Bye bye Asterix

The Herald reports:

Albert Uderzo, one of the two creators of the beloved comic book character Asterix, who captured the spirit of the Gauls of yore and grew a reputation worldwide, died on Tuesday. He was 92.

The French press quoted family members as saying that Uderzo died of a heart attack in the Paris suburb of Neuilly.

As a child I had every Asterix book and read them scores of times. I still have them all and look forward to introducing Asterix to Ben and Sam.

My favourite character was Obelix and then Dogmatix.

Hard to pick just one favourite book from the 38, but here’s my top few:

• Asterix and Cleopatra
• Asterix at the Olympic Games
• Asterix in Britain

Thank you to Albert Uderzo for bringing so much joy to so many people.