Albert Uderzo Retires, World-Class Freelance Gig Opens

The Australian has the best English-language article on artist Albert Uderzo's announcement he's retiring from the drawing of future Asterix albums. The character has not only enjoyed enduring popularity for its classic run of albums created by René Goscinny and Uderzo until the writer's death in the late 1970s, but subsequent right up to recent albums have sold millions of copies -- in recent years due to extremely strong interest from the French-language reading public in classic comic series, of which the Asterix series is the most prominent still being created. This sales success has come despite the commonly-held belief for many that the post-Goscinny albums represent a significant step down in quality. Uderzo announced that a successor will draw the next album, which given potential sales levels and the newsworthiness of such a project makes that one of the most high-profile comics freelance gigs ever.

Uderzo turned 84 in April. It was announced in January of 2010 that Asterix albums would continue to be published after Uderzo's passing.
 
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