Person

Jacques Tardi

Writing · Born 1946-08-30 · Valence, Drome, France

Jacques Tardi (born 30 August 1946) is a French comic artist. He is often credited solely as Tardi. 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." Source: Article "Jacques Tardi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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  Vivement dimanche

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  Apostrophes

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  The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

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  The Clouzot Scandal

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  Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

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  Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)

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  Là où poussent les coquelicots

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  Tardi in black and white

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• 2023Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)Self - Cartoonist
• 2017The Clouzot ScandalSelf
• 2017Là où poussent les coquelicotsSelf
• 2010The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-SecScreenplay
• 2006Tardi in black and whiteSelf
• 1998Vivement dimancheSelf
• 1983Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?Self
• 1975ApostrophesSelf