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Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by yardie » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:11 PM UTC

bvandewalle wrote: post #19

I spent hours of my childhood reading Asterix, Tintin and Gaston [0]. Each had an amazing slightly different universe. Now living in the US it always amazes me how different the Comics culture over here is. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_(comics)

Coming from the opposite direction. I grew up reading Marvel and DC. Didn't care for too much of it as an adult. Then when I moved to France and discovered the BD titles weren't just plentiful they were high quality as well.

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by phtrivier » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:11 PM UTC

bvandewalle wrote: post #19

I spent hours of my childhood reading Asterix, Tintin and Gaston [0]. Each had an amazing slightly different universe. Now living in the US it always amazes me how different the Comics culture over here is. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_(comics)

Ever read Oumpah-Pah (the probably slighly incorrect and insensitive native american character) from their beginning ?

https://www.bedetheque.com/BD-Oumpah-Pah-Tome-1-Oumpah-Pah-l...

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by klodolph » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:11 PM UTC

irrational wrote: post #26

I've always thought that the equivalent of Albert Uderzo in the USA was Carl Barks. I'm not sure why, but the adventures Uncle Scrooge got up to remind me of the adventures Asterix got up to.

There’s also Dave Sim, although I’d put an asterisk next to that comparison for sure.

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by DanielleMolloy » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:12 PM UTC

irrational wrote: post #26

I've always thought that the equivalent of Albert Uderzo in the USA was Carl Barks. I'm not sure why, but the adventures Uncle Scrooge got up to remind me of the adventures Asterix got up to.

Duck comics are quite popular in Europe too and Carl Barks is honored, but I’d say he is not comparable to Uderzo / Goscinny. You could claim that Don Rosa is comparable though (looking at historical / cultural references, dedication to detail and effort that went into each panel). Can’t recommend „The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck“ enough.

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by Tarsul » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:23 PM UTC

dudul wrote: post #15

I don't think I could ever fully forgive him for continuing the series after Goscinny's passing. While a handful may have been good (I like "L'Odyssée d'Astérix" a lot) most of them were average/bad. That being said, as an absolute fan since I was 7 years old, this makes me very sad.

regarding going on after Goscinny's death, i just now read this passage in "The Complete Guide to Asterix" (p.21): "Following the death of his working partner of the last twenty-six years, Albert Uderzo did not have th eheart to complete Asterix in Belgium. Dargaud [publishing partner] responded by taking him to court and forcing him to draw the book. Uderzo had no choice. He completed the album, but appealed against the court's decision. Ironically, the appeal court found in his favour - but by then the books were already in the shops." I think we can forgive him (even for the books that followed).

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by Uhhrrr » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:24 PM UTC

irrational wrote: post #26

I've always thought that the equivalent of Albert Uderzo in the USA was Carl Barks. I'm not sure why, but the adventures Uncle Scrooge got up to remind me of the adventures Asterix got up to.

While looking for comics for my kids at the local library, I was very happily surprised to find how Tintin-esque the Donald Duck Adventures were.

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by dudul » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:28 PM UTC

Tarsul wrote: post #35

dudul wrote: post #15

I don't think I could ever fully forgive him for continuing the series after Goscinny's passing. While a handful may have been good (I like "L'Odyssée d'Astérix" a lot) most of them were average/bad. That being said, as an absolute fan since I was 7 years old, this makes me very sad.

regarding going on after Goscinny's death, i just now read this passage in "The Complete Guide to Asterix" (p.21): "Following the death of his working partner of the last twenty-six years, Albert Uderzo did not have th eheart to complete Asterix in Belgium. Dargaud [publishing partner] responded by taking him to court and forcing him to draw the book. Uderzo had no choice. He completed the album, but appealed against…

"Asterix chez les Belges" is actually quite good. And while this is an interesting anecdote, it doesn't explain why he kept going after that. I'm sorry, I can't forgive introducing aliens into an Asterix story :)

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by cryptonector » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:28 PM UTC

lb1lf wrote: post #4

davidw wrote: post #2

I loved those books as a kid. He brought a lot of happiness to a lot of people with his work.

-If you haven't reread them as an adult, do yourself a favour and get started. I, too, loved them as a kid - but have found that Asterix resonates on many levels. It is definitely a comic for grown-ups too, gently mocking the grown-up world in oh so many ways. I'll pour myself a generous helping of calvados and reread a few of the albums tonight. RIP, Albert.

They tend to have different jokes in different languages. If you can read more than one language, then read Asterix in all of them for which there are translations (or originals).

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Post by mythz » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:28 PM UTC

Nostalgic blast from the past, Asterix and Obelix was some of my favorite comic books as a kid.

Surprised that you can find full length Asterix films on YouTube, with the first one released over 50 years ago and the latest just released last year, that's pretty rare longevity for kids comic book characters to have lasted through multiple generations of kids. It's one of the few I can remember that my parents used to read as kids as well.

Re: Albert Uderzo has died

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Post by laumars » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 8:29 PM UTC

bvandewalle wrote: post #19

I spent hours of my childhood reading Asterix, Tintin and Gaston [0]. Each had an amazing slightly different universe. Now living in the US it always amazes me how different the Comics culture over here is. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_(comics)

I grew up with Asterix and Tintin too. Also Garfield.

I was also really into Fighting Fantasy books too. One day at the local library I stumbled upon an Asterix adventure book and it felt like Christmas had arrived.