Although Asterix and the Soothsayer was the nineteenth adventure published, it was the first one I read. And Prolix has long stuck in my memory: he’s the soothsayer in question, ...

This Saturday, Sotheby in Paris sales house sold one page of original art from Asterix And The Soothsayer by Albert Uderzo for 319,500 Euros.. Or £274,750. Or $294,700. It's a record amount for ...