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Albert Uderzo RIP

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,223
in Not Sports Related
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/24/asterix-creator-albert-uderzo-dies-at-92

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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    RIP
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    RIP only recently dug up a few Asterix books for my kids
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Rip
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    Really loved Asterix books as a kid. RIP to a proper legend to me.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Our dog Barney was called Asterix by his initial owners.

    Used to read the books as a kid. RIP Albert.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Asterix theme park is good.

    RIP
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,246
    Rest in peace, used to love those books 

    Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, Geriatrix 

    And all the wild boars obelix ate 
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,705
    RIP Albert.
    My late dad got me on Asterix as a young boy.
    More recently, the movie 'Mission Cleopatra' is a regular on our screen.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,297
    The best part of doing A-Level French was reading Asterix in the original language, yet the translators did a brilliant job as well. RIP Albert
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    I grew up on Asterix books.  I was always borrowing them from Welling library.  If they were out I'd get Tin Tin books instead.  

    RIP Albert
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    I grew up reading Asterix and Tin-Tin. I recall the excitement of getting a new Asterix book and those 48 pages were read all too quickly. R.I.P. and thank you for what you gave me from the heart.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,155
    edited March 2020
    Brilliant illustrator. Loved the plays on words (often cleverly translated too) and sweetly expressed national stereotypes - the English stopping the battle at 4PM for a spot of hot water and milk... Genius. RIP Albert. 
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,256
    I remember going to Belvedere library as a snippet and always checking out the small kids section to see if there were any new Asterix books (I actually like Obelix more, Asterix was a bit of a straight guy to bounce the comedy off).
    RIP, and thanks for so many happy memories

  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    edited March 2020
    Obelix was the big kid we all loved. I was trying to think of my favourites and it is genuinely difficult. For me it is between Asterix in Britain, Asterix the Legionary, Asterix and the big fight, Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix at the Olympic Games and Asterix and the Laurel Wreath. But the others were excellent too.

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