50 BC, just after the Roman conquest of Gaul.
The name of the character who follows Asterix in the Asterix books is Obelix. Obelix is Asterix's closest friend and is known for his strength and love of food, especially wild boar.
There are 38 official Asterix comic books created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
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There are 34 books in the series .
The Druid's name is Getafix .
His name is Postaldistrix and he appears in Asterix and the Normans.
Asterix is best known for appearing in a series of comic style books, but there have been cartoon versions made of those books.
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The little dog in the Asterix books actually belongs to Obelix, not Asterix. In the original French he was called Idéfix, but in the English language translations he is called Dogmatix.
Asterix is a fictional character in a series of French comic books created in 1959, so he is as old as the series itself, which is over 60 years old. However, the character of Asterix is meant to be an indomitable Gaulish warrior living in the year 50 BC.
The Asterix series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959.