It has forever marked the history of French-language comics and French culture in short. Albert Uderzo is dead, his family circle announced on Tuesday. He was 92 years old.
According to his son-in-law, he "died in his sleep at his home in Neuilly from a heart attack unrelated to the coronavirus. He had been very tired for several weeks. ”
Born Alberto Aleandro Uderzo, he passed into posterity giving birth to the character of Asterix. Between 1959 and 1977, he designed twenty-four albums of the Gallic hero, scripted by Goscinny. In 1980, he took over the saga alone, for eight albums.
Published in 111 languages and dialects, Asterix is the most translated comic strip in the world.
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