Jean-Yves Ferri in the context of Asterix and the Picts


Jean-Yves Ferri in the context of Asterix and the Picts

⭐ Core Definition: Jean-Yves Ferri

Jean-Yves Ferri (French: [fɛʁi]) (born 20 April 1959) is a French writer, designer, and colourist of comics.

On 25 July 2011, he was chosen as the writer for the next installment of the Asterix series created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Uderzo personally mentored him and Didier Conrad, who was subsequently announced as the artist. The 35th Asterix volume, Asterix and the Picts, was published on 24 October 2013. The next volume, the 36th Asterix volume, Asterix and the Missing Scroll, was released on 22 October 2015 and the 37th volume, Asterix and the Chariot Race, was released in 2017, followed by Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter in 2019 and Asterix and the Griffin in 2021. Ferri was replaced by Fabrice Caro as writer starting with the 2023 volume, Asterix and the White Iris.

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Jean-Yves Ferri in the context of Asterix

Asterix (French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois [asteʁiks ɡolwa], "Asterix the Gaul"; also known as Asterix and Obelix in some adaptations or The Adventures of Asterix) is a French comic album series about a Gaulish village which, thanks to a magic potion that enhances strength, resists the forces of Julius Caesar's Roman Republic Army in a nonhistorical telling of the time after the Gallic Wars. Many adventures take the titular hero Asterix and his friend Obelix to Rome and beyond.

The series first appeared in the Franco-Belgian comic magazine Pilote on 29 October 1959. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo until Goscinny's death in 1977. Uderzo then took over the writing until 2009, when he sold the rights to publishing company Hachette; he died in 2020. In 2013, a new team consisting of Jean-Yves Ferri (script) and Didier Conrad (artwork) took over. As of 2025, 41 volumes have been released; the most recent was penned by new writer Fabcaro and released on 23 October 2025.

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