People walks past Asterix comics boards, on January 31, 2013 on the opening day of the 40th edition of the Angouleme International Comics Festival in Angouleme, southwestern France, as part of a tribute to Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator who launched the Asterix comics strip character in 1959 with author Rene Goscinny. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE MULLER