Asterix & Obelix

These cartoon comic strip characters were created in France by artists Goscinny and Uderzo. They had previous success with their comic strip called Oumpah-pah. Since the first published comic in 1959, they have become a sensation worldwide. Asterix and Obelix are Gauls who are going against Caesar's legions. Asterix is in charge of defending his village because he is the most cunning of all the people, and Obelix is the strongest and invincible. The books are printed in the following languages:French,Estonian, English, Dutch, German, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Portuguese (and Brazilian Portuguese), Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, modern Greek, Turkish, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian. Beyond modern Europe, Esperanto, Indonesian, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Bengali, Afrikaans, Arabic, Hindi, Hebrew, Frisian, Latin and Ancient Greek. They have also been featured in various movies and shows such as the Simpsons.