Original: Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix ( , ) is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo ( Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977 ) .
Simplified: Asterix ( ) is a French comic book , created by René Goscinny ( words ) and Albert Uderzo ( pictures ) .