TV series · 2025 · Netflix
Is Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight is based on the comic Asterix and the Big Fight by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (1966).
Asterix and the Big Fight is book 7 of the Asterix series.
The TV series premiered in 2025 on Netflix.
The comic behind Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Asterix and the Big Fight
Comic by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo · first published 1966
Comic book album by René Goscinny.
Asterix: books in order
- L'Empire du Milieu (2023) · adapted
- Asterix the Gaul (1961) · adapted
- Asterix and Cleopatra (1965) · adapted
- Asterix and the Big Fight (1966)
- Asterix in Britain (1966) · adapted
- Asterix and the Normans (1967) · adapted
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968) · adapted
- The Mansions of the Gods (1971) · adapted
- Asterix and the Great Crossing (1975) · adapted
Common questions
Is Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight based on a book?
Yes. Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight is based on the comic Asterix and the Big Fight by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (1966).
Who wrote the book Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight is based on?
Asterix and the Big Fight was written by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo and first published in 1966.
Is Asterix and the Big Fight part of a series?
Yes, it is book 7 in the Asterix series (9 books listed below in reading order).
Should I read the book before watching?
If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read Asterix and the Big Fight before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the TV series.
More screen adaptations of René Goscinny's books
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (film, 2002)
- Asterix at the Olympic Games (film, 2008)
- Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia (film, 2012)
- Asterix: The Land of the Gods (film, 2014)
- Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (film, 2018)
- The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (film, 1976)