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Albert Uderzo

BornApril 25, 1927 (1927-04-25) (age 81)
Fismes, France
NationalityFrench
Area(s)artist
Notable worksAstérix
Tanguy et Laverdure
Oumpah-pah
Awardsfull list

Albert Uderzo (born April 25, 1927) is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fismes is a Village and commune in the Marne département of north-eastern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Adventures of Asterix ( French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) is a series of French Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo, about the two pilots Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge ( Oumpah-pah the Redskin) is the name of a Comics series created by Comics artist Albert Uderzo and comics Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative He is best known for his work on the Astérix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with René Goscinny. The Adventures of Asterix ( French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) is a series of French Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge ( Oumpah-pah the Redskin) is the name of a Comics series created by Comics artist Albert Uderzo and comics René Goscinny ( August 14, 1926 &ndash November 5, 1977) was a French author editor and humorist who is best known for the

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Early life

Uderzo was born Alberto Aleandro Uderzo in Fismes (Marne, France), but his parents, Silvio and Iria, had recently moved from Italy. Fismes is a Village and commune in the Marne département of north-eastern France. Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest His name comes from the Italian village called Oderzo (formerly called Uderzo), where his family tree can be traced. Oderzo (Opitergium is a town in the Province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. His childhood ambitions were to become an aircraft mechanic, despite his talents in art at an early age. Uderzo obtained French citizenship in 1934, and during World War II, the teen-aged Uderzo left Paris and spent a year in Brittany in the west of France, where he was working on a farm and helped with his father's furniture business. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Many years later when a location for Asterix's village was to be decided, Goscinny left the decision entirely up to Uderzo, who had little hesitation in choosing Brittany.

Uderzo was starting a successful career as an artist in Paris after the war in 1945, with creations such as Flamberge and also Clopinard, a small one-legged old man who triumphs against the odds. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar In 1947-48 he created some other comics, such as Belloy and Arys Buck.

Working with Goscinny

Throughout some more creations and travelling for the next few years, he eventually met René Goscinny in 1951. The pair became good friends very soon, and decided to work together in 1952 at the newly opened Paris office of the Belgian company, World Press. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Their first creations were the characters Oumpah-pah, Jehan Pistolet and Luc Junior. Oumpah-pah le Peau-Rouge ( Oumpah-pah the Redskin) is the name of a Comics series created by Comics artist Albert Uderzo and comics [1][2] In 1958 they adapted Oumpah-pah for serial publication in the comics magazine Tintin, though it ran only until 1962. Belgium and France have a long tradition in Comics. They have a common history for comics (see Franco-Belgian comics) and magazines Le journal de Tintin (in its French-speaking version Kuifje ( Dutch-speaking version was a weekly Belgian comics magazine [3] In 1959 Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote, a new venture aimed at older children. Pilote was a French cartoon periodical published from 1959 to 1989 The magazine's first issue introduced Astérix to the French world, and it was an instant hit. [1][4] During this period Uderzo also collaborated with Jean-Michel Charlier on the realistic series Michel Tanguy, later named Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure. Jean-Michel Charlier ( October 30, 1924 - July 10, 1989) was a Belgian Scriptwriter best known as a writer of realistic Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo, about the two pilots [1]

Astérix was serialised in Pilote, but in 1961 the first album Astérix le gaulois (Asterix the Gaul) was published as an individual album. By 1967, the comic had become so popular that both decided to wholly dedicate their time to the series. After Goscinny's early death in 1977, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the books on his own, though at a significantly slower pace (averaging one album every 3-5 years compared to 2 albums per year when working with Goscinny). Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The cover credits still read "Goscinny and Uderzo".

Family

Uderzo has one daughter, Sylvie Uderzo with his wife Ada. According to The Book of Asterix the Gaul, it was speculated that Uderzo had based the characters Panacea and Zaza on Ada and on Sylvie respectively, though this has been denied by Uderzo. This is a list of recurring characters in the Asterix comics Main characters Asterix Obelix and Dogmatix (en Asterix and Caesar's Gift is the twenty-first volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories and Albert Uderzo

Lawsuit in Germany

Some controversy has risen in Germany, where Albert Uderzo's own publishing company, Les Éditions Albert René, is claiming in court that certain IT companies whose name end in "ix" (not unnatural in companies who work with Unix) are damaging his brands "Asterix" and "Obelix". Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer (One side of the story.)

Awards

According to the UNESCO's Index Translationum, Uderzo is the 10th most often translated French language author, and the third most often translated French language comics author behind René Goscinny and Hergé. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Order of the Netherlands Lion (De Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw is an order of the Netherlands which was first created on 29 September 1815 by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 The Index Translationum is UNESCO 's database of book Translations Books have been translated for thousands of years with no central record of the fact René Goscinny ( August 14, 1926 &ndash November 5, 1977) was a French author editor and humorist who is best known for the Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian [5]

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Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c Lambiek Comiclopedia. Albert Uderzo.
  2. ^ Lagardère. Release of the 33rd Asterix volume.
  3. ^ Asterix International!. Albert Uderzo.
  4. ^ BDoubliées. Pilote année 1959 (French).
  5. ^ Index Translationum French top 10

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