The highly anticipated 39th Asterix album, Asterix and the Griffin, arrives on October 21. Details about the Gauls' latest adventure are emerging.
A major event in the world of comics, the new Asterix album launches October 21. Titled Asterix and the Griffin, its cover was revealed on October 11 during a press conference.
Story, setting, characters… key details about this 39th installment, crafted in just three months by acclaimed creators Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad, are now available.
Asterix, Obelix, and Dogmatix return October 21 in Asterix and the Griffin, the fourth collaboration between screenwriter Jean-Yves Ferri and artist Didier Conrad. The cover debuted at a press conference on October 11.
This time, the duo ventures east across Ukraine, Mongolia, and Russia, braving tundra and snow in pursuit of the enigmatic Sarmatians, an ancient people shrouded in mystery. "Not much is known about them, so I had a lot of freedom... Mostly, I had to imagine how the Sarmatians lived," explains Jean-Yves Ferri.
The title draws from the mythical griffin—a lion-bodied creature with a raptor's head—the Sarmatians' totem animal.
Ferri and Conrad weave in contemporary nods, including a character named "Chloroquine." On the Roman side, meet Dansonjus and Terinconus, a satirical take on author Michel Houellebecq.
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