One of the comic book adventures of Asterix has been translated into a rare Swedish dialect -- spoken only by a few thousand in Western Finland -- the project director told AFP.

Asterix published in rare Nordic dialect translation

An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book "Asterix and Cleopatra" went under the hammer Sunday but failed to find a buyer after a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.

Original Asterix cover fails to find buyer after legal challenge

In October, we will get to witness the release of the 40th volume of one of the best-selling comic series, 'Asterix'. With an estimated first printing of around 8 million copies, the new volume of 'Asterix' will be penned by Fabcaro.

Famous comic books by Fabcaro, who will pen next 'Asterix'

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