Reading order
Asterix reading order
- Asterix the Gaul1961
- Asterix and the Golden Sickle1962
- Asterix and the Goths1963
- Asterix the Gladiator1964
- Asterix and the Banquet1965
- Asterix and Cleopatra1965
- Asterix and the Big Fight1966
- Asterix in Britain1966
- Asterix and the Normans1967
- Asterix the Legionary1967
- Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield1968
- Asterix at the Olympic Games1968
- Every volume in order (41) ↓
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10- 41 volumes
- Volumes
- 1961–2025
- Published
- about 35 h
- Reading time
- Ongoing
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
41 volumes1961–2025Ongoing
- René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo’s comics about one small Gaulish village that still holds out against Julius Caesar in 50 BC, thanks to a druid’s magic potion; Obelix fell into the cauldron as a baby.
- Asterix first appeared in the magazine Pilote in 1959.
- Every album stands alone.
- The 24 written by Goscinny, up to Asterix in Belgium (1979), are the classics; Uderzo then carried on alone, and since 2013 new teams have taken over.
- The puns are rebuilt in every language, so a good translation matters.
A plan for the whole series
41 volumes, 1,983 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 7 weeks.
- The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2025. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.
Stages
2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 26, 2026, 9 days later than in one go.
- Stage 120 habout 4 weeksby November 25, 2026
- 1. Asterix the Gaul
- 2. Asterix and the Golden Sickle
- 3. Asterix and the Goths
- 4. Asterix the Gladiator
- 5. Asterix and the Banquet
- 6. Asterix and Cleopatra
- 7. Asterix and the Big Fight
- 8. Asterix in Britain
- 9. Asterix and the Normans
- 10. Asterix the Legionary
- 11. Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield
- 12. Asterix at the Olympic Games
- 13. Asterix and the Cauldron
- 14. Asterix in Spain
- 15. Asterix and the Roman Agent
- 16. Asterix in Switzerland
- 17. The Mansions of the Gods
- 18. Asterix and the Laurel Wreath
- 19. Asterix and the Soothsayer
- 20. Asterix in Corsica
- 21. Asterix and Caesar's Gift
- 22. Asterix and the Great Crossing
- 23. Obelix and Co.
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- Stage 216 habout 3 weeksby December 26, 2026
- 24. Asterix in Belgium
- 25. Asterix and the Great Divide
- 26. Asterix and the Black Gold
- 27. Asterix and Son
- 28. Asterix and the Magic Carpet
- 29. Asterix and the Secret Weapon
- 30. Asterix and Obelix All at Sea
- 31. Asterix and the Actress
- 32. Asterix and the Class Act
- 33. Asterix and the Falling Sky
- 34. Asterix and Obelix's Birthday
- 35. Asterix and the Picts
- 36. Asterix and the Missing Scroll
- 37. Asterix and the Chariot Race
- 38. Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter
- 39. Asterix and the Griffin
- 40. Asterix and the White Iris
- 41. Asterix in Lusitania
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Extras, short stories and spin-offs
Not needed to follow the main story — read them after the series or skip them.
- L'Empire du Milieu2023
- How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy
Frequently asked questions
Which Asterix book is the longest?
“Asterix and the Class Act” is the longest at 56 pages; the shortest is “Asterix and the Goths” with 47 pages.
What should I read after Asterix?
After the main series: L'Empire du Milieu, How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy.
