News Adieu, Albert Uderzo

[Urwumpe]

The creator and long-term drawer of the Asterix comics, Albert Uderzo, has died because of a heart attack yesterday, at the age of 92.



https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/24/asterix-creator-albert-uderzo-dies-at-92


https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...es-peres-d-asterix-est-mort_6034210_3382.html



As you can tell from my signature, I am a big fan of his comics, especially the older ones. Luckily, his successors are not all bad, so the comics will go on. But the Uderzo-Goscinni years are still the best.

 

[Sunhillow]

My french teacher, who was head of the school library, had all Asterix & Obelix issues in French and Latin in the library. Loved the french ones and still don't understand Latin :lol:

 

[Notebook]

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52016721

 

[4throck]

Asterix was very good, it's one of my favorite characters.

Even some of the movies are entertaining, although I think it doesn't work that well with real people.

 

[pappy2]

http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-lo...r-d-asterix-est-decede-24-03-2020-8286639.php

 

[jedidia]

Nunc est bibendum...

 

[francisdrake]

Heaven is: On a rainy day, lying warm and comfy on my couch, listen to the raindrops falling outside, eating chocolate and reading Asterix!

I will always be grateful to Uderzo & Goscinni for creating the adventures of Asterix.

 

[N_Molson]

Seeing that thread a bit late. Asterix was one of my first readings. My grandfather had the whole serie. The anachronisms are absolutely hilarious - and the word games on the character names are crazy.

Asterix depicts the pro-european enthousiasm of the era of economic prosperity that came after the war (sadly, that era is clearly over). He very often travels to neighbouring provinces/nations, and almost always makes good friends amongst the locals.

Asterix is also a symbol of humanism, as it was thought by Montaigne and Rabelais : the main characters are "bon-vivants" (epicureans is the closest english translation I can find - though the meaning of that word is based on the common misunderstanding of the quite austere Epicure) that depict an "art de vivre à la française" (a french way of good living).

Uderzo had a well-filled life and his work inspired many generations.