"Born colorblind and with six fingers on each hand, [he] became one of the world's most acclaimed cartoonists, known for drawing characters that ranged from the sword-wielding Astérix " with his winged helmet, bulbous nose and horseshoe mustache " to the roly-poly Obélix, a stonemason who joins Astérix in defending their village from Roman legionaries." […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM on March 25, 2020