Asterix
asterix
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Do you mean “asterisk” (the star-shaped character), or Asterix the Gaul (http://webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=asterixwebring&index), the popular French cartoon by Goscinny and Uderzo?
(2000-07-26)
Contemporary Examples
In 2008, she appeared alongside Gerard Dépardieu in the film asterix at the Olympic Games.
The Model Who Loved Gaddafi’s Son Isabel Wilkinson November 2, 2011
Historical Examples
Even the French comic-book publisher responsible for asterix.
Makers Cory Doctorow
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