"René Goscinny gave the comic strip respectability. beforeastérix, the comic strip was scorned in France, and the scriptwriting went unrecognized. It is he who gave it this importance." Quote by tabary (artist of iznogoud) about René Goscinny (author of lucky luke, asterix, iznogoud and le petit Nicolas). René Goscinny (1926-1977) is one of the most-read French authors in the world. Approximately 500 million copies of his books have been sold.
