Daughter accuses Asterix creator of selling out


	Daughter accuses Asterix creator of selling out

JediKnut

1-15-2009 1:47 AM

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Unfortunately, though Tintin's creator Herge explicitly mentioned no new Tintin comics should be created after his death, his wish wasn't adhered to by his publishers...

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The daughter of <SPAN id="lw_1231946678_0" class="yshortcuts">comic book author</SPAN> <SPAN id="lw_1231946678_1" class="yshortcuts">Albert Uderzo</SPAN> has accused her father of selling out his most famous creation, the pint-sized Gallic warrior Asterix, by ceding control of the series to his publisher.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090114/en_afp/lifestylefrancebookscomics">France's biggest publisher <SPAN id="lw_1231946678_2" class="yshortcuts">Hachette Livre</SPAN> took a <SPAN class="currency_converter_link" title="Convert this amount">60</SPAN> percent stake in the Asterix books' parent company, Editions Albert-Rene, on Tuesday, days after <SPAN class="currency_converter_link" title="Convert this amount">81</SPAN>-year-old Uderzo confirmed the series would continue after his death.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090114/en_afp/lifestylefrancebookscomics"><P>
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