Jacques Tardi

Jacques Tardi (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.

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'Association 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 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.
 * 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

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, 1976–2022)
 * "Adèle et la bête" (1976), ISBN 2-203-30501-0
 * "Le Démon de la tour Eiffel" (1976), ISBN 2-203-30502-9
 * "Le Savant fou" (1977), ISBN 2-203-30503-7
 * "Momies en folie" (1978), ISBN 2-203-30504-5
 * "Le Secret de la salamandre" (1981), ISBN 2-203-30506-1
 * "Le Noyé à deux têtes" (1985), ISBN 2-203-30507-X
 * "Tous des monstres !" (1994), ISBN 2-203-30508-8
 * "Le Mystère des profondeurs" (1998), ISBN 2-203-30509-6
 * "Le Labyrinthe infernal" (2007), ISBN 978-2-203-00736-9
 * "Le Bébé des Buttes-Chaumont" (2022).
 * 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 (comic book series), based on novels by Léo Malet (Casterman, 1982–2000)
 * Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (Casterman, 1982), ISBN 2-203-33413-4
 * 120, rue de la Gare (Casterman, 1988), ISBN 2-203-34302-8
 * Une gueule de bois en plomb (Casterman, 1990), ISBN 2-203-34802-X
 * Casse-pipe à la Nation (Casterman, 1996), ISBN 2-203-39903-1
 * 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 (comic book series), based on a novel by Jean Vautrin (Casterman, 2001–2004)
 * Les canons du 18 mars (2001), ISBN 2-203-39927-9
 * L'espoir assassiné (2002), ISBN 2-203-39929-5
 * Les heures sanglantes (2003), ISBN 2-203-39930-9
 * Le testament des ruines (2004), ISBN 2-203-39931-7
 * Le Petit Bleu de la côte ouest (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 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'Association, 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
 * 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