Part: Asterix and the Actress. In the front of every Asterix book, Asterix is described as a hero. But is he one? He certainly doesn't look like it - he's tiny, not a muscle on him. Uderzo's original drawings depicted him as a traditional hero type - large and strong, but Goscinny came up with the idea of making him an anti-hero - who relied not on muscles but intelligence. Asterix isn't all that he is made out to be - for many, he would not be everyone's favourite character. He is the straight man to Obelix's comic. To really get our.
