Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo (1927–2020) was a French comic artist and illustrator who co-created Asterix with René Goscinny and drew the series for decades.

René Goscinny: René Goscinny was a French writer and editor who co-created Asterix with Albert Uderzo. Goscinny wrote the stories that Uderzo illustrated during their defining partnership.
French comics: French comics are comic books and strips produced within France’s diverse francophone comics tradition. Uderzo’s work developed within this national comics culture.
Pilote: Pilote was a French comics magazine launched in 1959 that published Asterix’s early adventures. Uderzo and Goscinny helped launch the magazine, where Asterix first appeared.
Asterix album series: The Asterix album series is a French comic-book sequence following a small Gaulish village resisting Roman rule. Uderzo drew the series for decades and later continued it as both writer and artist.
Manga: Manga is a broad tradition of comics originating in Japan, with diverse styles and audiences. Its publication conventions and visual traditions differ from Uderzo’s French album comics.
Jean-Yves Ferri: Jean-Yves Ferri is a French comic writer who wrote Asterix albums illustrated by Didier Conrad. Ferri continued the series after Uderzo stopped writing and drawing new albums.
World War II: World War II was a global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945. The occupation of France shaped Uderzo’s youth and interrupted his early artistic ambitions.
Astérix le Gaulois: Astérix le Gaulois is the first Asterix album, adapted from the series’ debut story. Uderzo’s illustrations established the visual style of the series in its first collected album.
Hachette Livre: Hachette Livre is a French publishing group and one of the world’s largest book publishers. After Goscinny’s death, Uderzo’s albums appeared through Hachette’s publishing network.
Hergé: Hergé was a Belgian cartoonist who created The Adventures of Tintin. Hergé’s clear-line style contrasts with Uderzo’s expressive caricature and energetic drawing.

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AsterixRelated: His expressive drawings gave the characters their distinctive visual forms.