OT: Asterix

[Lars Jensen]

Doc Ferioli wrote:

> For us it was a good way to learn the job...
>
> One of those jobs was *Asterix*, among others... But *not* the regular
> Asterix everibody knows... It was only illustrations, posters,
> calendars, games and other minor stuff to Ehapa Verlag in Germany.

In the early 1980s, Denmark got an Asterix calendar with some very short
Asterix comics. (One for each month, I think.) Did you or your
colleagues draw those?

Fabio Blanco wrote:

> I don't know if Cesar Ferioli draw Asterix. I just hope Don Rosa or
> something more would write the last albums and NOT monsieur Uderzo.
> From Le grand Fossé to the last one is a very big dissapointment...

Cèsar replied:

> I've never worked on the *true* stories of Asterix... Of course I
> would have liked that a lot!!!
>
> Finally I'm agree with your opinion about latest Asterix stories, the
> plot is not the same! But Goscinny was one of the best scripters in
> the world, and it is impossible to follow him!

When I was at Angouleme and saw Rene Goscinny's typewriter exhibited, I
discovered I simply couldn't stop smiling. Goscinny's writing was that
powerful!

I realize that many people think the post-Goscinny Asterix scripts are
not up to his standard, and I'd have to agree with them. But in all
honesty I can easily understand why Uderzo prefers to script Asterix
himself: after Goscinny's death, he is the person who knows the
characters the best. I've gone over a number of other currently active
comic book writers in my mind, and I can't think of any who I would like
to see script the book. Alternatively, Asterix could have been stopped
in 1977, but that would've been a sad loss to comics.

In spite of all of Uderzo's faults, having him script the book is the
next best thing to having Goscinny do it. And Goscinny isn't coming
back.

Lars