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Charlie Hebdo artists were murdered because they were among the few who had the courage to deconstruct hate and prejudice. They promoted the same values as Lenny Bruce : freedom of speech, orientation and (non)belief. Especially if you're part of a certain majority : women. Nationalists and religious extremists have tried to silence Lenny and Charlie, and ultimately succeeded, but the influence of their art gave munitions for generations who find haven in the French concept of laïcité and pleasure in the religion of hedodism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Between Cesar and Assurancetourix, between mythification, censorship and existence denial, what place does the author legitimately deserve ? During the 1960s, this question was a major concern for the comic strips creators themselves, at a time when they asserted their claims and rights. Throughout the paradoxical authors’characters, the comic strip series Asterix, during Goscinny’s lifetime, leads us along the quest for a non usurped identity for the author, in search of a speech social place that can defuse the narcissistic trap.