ANGOULEME, France: First the French actors who play Asterix and Obelix went into exile. And now the Gallic warriors' ageing creator says he wishes he were younger so he too could escape France's enthusiastic tax collectors.
At 85, Albert Uderzo is fit enough to oversee the publication of the 35th comic book in the series about the indomitable French fighters who cunningly hold out against Roman invaders.
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