Asterix die Gladiator in Afrikaans Mint Condition! - No 1 of 3 Asterix Books on Auction

ON AUCTION IS A MINT CONDITION ASTERIX DIE GLADIATOR. FIRST AFRIKAANS EDITION PRINTED IN 2013 BY PROTEA BOOKSTORE. NOTE THIS IS NO 1 OF 3 ASTERIX BOOKS IN AFRIKAANS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
 
"Asterix die Gladiator" is the Afrikaans translation of the Asterix comic book, Asterix the Gladiator. It's the fourth book in the Asterix series by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. The story follows Asterix and Obelix as they travel to Rome to rescue their bard, Cacofonix, who has been captured and is due to be a gladiator. 
 
ASTERIX BOOKS:
Asterix is the serial comic book creation by Rene Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). Asterix was originally serialised in the French comic Pilote magazine, debuting in the first issue on 29 October 1959. In 1961 the first book was put together, titled Asterix the Gaul. From then on, books were released generally on a yearly basis. Their success was exponential; the first book sold 6,000 copies in its year of publication; a year later, the second sold 20,000. In 1963, the third sold 40,000; the fourth, released in 1964, sold 150,000. A year later, the fifth sold 300,000; 1966's Asterix and the Big Fight sold 400,000 upon initial publication. The ninth Asterix volume, when first released in 1967, sold 1.2 million copies in two days.
Uderzo's first preliminary sketches portrayed Asterix as a huge and strong traditional Gaulish warrior. But Goscinny had a different picture in his mind, visualizing Asterix as a shrewd, compact warrior who would possess intelligence and wit more than raw strength. However, Uderzo felt that the downsized hero needed a strong but dim companion, to which Goscinny agreed. Hence, Obelix was born.
When Goscinny died in 1977, Uderzo continued the series by popular demand of the readers, who implored him to continue. He continued to issue new volumes of the series, but on a less frequent basis. Many critics and fans of the series prefer the earlier collaborations with Goscinny. Uderzo created his own publishing company, Editions Albert Rene which published every album drawn and written by Uderzo alone since then. However, Dargaud the initial publisher of the series, kept the publishing rights on the 24 first albums made by both Uderzo and Goscinny. In 1990, the Uderzo and Goscinny families decided to sue Dargaud to take over the rights. In 1998, after a long trial, Dargaud lost the rights to publish and sell the albums. Uderzo decided to sell these rights to Hachette instead of Albert-René, but the publishing rights on new albums were still owned by Albert Uderzo (40%), Sylvie Uderzo (20%) and Anne Goscinny (40%) however in December 2008, Uderzo also sold this stake to Hachette, which took over the company. 
 
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