PHOTOS: Asterix Artist, Daughter Call Truce In Family Feud

Albert Uderzo (AFP)

The co-creator of the famous Asterix cartoons, Albert Uderzo, has ended a seven-year legal battle with his daughter amicably, French media report.

Albert Uderzo, 87, said in a statement on Friday that he and his daughter "have decided to withdraw all pending lawsuits, complaints and procedures" that have torn the family apart since 2007.

The rift began in 2007 when Sylvie Uderzo and her husband Bernard de Choisy were dismissed by Asterix publisher Editions Albert Rene as managers of the Uderzo estate.

Albert Uderzo created the Asterix books with Rene Goscinny, who died in 1977.

Mr Uderzo and his daughter say they have agreed to drop their lawsuits.

She had opposed his decision to sell his 60% stake in the Asterix publisher in 2008.

Albert Uderzo and his daughter have reconciled after being in conflict for many years. Image: (file photo) / AFP

Mr Uderzo later sued his daughter and son-in-law for "psychological violence". He accused Mr de Choisy of being behind various legal moves by his daughter against him.

In an interview with French newspaper Le Monde in December, Uderzo called his son-in-law an "ignoble person" and "dowry chaser."

Uderzo and his daughter sold ownership of the character to French publisher Hachette for 12.7 million euros (US$16 million) each in 2007 and 2011.

Asterix & Obelix © Hachette

More than 352 million copies of the Asterix albums have been sold worldwide and they have been translated into 111 languages.

The latest album, Asterix and the Picts, was published last October in 15 countries and 23 languages by new author Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrator Didier Conrad.

All of the previous stories were created by Uderzo and Goscinny.