watch movies online for free full movie downloads (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
#1 VEOH : Full Movie #2 STAGEVU.COM : Full Movie Directed by René Goscinny Albert Uderzo Pierre Watrin Produced by Georges Dargaud Written by Pierre Tchernia René Goscinny Albert Uderzo Music by Gérard Calvi Release date(s) 1976 Running time 82 minutes Language French / English
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
ASTERIX & OBELIX'S BIRTHDAY The eagerly awaited new Asterix book – the first in four years – will be released in New Zealand this week, on 26 November 2009. The 34th album – Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday – is the highlight of Asterix’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2009. (Publisher Orion - NZ $39.99 Albert Uderzo has produced a wonderful tribute...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Still going strong after 50 years, Asterix and Obelix continue to fight off the Roman Empire's advances in Gaul, as well as embarking on numerous adventures further afield. The global success of the cartoons is such that co-creators Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo are France's top selling authors abroad, not to mention 11 film adaptations and a number of computer games based on the series....
boyswhodraw (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Asterix and Obelix is probably one of my favorite illustrated series, and plucky duo are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series follows the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... warrior Asterix, who was created by the popular writer-illustrator duo, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, fifty years ago.
New Statesman (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... 2011.)But, depressingly, most commentators have seen the golden jubilee of René Goscinny's and Albert Uderzo's greatest creation as an opportunity to explore the way in which the Asterix brand has become a little tarnished in recent years -- following the mediocre film adaptations starring , for example, as well as Uderzo's decision to sell the series rights to the mega-publisher...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... also a visual and verbal feast, with fantastic and often fantastically detailed illustrations by Albert Uderzo and words by René Goscinny. (The English versions required all the creative powers of their translators, Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, to put across the punning spirit of the originals, and the results are rightly acclaimed.) Part of Asterix's appeal lies in the...
The Ephemerist (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Today everybody celebrated the 50th anniversary of the famed French comic star Astérix, and even Google joined in the fun. Related posts:Paying hommageAlbert Uderzo’s birthday slideshowSupport the smurfs ! Related posts: Paying hommage Albert Uderzo’s birthday slideshow Support the smurfs !
Staring At Empty Pages (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... , Gastroenteritus , and, my favourite, Goldendelicius . The cartoon is written and drawn by Albert Uderzo, now 82, and was written by René Goscinny until his death in 1977 — at age 51; his cartoon characters will soon be older than he ever was. Goscinny managed some clever wordplay and good wit in the writing, and that’s been continued by Uderzo. It’s...
Bread and circuses (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... also a visual and verbal feast, with fantastic and often fantastically detailed illustrations by Albert Uderzo and words by René Goscinny. (The English versions required all the creative powers of their translators, Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, to put across the punning spirit of the originals, and the results are rightly acclaimed.) Part of Asterix's appeal lies in the gentle...
World Culture Pictorial (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
(quote) A little-reported ceremony took place a few days ago outside a nondescript apartment block in the Paris suburb of Bobigny. An old man unveiled a plaque to mark the birthplace of one of France's greatest cultural heroes: Asterix. On 29 October 1959, the first adventure of the diminutive warrior Asterix appeared in the comic magazine Pilote. It was the work of the Italian-born artist Albert...
Searching the Inner Me... (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... magazine. Written by humorist and comic-book writer René Goscinny and illustrated by artist Albert Uderzo, the series was an oddball tale about a village of “indomitable Gauls” resisting Roman invasion in 50 BC, thanks to a druid who brewed a special magic potion that granted them superhuman strength. Quickly distinguishing itself through its sharp, playful script...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... these comic book creations to its heart since 1959 when writer René Goscinny and artist Albert Uderzo first sketched out their idea for a story set in a remote village on the Brittany coast, the last outpost of ancient Gaul holding out against the Roman invasion, where the villagers have become brave warriors through the help of a magic potion. Those original sketches and typescripts,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
For half a century they have been fending off Roman attacks from their village, armed only with fearlessness, flying menhirs and a cauldron of magic potion. But now Astérix and his band of indomitable Gauls are invading Lutetia – modern-day Paris – and determined to make their presence felt. Fifty years after Albert Uderzo and Réne Goscinny unveiled their comic...
Land+Living (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
This is the final Portuguese cover to , published in ten days to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the character, featuring twelve short stories by Albert Uderzo and the late Rene Goscinny, some reprinted, some new, all with an anniversary theme. One new story sees the village surprising Asterix and Obelix on their joint birthday with many of their acquaintances including Julius Caesar...
