Asterix and Obelixs Birthday

Asterix and Obelixs Birthday: The Golden Book is a collection of short stories and marks the Golden Jubilee of the Asterix comic book series. This book is the 34th episode of the series and is authored by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny. The plot begins in the year 1 AD and later explains the events that took place in the year 50 BC during the birthdays of Asterix and Obelix. It narrates in detail about the various friends who shared many adventures with Asterix visit the party, the gifts they gave him, and the plans they made for the future. Caesar, who was a reluctant visitor, arrives at last with his wife Cleopatra, and he maliciously plans to gift Asterix some poisoned wine. But the Centurions, to whom he delegated this wily job, drink the wine, which is actually swapped with a jar of castor oil. Eventually, they end up having stomach cramps. The book was well received worldwide.

Albert Uderzo was born on April 25, 1927, in Marne, France. Uderzo as a teenager left France to work in the farms of Brittany and was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the place that years later he chose this location to base the story of his Asterix series. His other famous comic works include Arys Buck and Belloy. The co-author Rene Goscinny was born in 1926 in Paris to a Jewish family of Polish origin. He won the Adamson award in the year 1974 for the Best International Comic Strip Artist. He is the author of many short stories such as Signor Spaghetti, Monsieur Tric, and Prudence Petitpas.