Asterix Omnibus #6: Collecting Asterix in Switzerland, the Mansions of the Gods, and Asterix and the Laurel Wreath - René Goscinny

Uderzo, Albert: - 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. The cover credits still read Goscinny and Uderzo. He retired in 2011 but still oversees Asterix and the current publications by Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad.