1. Marcel Uderzo was the younger brother of fellow comic book artist Albert Uderzo.
11 Facts About Marcel Uderzo
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When he left school, Marcel Uderzo's father taught him the luthier trade.
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From 1964 to 1965, Marcel Uderzo taught himself how to create comics.
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Marcel Uderzo continued to make guitars in his father's workshop while learning to draw and make ink boards for Tanguy et Laverdure.
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Marcel Uderzo continued his apprenticeship making ink boards for Asterix.
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In 1966, Marcel Uderzo was hired part-time by Dargaud to create visual products for Asterix.
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Marcel Uderzo was then employed full-time by his brother in Neuilly-sur-Seine to work on Tanguy et Laverdure until 1968, when the series was being drawn by Jije.
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Marcel Uderzo then took over inking and coloring for Asterix until the end of his collaboration with his brother in February 1972.
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In January 1980, Marcel Uderzo began working on a personal project, titled Les Memoires de Mathias.
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Marcel Uderzo spent his retirement in Upper Normandy with Monique-Helene Ott, his illustrator on 20 volumes.
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Marcel Uderzo died in the Hospital of Evreux on 24 January 2021, at the age of 87, of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.