Asterix or
The Adventures of Asterix (, ) is a series of
French comics. The series first appeared in the
Franco-Belgian comics magazine
Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by
René Goscinny and illustrated by
Albert Uderzo until the death of Goscinny in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company
Hachette. As of 2015, 36 volumes have been released.