Books with author Rene de Goscinny

The Daltons have escaped! Words that all fans of Lucky Luke know well. But this is the story of the first time that the idiotic brothers break out of jail. Driven by Joe's unshakable need to get revenge on Lucky Luke, the outlaws terrorise several towns before hatching a genius plan: Get the Lonesome Cowboy his very own wanted poster. As the local populace begins turning on him, Luke will display infinite patience in order to catch his quarry.

When a huge bounty is posted on a Cheyenne man for the apparent theft of a pedigree horse, the bounty hunter Elliot Belt will stop at nothing to pocket it-not even at triggering a new Indian war if he has to. Lucky Luke must juggle keeping him in check, appeasing the irate Cheyenne people, and trying to save the suspected thief from Old West-style summary justice. A cheerful homage to the golden age of Hollywood westerns.

Plagued by constant bandit attacks, Wells Fargo is falling on hard times. To restore public trust in their services, the company sends one well-publicised stagecoach from Denver to San Francisco. It will have the best “whip” as driver, a motley crew of daring passengers, and—to escort them and a precious cargo of gold—none other than Lucky Luke. A wise precaution, because every desperado in the country will be waiting on the coach’s planned route…

Written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (published by Orion Publishing, UK (Hachette)), this is a classic hilarious series of comics or graphic novels, where Asterix and Obelix get drawn in constant adventures. The following titles are included in the set: Asterix the Gaul (1961) Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1962) Asterix and the Goths (1963) Asterix the Gladiator (1964) Asterix and the Banquet (1965) Asterix and Cleopatra (1965) Asterix and the Big Fight (1966) Asterix in Britain (1966) Asterix and the Normans (1966) Asterix the Legionary (1967) Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (1968) Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968) Asterix and the Cauldron (1969) Asterix in Spain (1969) Asterix and the Roman Agent (1970) Asterix in Switzerland (1970) The Mansions of the Gods (1971) Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1972) Asterix and the Soothsayer (1972) Asterix in Corsica (1973) Asterix and Caesar's Gift (1974) Asterix and the Great Crossing (1975) Obelix and Co. (1976) Asterix in Belgium (1979) Asterix and the Great Divide (1980) Asterix and the Black Gold (1981) Asterix and Son (1983) Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1987) Asterix and the Secret Weapon (1991) Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (1996) Asterix and the Actress (2001) Asterix and the Class Act (2003) Asterix and the Falling Sky (2005) Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book (2009) and the latest title Asterix and the Picts (2013)

This third volume in the collection brings us to the very edge of absolute greatness, with two later, far more mature solo outings – Doc Doxey's Elixir(including Manhunt) and Phil Wire(including Lucky Luke and Pill) were first published in 1955 and 1956, and already Luke was much closer to the cowboy that we now have in mind – followed by Rails on the Prairie, the first collaboration between Morris and Goscinny, that would usher in 30 years of a legendary collaboration. These stories are prefaced by a staggering 46 pages of extra material – biographies, essays, interviews, illustrations – that will delight every fan.