Albert Uderzo, the French cartoonist who created Asterix and Obélix, dies

Albert Uderzo. Photo from (c) bd75011 Manuel F. Picaud's blog

Today we have to regret the death of Albert Uderzo, the cartoonist and cartoonist French. It has been at your home just outside of Paris, to the 92 years and for a heart failure. Him and the screenwriter René Goscinny were the creators of one of the most famous and successful couples in world comics, the irreducible Gauls Asterix and Obelix.

Albert Uderzo

Born in 1927 en fismes, France. Self-taught draftsman who would have liked to be a pilot, together with René Goscinny created the Asterix series in 1959. Its 37 volumes, or with a cultural heritage of several generations. Although the latest stories they were already the work of the scriptwriter Jean Yves Ferry and the cartoonist Didier conrad, have followed maintaining success worldwide with millions of copies sold.

Asterix and Obelix

The most famous and beloved Gauls, lhe most fighters and resistant to the Roman empire of Julius Caesar, they have run thousands of adventures. They have traveled throughout the ancient world known as Egypt, Hispania, Greece, Brittany, Belgium, Helvetia, Corsica... They have even arrived India. There have been a thousand mysteries, dangers, rescues and battles against some Romans who lose all their glory and strength when faced with them. Because those Gauls are crazy and, in addition, they have a magic potion that makes them invincible. But they are also Best Friends, they would give anything for their own and they don't have no fear.

Visionaries

Curious and amazing at the same time as A of the most recent adventures, set in Italy and published in 2017, has turned out to be a visionary of the dramatic moment Present. On Asterix in Italy, the protagonists participate in a chariot race against a masked opponent and called cheater Coronavirus, which is later discovered as Julius Caesar. Of course, they end up winning.

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I would not know how to choose one because there are too many that I like. But I will mention that Legionnaire Asterix, where our heroes they get ready in the Roman legion to rescue Tragicomix, the fiancé of Falbala, the boss's niece Curcix, with whom Obélix has fallen madly in love.

At the cinema

And how could so many stories not be taken to the movies? Because there are many animated feature films what about the series. But the flesh and blood versions have also been made with actores from among the best of the French and European interpretation.

In the first two, Asterix and Obelix against Caesar y Asterix and Obelix, mission Cleopatra, Asterix had the face of Christian Clavier, well known as a comedian. In in the third, Asterix and Obelix at the olympic games, he interpreted it the least Clovis Cornillac. And Obelix could only have the face, and above all, the figure of Gerard Depardieu. Like Julius Caesar has had those of Alain Delon or the German Gottfried john. Or between actresses, names like Monica belluci, Catherine Deneuve or Laetitia Casta.

Sources: El País, Hoy cinema


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