Asterix the Gladiator (French: Astérix Gladiateur) is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. It is the fourth story in the Asterix comic book series, and was originally published by Dargaud as a serial for Pilote magazine in 1962, before later being released as a comic album in 1964. The story focuses on Asterix and Obelix heading to Rome to rescue their village's bard, Cacofonix, which culminates in them having to infiltrate the gladiatorial games in order to save his life. Asterix and the Gladiator received positive reviews following its publication, with its plot being later combined with the story from Asterix the Legionary for the 1985 animated film, Asterix Versus Caesar. Source: Wikipedia (en)