Asterix Generations - (Hardcover)

About the Book

"A mighty celebration of 65 Years of Asterix & Friends!"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

A mighty celebration of 65 Years of Asterix & Friends!

Studio Peyo, Lewis Trondheim, Kim Jung Gi, and more fantastic creators come together to celebrate Asterix and the indomitable Gaulish village. With gorgeous illustrations and short comics in a variety of art styles, these creators pay tribute to the incredible influence of Asterix.

Collected and translated for the first time in honor of the 65th anniversary, this is a must-have for fans of the original Asterix comics!

With contributions from Louis Clichy, Blutch, Al Coutelis, Valérie Vernay, Fabrice Tarrin, Mikaël, Kaare Andrews, Tebo, Arthur de Pins, Pascal Rabaté, Pierre Alary, Lewis Trondheim, Fabrice Parme, Nob, Kim Jung Gi, Félix Meynet, Wilfred Lupano, Paul Cauuet, Anouk Ricard, Sascha Wu]stefeld, Steve Cuzor, Frédéric Jannin, François Ravard, Johan de Moor, Charles Berberian, Éric Hérenguel, Laurent Astier, Philippe Aymond, Serge Clerc, Ian Churchill, Derib, Frank Margerin, Ralph Meyer, Midam, Margaux Motin, Frank Cho, Florence Cestac, Terry Moore, Studio Peyo Alain Péral, Alain Ayroles, Juanjo Guarnido, Mathieu Sapin, Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, Dany, Delaf, Flix, Lolita Séchan, Bastien Vivès, Tony Valente, Milo Manara, Julie Maroh, Philippe Dupuy, Sylvain Vallée, Charlie Adlard, Béja, Cosey, Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Tronchet, Philippe Bercovici, François Boucq, Christophe Arleston, Alessandro Barbucci, Mawil, and Guy Delisle.

About the Author

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926. After growing up in Argentina, he came to America where he shared a studio with future Mad magazine co-founder Harvey Kurtzman and collaborators Will Elder and Jack Davis. In 1959, he founded the magazine Pilote which premiered what was to become the most successful comic series anywhere: Asterix. He died suddenly of cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 51.

Albert Uderzo was born in France 1927 to Italian immigrants. In 1959, Goscinny and Uderzo became editor and artistic director (respectively) of Pilote magazine. Their creation, Asterix, became a runaway success. After Goscinny's death in 1977, 26 volumes of Asterix were complete, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the Asterix books on his own, publishing 8 volumes. He retired in 2011 but continued to oversee Asterix publications by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad until his death in 2020. The Asterix cover credits still read "Goscinny and Uderzo."