Sent to the city of Lutetia, now called Paris, to buy a golden sickle for the druid Getafix, Asterix and Obelix discover that Obelix's cousin, the great sickle maker Metallurgix, has gone missing under mysterious circumstances.

Albert Uderzo (born 25 April 1927) is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. He is best known for his work on the Ast�rix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with Ren� Goscinny.