Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo (1927-2020) was a French comic-book artist and scriptwriter, best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the Astérix series, written by René Goscinny and (after Goscinny's death in 1977) written and drawn by Uderzo alone. The series, which follows the adventures of a small Gaulish village holding out against the Roman Empire, has been translated into more than 100 languages and is one of the best-selling comics in the world (Wikipedia)