French comics artist (born 1946)"Tardi" redirects here. For the Canadian curler, see Tyler Tardi.

Jacques Tardi (French::; born 30 August 1946) is a French comic artist. He is often credited solely as Tardi.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Awards
• 3 Bibliography
  • 3.1 Scenario and artwork
  • 3.2 Adaptations
  • 3.3 Artwork
  • 3.4 Scenario
  • 3.5 Sketchbooks
  • 3.6 Illustrated novels
  • 3.7 Novel
  • 3.8 In English
• 4 Notes
• 5 References
• 6 Further reading
• 7 External links

Biography

Tardi was born on 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. After graduating from the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started drawing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote, initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud and Serge de Beketch, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin in 1972.

In the English language, many of Tardi's books are published by Fantagraphics Books, edited and translated by Fantagraphics' co-founder Kim Thompson.

In 2013, Tardi was nominated as a Chevalier in France's Legion of Honour, the country's highest distinction. However, he turned down the distinction, citing that he will "remain a free man and not be held hostage by any power whatsoever."

Awards

• 1974: Grand Prix Phénix
• 1975: Award for Best French Artist at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France

– Grand Prix for Black Humor

• 1977: Best Foreign Artist at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
• 1982: Award for best comic by "l'*ociation 813" at the Festival du Polar in Reims
• 1985: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, France

– Knighted in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France

• 1986: Adamson Award, Sweden
• 1990: Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany
• 1991: Special mention at the Best Promotional Comic Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 1994: Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

– Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany

• 1998: nominated for the Award for Best Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2002: Audience Award and Award for Artwork at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

– nominated for the Prix de la critique and the C* BD Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival

• 2003: nominated for the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2004: nominated for Best American Edition of Foreign Material at the Harvey Awards, U.S.
• 2005: nominated for Award for a Series at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2006: nominated for the Award for Best Comic Book and the Audience Award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
• 2006: Special Prize for outstanding life's work at the Max & Moritz Prizes, Germany

– nominated for the Grand Prix Saint-Michel

• 2007: nominated for the Grand Prix Saint-Michel
• 2010: nominated for the Press Prize at the Prix Saint-Michel
• 2011: winner of two Eisner Awards
• 2021: winner of Einhard-Preis

Bibliography

Scenario and artwork

• Adieu Brindavoine: followed by La Fleur au fusil (Casterman, 1974)
• Le Démon des glaces: (with characters by Léo Malet) (Casterman, 1974), ISBN:2-205-00857-9
• La Véritable Histoire du soldat inconnu: (Futuropolis, 1974)
• Mouh Mouh: (Yellow Submarine, 1979)
• Déprime (Futuropolis, 1981)
• Le Trou d'obus: (Imagerie Pellerin, 1984), ISBN:2-86207-073-4
• C'était la guerre des tranchées (Casterman, 1993), ISBN:2-203-35905-6
• Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (Casterman, 1976–2007)
  1. "Adèle et la bête" (1976), ISBN:2-203-30501-0
  2. "Le Démon de la tour Eiffel" (1976), ISBN:2-203-30502-9
  3. "Le Savant fou" (1977), ISBN:2-203-30503-7
  4. "Momies en folie" (1978), ISBN:2-203-30504-5
  5. "Le Secret de la salamandre" (1981), ISBN:2-203-30506-1
  6. "Le Noyé à deux têtes" (1985), ISBN:2-203-30507-X
  7. "Tous des monstres:!" (1994), ISBN:2-203-30508-8
  8. "Le Mystère des profondeurs" (1998), ISBN:2-203-30509-6
  9. "Le Labyrinthe infernal" (2007), ISBN:978-2-203-00736-9
• Putain de Guerre!: (Casterman, 2008), ISBN:2203017392
• Moi, René Tardi, Prisonnier de guerre – stalag IIB (Casterman, 2012), ISBN:978-2-203-04898-0

Adaptations

• Nestor Burma:, based on novels by Léo Malet (Casterman, 1982–2000)
  1. Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac: (Casterman, 1982), ISBN:2-203-33413-4
  2. 120, rue de la Gare: (Casterman, 1988), ISBN:2-203-34302-8
  3. Une gueule de bois en plomb (Casterman, 1990), ISBN:2-203-34802-X
  4. C*e-pipe à la Nation: (Casterman, 1996), ISBN:2-203-39903-1
  5. M'as-tu vu en cadavre?: (Casterman, 2000), ISBN:2-203-39925-2
• Jeux pour mourir based on a novel by Géo-Charles Véran (Casterman, 1992), ISBN:2-203-35902-1
• Le Der des Ders, based on a novel by Didier Daeninckx (Casterman, 1997), ISBN:2-203-39906-6
• Le Cri du peuple:, based on a novel by Jean Vautrin (Casterman, 2001–2004)
  1. Les canons du 18 mars (2001), ISBN:2-203-39927-9
  2. L'espoir **iné (2002), ISBN:2-203-39929-5
  3. Les heures sanglantes (2003), ISBN:2-203-39930-9
  4. Le testament des ruines (2004), ISBN:2-203-39931-7
• Le Pe* Bleu de la côte ouest: (Les Humanoïdes *ociés, 2005), based on a novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette
• Le secret de l'étrangleur: (Casterman, 2006), based on a novel by Pierre Siniac
• La Position du tireur couché (Futuropolis, 2010), based on a novel by Manchette
• Ô dingos, ô châteaux!: (Futuropolis, 2011), based on a novel by Manchette

Artwork

• Rumeurs sur le Rouergue: (scenario by Pierre Christin) (Gallimard, 1976)
• Polonius (bande dessinée): (scenario by Philippe Picaret) (Futuropolis, 1977)
• Griffu: (scenario by Jean-Patrick Manchette) (Square, then Dargaud, then Casterman, 1978)
• Ici Même: (scenario by Jean-Claude Forest) (Casterman, 1979), ISBN:2-203-33401-0
• Tueur de cafards: (scenario by Benjamin Legrand:) (Casterman, 1984), ISBN:2-203-33803-2
• Grange bleue (scenario by Dominique Grange:) (Futuropolis, 1985)
• Le sens de la houppelande (scenario by Daniel Pennac) (Futuropolis, 1991), ISBN:2-7376-2739-7
• Un strapontin pour deux (scenario by Michel Boujut) (Casterman, 1995)
• L'évasion du cheval gris (scenario by Claude Verrien) (Sapristi, 1996)
• Sodome et Virginie (scenario by Daniel Prevost) (Casterman, 1996), ISBN:2-207-24487-3
• Varlot soldat: (scenario by Didier Daeninckx) (L'*ociation, 1999), ISBN:2-84414-010-6
• La débauche: (scenario by Daniel Pennac) (Futuropolis, 2000), ISBN:2-07-078800-8

Scenario

• Le voyage d'Alphonse (artwork by Antoine Leconte) (Duculot, 2003)

Sketchbooks

• Mine de plomb (Futuropolis, 1985)
• Chiures de gommes (Futuropolis, 1985)
• Tardi en banlieue (Casterman, 1990), ISBN:2-203-38018-7
• Carnet (JC Menu, 2001), ISBN:2-84414-099-8

Illustrated novels

Céline adaptations:

• Voyage au bout de la nuit (Futuropolis, 1988), ISBN:2-7376-2615-3
• C*e-pipe (Futuropolis, 1989), ISBN:2-7376-2658-7
• Mort à crédit (Futuropolis, 1991), ISBN:2-7376-2703-6

Jules Verne adaptations:

• Un prêtre en 1839 (Cherche Midi, 1992), ISBN:2-86274-247-3
• San Carlos (Cherche Midi, 1993), ISBN:2-86274-267-8

Novel

• Rue des Rebuts (Alain Beaulet, 1990)

In English

• Adèle and the Beast – Adèle et la bête (NBM Publishing 1990), ISBN:0-918348-85-4
• The Demon of the Eiffel Tower – Le Démon de la tour Eiffel (NBM Publishing, 1990), ISBN:1-56163-001-2
• The Mad Scientist and Mummies on Parade – Le Savant fou and Momies en folie (NBM Publishing, 1996), ISBN:1-56163-156-6
• The Secret of the Salamander – Le Secret de la salamandre (NBM Publishing, 1992)
• The Bloody Streets of Paris – 120, rue de la Gare (iBooks, 2003), ISBN:0-7434-7448-1
• West Coast Blues – Le pe* bleu de la côte ouest (Fantagraphics, 2009), ISBN:978-1-60699-295-1
• You Are There – Ici Même (Fantagraphics, 2009), ISBN:978-1-60699-294-4
• It Was the War of the Trenches – C'était la guerre des tranchées (Fantagraphics, 2010) ISBN:978-1-60699-353-8
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol. 1: Pterror Over Paris and The Eiffel Tower Demon – Adèle et la bête and Le Démon de la tour Eiffel (Fantagraphics, 2010), ISBN:978-1-60699-382-8
• The Arctic Marauder – Le Démon des glaces (Fantagraphics, 2011) ISBN:978-1-60699-435-1
• Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot – La Position du tireur couché (Fantagraphics, 2011), ISBN:978-1-60699-448-1
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec Vol. 2: The Mad Scientist and Mummies on Parade – Le Savant fou and Momies en folie (Fantagraphics, 2011), ISBN:978-1-60699-493-1
• * This War – Putain de Guerre! (Fantagraphics, 2013), ISBN:978-1-60699-582-2
• Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell – Ô dingos, ô châteaux! (Fantagraphics, 2015), ISBN:978-1-60699-620-1
• Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge: A Nestor Burma Mystery – Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (Fantagraphics, 2017), ISBN:978-1606997055
• I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB (Fantagraphics, 2018), ISBN:978-1683961086
• I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB Vol. 2: My Return Home (Fantagraphics, 2019), ISBN:978-1683961796
• I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB Vol. 3: After the War (Fantagraphics, 2020), ISBN:978-1683963660
• Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder: The Complete Noir Stories of Manchette & Tardi Vol. 1 – Collects Griffu & West Coast Blues (Fantagraphics, 2020), ISBN:978-1683962861
• Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder: The Complete Noir Stories of Manchette & Tardi Vol. 2 – Collects Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot & Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell (Fantagraphics, 2020), ISBN:978-1683963202
• Farewell, Brindavoine (Fantagraphics, 2021), ISBN:978-1683964339

Notes

References

• Tardi publications in Pilote, (A SUIVRE) and Métal Hurlant BDoubliées (in French)
• Tardi albums Bedetheque (in French)

Further reading

• Olivier Maltret, Presque tout Tardi (Sapristi, 1996), ISBN:2-911429-01-X
• Michel Boujut, Tardi par la fenêtre (Christian Desbois, 1996)
• Numa Sadoul, Tardi. Entretiens. (Niffle, 2000)

External links

• Tardi official site on Casterman (in French)
• Tardi biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec Fan site, dead link (in French)