Albert Uderzo (R), French author and illustrator who launched the Asterix comics strip character in 1959 with author Rene Goscinny shares a laugh with France's Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti, on January 31, 2013 on the opening day of the 40th edition of the Angouleme International Comics Festival in Angouleme, southwestern France.
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