Astérix illustrator buries hatchet after 7-year legal battle with daughter

Albert Uderzo, co-creator of Frances most famous comic book character, declares clean slate after court throws out case

It was a dispute as bitter and drawn-out as Astérix the Gauls campaign against the Romans. On Friday, however, the illustrator Albert Uderzo co-creator of the plucky French hero and his daughter ended a family rift that had dragged on for seven years.

The pair buried the hatchet after a court threw out a case brought by Sylvie Uderzo claiming her father had been tricked into selling off part of the family heritage.

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