Asterix (character) series is also referred to in Larry Gonick's "The Cartoon History of the Universe" Volume 2. Asterix, Obelix and Vitalstatistix appear in several panels depicting the historical invasion of Rome by the Gauls. Asterix (character) Asterix (; ) is a fictional character and the titular hero of the French comic book series "Asterix". The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Asterix was created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo. Since then, thirty-five books in the series have been released, with Uderzo taking over
Kobra (comic book) Kobra (comic book) Kobra (trans. "Cobra") was a Yugoslav comic book created by artist Branislav Kerac and writer Svetozar Obradović. The main character of the comic is a young stunt man, nicknamed Kobra. After ending their cooperation with publisher Dnevnik, artist Branislav Kerac and writer Svetozar Obradović started to cooperate with the publisher Dečje novine. Their first comic published by Dečje novine was "Kobra", a comic about a young stunt man nicknamed Kobra. "Kobra" was first published in Dečje novine's comic magazine "YU strip" in 1979. Seventeen issues were published, before Kerac dropped his work on "Kobra" to work on