Jean-Yves Ferri () (born 20 April 1959) is a French writer, designer, and colourist of comics. On 25 July 2011, he was chosen as the writer for the next installment of the

Asterix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a ''bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Republic, wi ...

series created by

René Goscinny René Goscinny (, ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Raised largely in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended French schoo ...

and

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; ; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the ''Astérix'' series in collaboration with R ...

. Uderzo personally mentored him and

Didier Conrad Didier Conrad (born 6 May 1959) is a French comics artist and writer. Since 2012, he has been the artist of the popular ''Asterix'' series. Biography Beginnings Didier Conrad was born in Marseille of parents originally from Switzerland. He deve ...

, who was subsequently announced as the artist. The 35th Asterix volume, ''

Asterix and the Picts ''Asterix and the Picts'' is the 35th book in the Asterix series, and is the first book to be written by someone other than René Goscinny or Albert Uderzo. It was written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. The English-language ...

'' was published on 24 October 2013. The next volume, the 36th Asterix volume, ''

Asterix and the Missing Scroll ''Asterix and the Missing Scroll'' (, "Caesar's Papyrus") is the 36th book in the Asterix comics series, and the second written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. A central theme is censorship and the battle over information. ...

'', was released on 22 October 2015 and the 37th volume,

Asterix and the Chariot Race ''Asterix and the Chariot Race'' (French: ''Astérix et la Transitalique'', "Asterix and the Trans-Italic") is the 37th book in the Asterix series, and the third to be written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. The book was re ...

, was released in 2017.

Prizes

* Prix de l'Humour noir Grandville in 2005 (''Revoir Corfou'') * Prix Jacques Lob in 2008 *Prix Virgin 2005 (''Le Vaste Monde'')

Publications

* '' Fables autonomes'',

Audie Audie or Audy is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Audie Bock (born 1946), American film scholar and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1999 to 2000 *Audie Cole (born 1989), American Nation ...

#Tome 1, 1996 #Tome 2, 1998 * ''

Aimé Lacapelle Aimé () is a French masculine given name. The feminine form is Aimée, translated as "beloved". Aimé may refer to: Given name * Saint Amatus or Saint Aimé (died 690), Benedictine monk, saint, abbot and bishop in Switzerland * Aimé, duc d ...

'',

#''Je veille aux grains'', 2000 #''Tonnerre sur le sud-ouest'', 2001 #''Poules rebelles'', 2003 #''Bêtes à bon diou'', 2007 *'' Le Retour à la terre'', with

Manu Larcenet Emmanuel Larcenet, known as Manu Larcenet (born May 6, 1969) is a French cartoonist. He worked with Fluide Glacial magazine from 1995 to 2006 and with '' Spirou'' magazine from 1997 to 2004. He has also founded the French publisher Les Rêveurs ...

# ''La Vraie Vie'', 2002. # ''Les Projets'', 2003. # ''Le Vaste Monde'', 2005. # ''Le Déluge'', 2006. # ''Les Révolutions'', 2008. *''Revoir Corfou, le recueil des dessins hors-séries'', collection Azote Liquide,

, 2004 *''Correspondances'', with

, Les Rêveurs, coll. « M'as-tu vu », 2006. *''Le Sens de la vis'', with

, Les Rêveurs, coll. « M'as-tu vu », #tome 1 : ''Le Sens de la vis'' (2007) #tome 2 : ''Tracer le cercle'' (2010) *''De Gaulle à la plage'',

Dargaud Société Dargaud, doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud (), publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

, coll. « Poisson Pilote », 2007. Couleur

Patrice Larcenet Patrice is a given name meaning ''noble'' or '' patrician'', related to the names Patrick and Patricia. In English, Patrice is often a feminine first name. In French, it is used as a masculine first name. Popularity In the United States, the pop ...

. *''

'' - 2013 *''

'' - 2015 *''

'' - 2017 *''

Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter (French: ''La Fille de Vercingétorix'', "The Daughter of Vercingetorix") is the 38th book in the Asterix series, and the fourth to be written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. The book ...

'' - 2019 *''

Asterix and the Griffin Asterix and the Griffin (French: ''Astérix et le Griffon'') is the 39th book in the Asterix series, and the fifth to be written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. The book was released worldwide in more than 20 languages on ...

'' - 2021

References

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