![]() Most critics and fans of the series prefer Goscinny's albums. He continued the series but on a less frequent basis. ![]() When Goscinny died in 1977, Uderzo continued the series alone on the demand of the readers who implored him to continue. Pilote was taken over by Georges Dargaud. Despite the growing popularity of Asterix with the readers, the financial backing for Pilote ceased. However, Uderzo felt that the small sized hero needed a strong but dim companion to which Goscinny agreed. He visualized Asterix as a shrewd small sized warrior who would prefer intelligence over strength. But Goscinny had a different picture in his mind. Uderzo's first sketches portrayed Asterix as a huge and strong traditional Gaulish warrior. ![]() From then on, books were released generally on a yearly basis. In 1961 the first book was put together entitled Asterix the Gaul. Albert Uderzo drawing Astérix, in 1971.Astérix was originally serialised in the magazine Pilote, in the very first issue published on 29 October 1959. Prior to creating the Asterix series, Goscinny and Uderzo had previously had success with their series Oumpah-pah, which was published in the Tintin magazine.
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