Drawing posted by Zep on his Instagram account on March 24, 2020, to pay homage to Uderzo. - Instagram screenshot @zep_official

What a sad day for the world of culture. After the disappearance of musician Manu Dibango, we learned of the death of Albert Uderzo, the second "dad" of Asterix, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92. Since then, tributes have been pouring in on social networks to pay homage to the co-creator of the most famous Gauls in the world.

Many Internet users, famous or not, share the drawing that Uderzo had unveiled after the Charlie Hebdo attacks. As Konbini explains, it was a sketch that the designer had made after Goscinny's death in 1977.

🔴 Heritage is also that. Thank you Albert Uderzo for making dream, travel and laughter several generations since 1961. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #AlbertUderzo pic.twitter.com/YgY2Wq5Pbc

- History Secrets (@secretshistoire) March 24, 2020

A "laughing spirit" and an "unsurpassable pencil stroke"

Alexandre Astier is one of the first to salute the memory of Uderzo, by posting a message on Twitter. "Thank you, dear Albert, for lending us your precious toys so that we could have a little fun with, Louis and me ... Kiss your big family," he wrote. As a reminder, he adapted two of the adventures of the Gauls into animated films: Asterix: The domain of the gods in 2014 and Asterix: The secret of the magic potion in 2018.

Thank you, dear Albert, for lending us your precious toys so that we could have a little fun with, Louis and me…

Kisses to your big family.

❤️ # Uderzo pic.twitter.com/WtNbCv7eVY

- Alexandre Astier (@AAstierOff) March 24, 2020

To pay tribute to Albert Uderzo, the designer Riad Sattouf produced a drawing depicting two children reading in the shade of a menhir. For his part, Zep, a great admirer of Uderzo, notably drew an Asterix sitting, sad, on a dolmen. In another illustration, he depicted the designer alongside Astérix and Obélix and a stack of comic book albums stacked to form the letters of his surname.

Goodbye Albert Uderzo ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PWUACajjHv

- Riad Sattouf (@RiadSattouf) March 24, 2020

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The sky falls on our heads a little ...

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So sad: the great Albert left us nous # albertuderzo #asterix

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Franck Riester, the Minister of Culture, meanwhile praised the "laughing spirit" and the "unsurpassable pencil stroke" of Albert Uderzo. For his part, the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo expressed his sadness to his loved ones.

Albert Uderzo had found the recipe for the magic potion: a laughing spirit, an unsurpassable pencil stroke, an unwavering bond with Goscinny and hours of work. Supreme nobility, he had accepted that his heroes would survive him for the happiness of his audience. pic.twitter.com/pxecMhR4wi

- Franck Riester (@franckriester) March 24, 2020

Uderzo is in all our homes and will remain in our memories forever. My emotional thoughts go out to his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/U0wX6xx45f

- Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) March 24, 2020

Parc Astérix has also, of course, said goodbye to Asterix's father, as has the rugby weekly, Midi Olympique .

Parc Astérix teams send their sincere condolences to the family of Albert Uderzo.
Albert Uderzo was, with René Goscinny, at the origin of Parc Astérix.
Involved and present on all of our projects, he will be remembered by each of us. pic.twitter.com/C40VbhvYQ1

- ParcAsterix (@ParcAsterix) March 24, 2020

Albert Uderzo is gone. Asterix, a cunning scrum half, and Obelix, a modern pillar cut like a menhir, lost the historic coach who had led them to victory against the Bretons. Good bye, sir ! pic.twitter.com/fucrvCNBQN

- Olympic Midi (à la🏠) (@midi_olympique) March 24, 2020

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