87-year-old creator of Asterix comes out of retirement for Charlie Hebdo tribute

Il est Charlie.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015 - 12:59

Dave Molloy

Albert Uderzo, the 87-year-old creator of famous French cartoon Asterix, came out of retirement last night to pen two drawings in tribute to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shootings.

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