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 Roman...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Gallic 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
... celebrations come 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...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... 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 prodding of European national stereotypes:...
Bread and circuses (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... 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 prodding of European national...
Staring At Empty Pages (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... . 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 also been successfully brought into the translations, which...
Searching the Inner Me... (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... debut in Pilote, a French cartoon 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...
World Culture Pictorial (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... It was the work of the Italian-born artist Albert Uderzo and his script-writer friend René Goscinny. According to one of their creators, the small, wily Gaul Asterix and his oversized, clumsy friend Obelix were born under the influence of friendship, desperation and a great deal of alcohol. They met at Uderzo's apartment in the Paris suburb of Pantin to dream up a story and some characters...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... far France has taken 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...
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 stars...
Ask Nicola (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
A preparatory sketch for Goscinny and Uderzo's first book, Asterix the Gaul (1961). Photograph: Les Éditions Albert René / Goscinny-Uderzo The French are going all-out for the 50th birthday of Asterix the Gaul : fly-overs by Patrouille de France (the French equivalent of the Blue Angels), spiffy dinners with politicians, parties... I loved--okay, still love--those cartoons,...
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...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Paris - According to one of their creators, the small, wily Gaul Asterix and his oversized, clumsy friend Obelix were born under the influence of friendship, desperation and a great deal of alcohol. In August 1959, writer Rene Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo met at the latter's apartment in the Paris suburb of Pantin to dream up a story and some characters for a comic strip to...
Mike Lynch Cartoons (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Asterix (and Uderzo -- both above), created by writer Rene Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo in the pages of Pilote Magazine on October 29, 1959, celebrate their 50th anniversary. There will be a number of events. In addition to the new book, their 34th album, ASTERIX AND OBELIX'S BIRTHDAY - THE GOLD BOOK , to be released today, Deutsche Welle reports: This month's anniversary is...
The Galloping Beaver (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... between Italian-born artist Albert Uderzo , who, with his script-writer friend René Goscinny , had dreamed up the idea a few months previously on the terrace of his Bobigny flat — and unfortunately, René died in 1977. It may be so, but the article, " Should Asterix hang up his sword? " is worth the read, because it's still a nice overview of the oeuvre. On 22...
