latter. Good luck, and great taste in comix. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 1999, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/3 "1999-11-28T03:50:00Z")
I was looking for a bound collection of all of them…I havent found them anywhere, I was hoping someone else had… Thanks. Veera. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/4 "1999-11-29T06:00:00Z")
What language do you want them in? Where do you live? Asterix will only come in individual albums, as far as I know. I’ve never seen a bound book with several Asterix stories. The reason I ask about where you live is because this week-end I was in San Francisco and found the best store I’ve seen in the USA for old-time european comic book characters like Tintin or Asterix. They also have a web page. [kar’ikter, The European Character store](http://www.karikter.com/) If anyone would know about different editions of Asterix, they would. ## P.S. If you’re going for a complete Asterix, you could probably stick with the Goscinny/Uderzo books. The books published after Goscinny’s death, authored only by Uderzo, aren’t as good. La franchise ne consiste pas à dire tout ce que l’on pense, mais à penser tout ce que l’on dit. H. de Livry ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/5 "1999-11-30T00:23:00Z")
I just scored Asterix and Obelisk pez dispensers in Antwerp. They also had the wizard guy and another character, although I don’t remember which it was already. Boy, that was unrelated. MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Suzeanne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Suzeanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suzeanne)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/6 "1999-11-30T03:51:00Z")
MK!!! Are you still there??? Can you get MORE??? ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/7 "1999-11-30T16:00:00Z")
Doh. Sorry. I’m not. Maybe that place in S.F. which was mentioned carries them? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asterix-compendium/11574/8 "1999-12-01T06:34:00Z")
By the way, that store in San Francisco also seems to have a branch in New York City. They had many more items than what is mentioned on their web page.