A comic book in which Asterix the Gaul helps the kidnapped druid Getafix create a much different version of his magic potion than expected by the centurion Crismus Bonus, who intends to use it to overthrow Caesar.
Getafix, Asterix, and Obelix go to Egypt to help Edifis build a palace for Queen Cleopatra and run into a lot of trouble involving villains and the Roman army.
Asterix and his neighbors must fight for their village when Julius Caesar gives the title deeds to a retiring Centurian as a bonus, who trades them to a tavern keeper for a drink.
Asterix and Obelix face plenty of hardship in their attempt to drive out Governor Encyclopaedicus Britannicus's Roman invaders until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion upsets things.
After Obelix drinks a potion that turns him to stone, Asterix sets out to find a cure, and along the way he finds himself on the continent of Atlantis.
The fakir Watziznehm arrives by flying carpet to ask the Gauls for help when the guru Hoodunnit threatens to end a terrible drought by sacrificing the lovely Princess Orinjade.
Presents English translations of fourteen short, cartoon-style stories, originally published in French, featuring the characters of Asterix and Obelix, friends in ancient Gaul.