Not content with having been widely translated, like all the other albums, the first Adventure of Asterix has appeared in all kinds of forms: audio cassettes, CDs, Mini Books, an animated cartoon … This first album shows what a precursor Cacofonix was, as he plays the bagpipes and the violin, long before those particular instruments had been invented … Page 35 of all the versions of the album apart from the ones in English has an unusual history. Because the original plate had been lost and was needed for a fresh printing of the album, it was completely redrawn by Marcel Uderzo, Albert's brother, in 1970. Albert had in fact trained Marcel so that he could help him with the colouring. This page is the only Asterix plate not to have been drawn by Albert Uderzo. By looking carefully you will see the odd difference compared to other pages (larger letters, finer features …). English versions, however, always use the original plate.
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