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{{Short description|French comics artist (born 1946)}}
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| birth_name    = Jacques Tardi
| birth_place   = [[Valence, Drôme]], [[France]]
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| notable works = ''Adieu, Brindavoine'' <br />''[[Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec|Adèle Blanc-Sec]]'' <br />''[[It Was the War of the Trenches]]''<br />''Griffu''<br />''Ici Même''<br />''Tueur de cafards''
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'''Jacques Tardi''' ({{IPA|fr|taʁdi|lang}}; 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. Tardi especially gained fame and recognition with his graphic novels about the horror and misery of [[The First World War]], like ''[[C'était la guerre des tranchées|It Was The War of the Trenches]]''.<ref name="lambiek">{{Cite web |publisher=[[Lambiek]] |work=Comiclopedia |title=Jacques Tardi |url=http://lambiek.net/artists/t/tardi.htm }}</ref><ref name=Casterman/>

In the English language, many of Tardi's books are published by [[Fantagraphics Books]], edited and translated by Fantagraphics' co-founder [[Kim Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Spurgeon |author-link=Tom Spurgeon |url=http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_newsmaker_kim_thompson_on_fantagraphics_publishing_jacques_tardi/ |title=CR Newsmaker: Kim Thompson On Fantagraphics Publishing Jacques Tardi |publisher=[[The Comics Reporter]] |date=March 9, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2010 }}</ref>

In 2013, Tardi was nominated as a ''Chevalier'' in France's [[Legion of Honour]], the country's highest distinction.<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=6F6BEB4960D90C894B13DAD8796A3757.tpdjo11v_1?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000026871328&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id Décret du 31 décembre 2012 portant promotion et nomination]{{in lang|fr}}</ref> However, he turned down the distinction, citing that he will "remain a free man and not be held hostage by any power whatsoever."<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/01/02/97001-20130102FILWWW00335-jacques-tardi-refuse-la-legion-d-honneur.php AFP, via Le Figaro: "Jacques Tardi refuse la légion d'honneur", 2 January 2013.]{{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 1974: Grand Prix Phénix<ref name=Casterman>[http://www.casterman.com/adele/fr/bio.htm Biography at Casterman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512005901/http://www.casterman.com/adele/fr/bio.htm |date=2006-05-12 }}</ref>
* 1975: [[Former prizes of the Angoulême International Comics Festival|Award for Best French Artist]] at the [[Angoulême International Comics Festival]], France
:: – Grand Prix for Black Humor<ref name=Casterman/>
* 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]]<ref name=Casterman/>
* 1985: [[Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême]], France
:: – Knighted in the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]], France
* 1986: [[Adamson Awards|Adamson Award]], [[Sweden]]
* 1990: Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the [[Max & Moritz Prizes]], [[Germany]]
* 1991: Special mention at the [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Best promotional comic|Best Promotional Comic Award]] at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
* 1994: [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the Audience|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 [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Comic Book|Award for Best Comic Book]] at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
* 2002: Audience Award and [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Artwork|Award for Artwork]] at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
:: – nominated for the [[Prix de la critique]] and the [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Media award|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]], [[United States|U.S.]]<ref>[http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_2004nom.html Harvey Awards official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826210253/http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_2004nom.html |date=2006-08-26 }}</ref>
* 2005: nominated for [[Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for a Series|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfbelgium.free.fr/blogfestival/download/Saint_Michel_2007_Sint_Michiels.pdf |title=Les nominés 2007 |access-date=2007-10-15 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* 2010: nominated for the Press Prize at the Prix Saint-Michel<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.comicsfestivalbelgium.webnode.com/200000253-199c11a968/Saint-Michel%202010%20Nomin%C3%A9s%20FR.pdf |title=Les nominés 2010 |access-date=2010-09-14 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718013401/http://files.comicsfestivalbelgium.webnode.com/200000253-199c11a968/Saint-Michel%202010%20Nomin%C3%A9s%20FR.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2011: winner of two [[Eisner Awards]]
* 2022: winner of [[Einhard-Preis]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.einhard-stiftung.de/| title=Einhard-Preis 2022 an Jacques Tardi verliehen| language=de}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Scenario and artwork===
* ''{{ill|Adieu Brindavoine|fr|Lucien Brindavoine}}'' followed by ''La Fleur au fusil'' ([[Casterman]], 1974)
* ''[[The Arctic Marauder|Le Démon des glaces]]'' (with characters by [[Léo Malet]]) (Casterman, 1974), <small>{{ISBN|2-205-00857-9}}</small>
* ''{{ill|La Véritable Histoire du soldat inconnu|fr}}'' ([[Futuropolis (publisher)|Futuropolis]], 1974)
* ''{{ill|Mouh Mouh|fr}}'' (''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', 1979)
* ''Déprime'' (Futuropolis, 1981)
* ''{{ill|Le Trou d'obus|fr}}'' ([[Imagerie Pellerin]], 1984), <small>{{ISBN|2-86207-073-4}}</small>
* ''[[C'était la guerre des tranchées]]'' (Casterman, 1993), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-35905-6}}</small>
* ''[[The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec|Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec]]'' (Casterman, 1976–2022)
*# "Adèle et la bête" (1976), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30501-0}}</small>
*# "Le Démon de la tour Eiffel" (1976), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30502-9}}</small>
*# "Le Savant fou" (1977), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30503-7}}</small>
*# "Momies en folie" (1978), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30504-5}}</small>
*# "Le Secret de la salamandre" (1981), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30506-1}}</small>
*# "Le Noyé à deux têtes" (1985), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30507-X}}</small>
*# "Tous des monstres !" (1994), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30508-8}}</small>
*# "Le Mystère des profondeurs" (1998), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-30509-6}}</small>
*# "Le Labyrinthe infernal" (2007), <small>{{ISBN|978-2-203-00736-9}}</small>
*# "Le Bébé des Buttes-Chaumont" (2022).
* ''{{ill|Putain de Guerre!|fr|Putain de guerre !}}'' (Casterman, 2008), <small>{{ISBN|2203017392}}</small> 
* ''Moi, René Tardi, Prisonnier de guerre – stalag IIB'' (Casterman, 2012), <small>{{ISBN|978-2-203-04898-0}}</small>

===Adaptations===
* ''{{ill|Nestor Burma (comic book series)|fr|Nestor Burma (bande dessinée)|lt=Nestor Burma}}'', based on novels by [[Léo Malet]] (Casterman, 1982–2000)
*# ''{{ill|Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac|fr}}'' (Casterman, 1982), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-33413-4}}</small>
*# ''{{ill|120, rue de la Gare|fr}}'' (Casterman, 1988), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-34302-8}}</small>
*# ''Une gueule de bois en plomb'' (Casterman, 1990), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-34802-X}}</small>
*# ''{{ill|Casse-pipe à la Nation|fr}}'' (Casterman, 1996), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39903-1}}</small>
*# ''{{ill|M'as-tu vu en cadavre?|fr|M'as-tu vu en cadavre ?}}'' (Casterman, 2000), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39925-2}}</small>
* ''Jeux pour mourir'' based on a novel by [[Géo-Charles Véran]] (Casterman, 1992), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-35902-1}}</small>
* ''Le Der des Ders'', based on a novel by [[Didier Daeninckx]] (Casterman, 1997), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39906-6}}</small>
* ''{{ill|Le Cri du peuple (comic book series)|fr|Le cri du peuple (bande dessinée)|lt=Le Cri du peuple}}'', based on a novel by [[Jean Vautrin]] (Casterman, 2001–2004)
*# ''Les canons du 18 mars'' (2001), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39927-9}}</small>
*# ''L'espoir assassiné'' (2002), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39929-5}}</small>
*# ''Les heures sanglantes'' (2003), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39930-9}}</small>
*# ''Le testament des ruines'' (2004), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-39931-7}}</small>
* ''{{ill|Le Petit Bleu de la côte ouest|fr}}'' ([[Les Humanoïdes Associés]], 2005), based on a novel by [[Jean-Patrick Manchette]]
* ''{{ill|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
* ''{{ill|Ô dingos, ô châteaux!|fr|Ô dingos, ô châteaux !}}'' (Futuropolis, 2011), based on a novel by Manchette

===Artwork===
* ''{{ill|Rumeurs sur le Rouergue|fr}}'' (scenario by [[Pierre Christin]]) ([[Gallimard]], 1976)
* ''{{ill|Polonius (bande dessinée)|fr}}'' (scenario by [[Philippe Picaret]]) (Futuropolis, 1977)
* ''{{ill|Griffu|fr|Griffu (bande dessinée)}}'' (scenario by [[Jean-Patrick Manchette]]) (Square, then [[Dargaud]], then Casterman, 1978)
* ''{{ill|Ici Même|fr}}'' (scenario by [[Jean-Claude Forest]]) (Casterman, 1979), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-33401-0}}</small>
* ''{{ill|Tueur de cafards|fr}}'' (scenario by {{ill|Benjamin Legrand|fr}}) (Casterman, 1984), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-33803-2}}</small>
* ''Grange bleue'' (scenario by {{ill|Dominique Grange|fr}}) (Futuropolis, 1985)
* ''Le sens de la houppelande'' (scenario by [[Daniel Pennac]]) (Futuropolis, 1991), <small>{{ISBN|2-7376-2739-7}}</small>
* ''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), <small>{{ISBN|2-207-24487-3}}</small>
* ''{{ill|Varlot soldat|fr}}'' (scenario by Didier Daeninckx) (L'Association, 1999), <small>{{ISBN|2-84414-010-6}}</small>
* ''{{ill|La débauche|fr|La Débauche (bande dessinée)}}'' (scenario by Daniel Pennac) (Futuropolis, 2000), <small>{{ISBN|2-07-078800-8}}</small>
* ''New York mi amor'' (fr) (Dominique Grange, Benjamin Legrand) (Casterman, 2008) <small>{{ISBN|9782203013148 }}</small>

===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), <small>{{ISBN|2-203-38018-7}}</small>
* ''Carnet'' ([[Jean-Christophe Menu|JC Menu]], 2001), <small>{{ISBN|2-84414-099-8}}</small>

===Illustrated novels===
[[Louis-Ferdinand Céline|Céline]] adaptations:
* ''Voyage au bout de la nuit'' (Futuropolis, 1988), <small>{{ISBN|2-7376-2615-3}}</small>
* ''Casse-pipe'' (Futuropolis, 1989), <small>{{ISBN|2-7376-2658-7}}</small>
* ''Mort à crédit'' (Futuropolis, 1991), <small>{{ISBN|2-7376-2703-6}}</small>

[[Jules Verne]] adaptations:
* ''Un prêtre en 1839'' (Cherche Midi, 1992), <small>{{ISBN|2-86274-247-3}}</small>
* ''San Carlos'' (Cherche Midi, 1993), <small>{{ISBN|2-86274-267-8}}</small>

===Novel===
* ''Rue des Rebuts'' (Alain Beaulet, 1990)

===In English===
* ''Adèle and the Beast'' – ''Adèle et la bête'' ([[NBM Publishing]] 1990), <small>{{ISBN|0-918348-85-4}}</small>
* ''The Demon of the Eiffel Tower'' – ''Le Démon de la tour Eiffel'' (NBM Publishing, 1990), <small>{{ISBN|1-56163-001-2}}</small>
* ''The Mad Scientist and Mummies on Parade'' – ''Le Savant fou'' and ''Momies en folie'' (NBM Publishing, 1996), <small>{{ISBN|1-56163-156-6}}</small>
* ''The Secret of the Salamander'' – ''Le Secret de la salamandre'' (NBM Publishing, 1992)
* ''The Bloody Streets of Paris'' – ''120, rue de la Gare'' ([[Byron Preiss|iBooks]], 2003), <small>{{ISBN|0-7434-7448-1}}</small>
* ''West Coast Blues'' – ''Le petit bleu de la côte ouest'' ([[Fantagraphics]], 2009), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-295-1}}</small>
* ''You Are There'' – ''Ici Même'' (Fantagraphics, 2009), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-294-4}}</small>
* ''[[It Was the War of the Trenches]]'' – ''C'était la guerre des tranchées'' (Fantagraphics, 2010) <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-353-8}}</small>
* ''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), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-382-8}}</small>
* ''[[The Arctic Marauder]]'' – ''Le Démon des glaces'' (Fantagraphics, 2011) <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-435-1}}</small>
* ''Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot'' – ''La Position du tireur couché'' (Fantagraphics, 2011), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-448-1}}</small>
* ''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), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-493-1}}</small>
* ''New York Mon Amour'' – Collects ''Cockroach Killer, It's So Hard..., Manhattan, Hung's Murderer'', (Fantagraphics, 2021), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-524-2}}</small>
* ''Goddamn This War'' – ''Putain de Guerre!'' (Fantagraphics, 2013), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-582-2}}</small>
* ''Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell'' – ''Ô dingos, ô châteaux!'' (Fantagraphics, 2015), <small>{{ISBN|978-1-60699-620-1}}</small>
* ''Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge: A Nestor Burma Mystery'' – ''Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac'' (Fantagraphics, 2017), <small>{{ISBN|978-1606997055}}</small>
* ''I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB'' (Fantagraphics, 2018), <small>{{ISBN|978-1683961086}}</small>
* ''I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB Vol. 2: My Return Home'' (Fantagraphics, 2019), <small>{{ISBN|978-1683961796}}</small>
* ''I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB Vol. 3: After the War'' (Fantagraphics, 2020), <small>{{ISBN|978-1683963660}}</small>
* ''Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder: The Complete Noir Stories of Manchette & Tardi Vol. 1'' – Collects ''Griffu,'' ''West Coast Blues, Unfinished Stories, Fatal,'' and ''Nada'' (Fantagraphics, 2020), <small>{{ISBN|978-1683962861}}</small>
* ''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), <small>{{ISBN|978-1683963202}}</small>
* ''Farewell, Brindavoine'' (Fantagraphics, 2021), <small>{{ISBN|978-1683964339}}</small>
* ''Elise and the New Partisans'' (Fantagraphics, 2024), <small>[[ISBN (identifier)|I]]</small><small>[[ISBN (identifier)|SBN 978-1683967552]]</small>

==Notes==
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==References==
* [http://bdoubliees.com/journalpilote/auteurs5/tardi.htm Tardi publications in ''Pilote''], [http://bdoubliees.com/asuivre/auteurs5/tardi.htm ''(A SUIVRE)''] and [http://bdoubliees.com/metalhurlant/auteurs5/tardi.htm ''Métal Hurlant''] BDoubliées {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-141-BD-Tardi-Jacques.html Tardi albums] Bedetheque {{in lang|fr}}

==Further reading==
* Olivier Maltret, ''Presque tout Tardi'' (Sapristi, 1996), <small>{{ISBN|2-911429-01-X}}</small>
* Michel Boujut, ''Tardi par la fenêtre'' (Christian Desbois, 1996)
* Numa Sadoul, ''Tardi. Entretiens.'' (Niffle, 2000)

==External links==
* [http://bd.casterman.com/peoples_detail.cfm?id=3875 Tardi official site] on Casterman {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/t/tardi.htm Tardi biography] on Lambiek Comiclopedia
* [http://www.adele-blanc-sec.tk Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229055438/http://www.adele-blanc-sec.tk/ |date=2020-02-29 }} Fan site, dead link {{in lang|fr}}

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