Asterix and Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Cléopâtre) is a French comic book written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. It is the sixth story in the Asterix comic book series, and was originally published by Dargaud as a serial for Pilote in 1963, before being released as a comic album in 1965. The story focuses on Asterix and Obelix accompanying their village's druid, Getafix, to Ancient Egypt, in order to help an architect friend of his complete a major construction project that will allow Cleopatra to win a bet against Julius Caesar. The comic received two film adaptations - an animated film of the same name in 1968, and a live-action film, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, in 2002. An audiobook adaptation was published by Hodder and Stoughton.
Adaptations (2)
Asterix and Cleopatra has been adapted into 2 films, from 1968 to 2002. The most recent is Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002).
