3441) Asterix - 65th Anniversary Edition: La Poste, France (French Post) has issued a set of four postage stamps celebrating the milestone: Date/Year of Stamp set issue: 14.10.2024:
Asterix (Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois - "Asterix the Gaul") (also known as Asterix and Obelix in some adaptations or The Adventures of Asterix) is a French comic album series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors (including the titular hero Asterix) who adventure around the world and fight the odds of the Roman Republic, with the aid of a magic potion, during the era of Julius Caesar, in an ahistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars.
The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comic magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until Goscinny's death in 1977.
Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette; he died in 2020.
In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over.
As of 2023, 40 volumes have been released; the most recent was penned by new writer Fabcaro and released on 26 October 2023.
By that year, the volumes in total had sold 393 million copies, making them the best-selling European comic book series, and the second best-selling comic book series in history after One Piece.
The 65th Anniversary postage stamps:
On October 14, 2024, La Poste has issued a collector's edition of four stamps to mark the 65th anniversary of the creation of Asterix by screenwriter René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo.
Cunning and mischievous, Asterix displays treasures of energy from album to album against the Romans settled not far from this small village in Armorica that still resists the invader (they are crazy, these Romans!).
Since 1959, millions of readers have immersed themselves
in the adventures of Asterix and Obelix (not to mention the dog Dogmatix). The
many references to history take us back to 50 BC to help us better understand
the contemporary world and its little quirks... but always with wit and
kindness. Hero of a major work created by the brilliant René Goscinny and
Albert Uderzo, Asterix is timeless, and the Magic
Potion (of which the druid Panoramix holds the secret) still works and always
will.
Issue Date:14.10.2024
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