Obelix and Co. [SEP] series
Obelix and Co.
Obelix and Co. is the twenty-third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). The book's main focus is on the attempts by the Gaul-occupying Romans to corrupt the one remaining village that still holds out against them by instilling capitalism. It is also the penultimate volume written by Goscinny before his death in 1977; his final volume, "Asterix in Belgium", was released after his death in 1979.
Plot summary
hiatus until October /November (DC Comics)
Events April.
- With issue #45, DC revives "Metal Men", which itself was a 1973 revival of a 1963 series which had stopped publishing in 1969.
- In France, "The demon of the Eiffel Tower," by Jacques Tardi, second album of "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec", is released by Casterman.
- April 25: the first episode of "Obelix and Co.", by Goscinny and Uderzo, appears