 Astérix was serialised in "Pilote", and in 1961 the first story "Astérix le gaulois (Asterix the Gaul)" was published as an individual album.After Goscinny's death in 1977, Uderzo continued to write and illustrate the books on his own, published by his own publishing house "Albert René", though at a significantly slower pace (averaging one edition every three to five years compared to two editions a year when working with Goscinny).Uderzo married Ada Milani in 1953 and had one daughter Sylvie Uderzo (b.