Asterix 3: Asterix and the Big Fight / Asterix in Britain / Asterix and the Normans

My kids have spent hours reading and rereading these books.

I love Asterix ( in German, Latin or English)It's a classic

A nice sized book with 3 great stories. Excellent for any fans of Asterix

I loved Asterix as a kid (growing up in the UK) and so I got these for my little one, thinking she might too. It's still Asterix - the stories are funny and smart, the drawings so characterful and and dynamic - so, to be fair, 3 starsBut the TRANSLATION from this publisher is criminally bad. Had I not read the UK published version in my youth I wouldn't be aware, but as I have...It starts with the druid. Here he's called Panoramix (his French original name). In other English versions, he's called Getafix - which is funnier, I hope we can agreePerhaps the publishers were concerned that this would lead to a generation of US children forever being lost to heroin addiction? That same moronic sledgehammer of literal thinking has been applied to the translation. It's difficult to express how clunky, clumsy and wit-free it is...But for example, please see a page from this version vs. one I found online of the Hachette published version. The Hachette version is more natural, adds in a couple of puns and actually MAKES SENSE, unlike this Papercutz versionSo in short - even if it costs more - get the Hachette version! I know I will be from now on...

Great product