Jacques Tardi

Tardi
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	Jacques Tardi at BDFil 2021
Born	Jacques Tardi; 30 August 1946 (age 78); Valence, Drôme, France
Nationality	French
Area(s)	Writer, Artist
Notable works	Adieu, Brindavoine ; Adèle Blanc-Sec ; It Was the War of the Trenches; Griffu; Ici Même; Tueur de cafards
Awards	Full list

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

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.^[1]^[2]

In the English language, many of Tardi's books are published by Fantagraphics Books, edited and translated by Fantagraphics' co-founder Kim Thompson.^[3]

In 2013, Tardi was nominated as a Chevalier in France's Legion of Honour, the country's highest distinction.^[4] However, he turned down the distinction, citing that he will "remain a free man and not be held hostage by any power whatsoever."^[5]

Awards

1974: Grand Prix Phénix^[2]
1975: Award for Best French Artist at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France

– Grand Prix for Black Humor^[2]

1977: Best Foreign Artist at the Prix Saint-Michel, Belgium
1982: Award for best comic by "l'Association 813" at the Festival du Polar in Reims^[2]
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 Canal 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.^[6]
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^[7]
2010: nominated for the Press Prize at the Prix Saint-Michel^[8]
2011: winner of two Eisner Awards
2021: winner of Einhard-Preis^[9]

Bibliography

Scenario and artwork

Adieu Brindavoine [fr] followed by La Fleur au fusil (Casterman, 1974)
Le Démon des glaces [fr] (with characters by Léo Malet) (Casterman, 1974), ISBN 2-205-00857-9
La Véritable Histoire du soldat inconnu [fr] (Futuropolis, 1974)
Mouh Mouh [fr] (Yellow Submarine, 1979)
Déprime (Futuropolis, 1981)
Le Trou d'obus [fr] (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, 1976–2022)
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
10. "Le Bébé des Buttes-Chaumont" (2022).
Putain de Guerre! [fr] (Casterman, 2008), ISBN 2203017392
Moi, René Tardi, Prisonnier de guerre – stalag IIB (Casterman, 2012), ISBN 978-2-203-04898-0

Adaptations

Nestor Burma [fr], based on novels by Léo Malet (Casterman, 1982–2000)
1. Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac [fr] (Casterman, 1982), ISBN 2-203-33413-4
2. 120, rue de la Gare [fr] (Casterman, 1988), ISBN 2-203-34302-8
3. Une gueule de bois en plomb (Casterman, 1990), ISBN 2-203-34802-X
4. Casse-pipe à la Nation [fr] (Casterman, 1996), ISBN 2-203-39903-1
5. M'as-tu vu en cadavre? [fr] (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 [fr], 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 assassiné (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 Petit Bleu de la côte ouest [fr] (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2005), based on a novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Le secret de l'étrangleur [fr] (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! [fr] (Futuropolis, 2011), based on a novel by Manchette

Artwork

Rumeurs sur le Rouergue [fr] (scenario by Pierre Christin) (Gallimard, 1976)
Polonius (bande dessinée) [fr] (scenario by Philippe Picaret) (Futuropolis, 1977)
Griffu [fr] (scenario by Jean-Patrick Manchette) (Square, then Dargaud, then Casterman, 1978)
Ici Même [fr] (scenario by Jean-Claude Forest) (Casterman, 1979), ISBN 2-203-33401-0
Tueur de cafards [fr] (scenario by Benjamin Legrand [fr]) (Casterman, 1984), ISBN 2-203-33803-2
Grange bleue (scenario by Dominique Grange [fr]) (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 [fr] (scenario by Didier Daeninckx) (L'Association, 1999), ISBN 2-84414-010-6
La débauche [fr] (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
Casse-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 petit 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
Goddamn 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