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So, he stole it from Goscinny and Uderzo?

Yes, the big news here is that JRR Tolkien stole a time machine from the Kaiser’s forces (which is how he got wounded at the Somme) so he could leap forward a century and steal ideas from a webcomic.

"In short, the evil overlord Morgoth -- called Melko here -- seeks to dominate the entire world, but the hidden elvish city of Gondolin remains out of his grasp."

So, he stole it from Goscinny and Uderzo?

There is British food? Besides boiled boar with mint sauce?
http://www.asterix.com/books/albums/asterix-in-britain.html

Sure,

Cucumber sandwiches (using white bread for the visual contrast, I suppose).

Pot pie (not that kind of pot), I think it's the British version of Haggis, you'd best not inquire as to it's individual constituents.

Various strange puddings that really should come with an MSDS.

I think there were more at one time, but the Environment Agency has been working diligently to clean up things.

There is British food? Besides boiled boar with mint sauce? http://www.asterix.com/books/albums/asterix-in-britain.html

Would be much more fun!

No no no no NOOOO

You wasted a perfectly good joke there .. you should have said something like

Asterix Kills Microsoft For Skype

Asterix is a popular French cartoon character. They love him in France the way they don't love Mickey Mouse. Unlike Jerry Lewis (also beloved of the French), Asterix is actually cool.