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RIP Albert Urderzo #983675 03/28/20 03:47 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 337 RED-001 OP Active
OP RED-001 Active Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 337	The co-creator of Asterix died on March 24,go here for more details: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/24/asterix-creator-albert-uderzo-dies-at-92

Re: RIP Albert Urderzo RED-001 #983678 03/28/20 04:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,421 Ann Hebistand Nowhere Girl
Ann Hebistand Nowhere Girl Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,421	Awww no! Asterix was one of the few readily available European series when I was a kid. Uderzo had such a delightful style, and the way he made the most of the oversized (by American standards) page format was astonishing. Rest in peace, good sir. Thank you for all the fun stories. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: RIP Albert Urderzo RED-001 #983694 03/28/20 06:42 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 7,283 Melbourne Australia stile86 Wanderer
stile86 Wanderer Joined: May 2013 Posts: 7,283 Melbourne Australia	There were several Asterix books in our high school library, all in French to get the students studying French to want to keep learning I guess. My foreign language study was German so they meant nothing to me but I read them all anyway. Years later I read English versions from our local library. It's a testament to the artwork that they were enthralling enough to make me "read" them all when I couldn't understand the text and then still want to read them later as an adult.

Re: RIP Albert Urderzo RED-001 #983703 03/29/20 02:58 AM
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Fat Cramer Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,861 Café Cramer	Unlike Tintin, Asterix never feels dated. Bon voyage, Uderzo, you made a lot of people happy. Holy Cats of Egypt!

Re: RIP Albert Urderzo RED-001 #983714 03/29/20 04:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,421 Ann Hebistand Nowhere Girl
Ann Hebistand Nowhere Girl Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,421	Glad you mentioned that, Cramey. That's a very important detail. I have the first three Asterix graphic novels in omnibus format; also Asterix in Spain. Will be re-reading them all soon. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: RIP Albert Urderzo RED-001 #983730 03/29/20 09:03 AM
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Emily Sivana Legionnaire! Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,095 Illinois	I love Asterix! I was introduced to him in French class in middle school. I love the tone of the stories. Go with the good and you'll be like them; go with the evil and you'll be worse than them.- Portuguese Proverb