![]() Many family members were murdered during the war. Goscinny was Jewish and his parents’ families came from Eastern Europe. The books were first published in the economically expansive post war period when France was recovering from the war and finding its place in an increasing American world, from which it was both isolated linguistically but culturally (and racially) intertwined.īoth authors of Asterix felt like outsiders. Across its 34+ books, the series explores ideas of national identity in complex ways: playing with stereotypes and rewriting history. The Asterix series combines the high artistry and cultural ubiquity of Disney on the one hand and the urbane humour of the Simpsons on the other. ![]() Alberto Uderzo, the comic book artist who created the Asterix comic books, along with René Goscinny, passed away in his sleep in March 2020.Īlthough Asterix is popular across the world, in the UK and America we miss some sense of its massive impact in France.
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