Jacques Tardi
Encyclopedia
Jacques Tardi is a French
comics
artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme
. He is often credited solely as Tardi.
and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
in Paris
, he started writing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the 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.
A highly versatile artist, Tardi successfully adapted novels by controversial writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline
or crime novelist Léo Malet
. In Malet's case, Tardi adapted his detective hero Nestor Burma
into a series of critically acclaimed graphic novels, though he also wrote and drew original stories of his own.
Tardi also created one of French comics' most famous heroines, Adèle Blanc-Sec. This series recreates the Paris
of early 20th century where the moody heroine encounters supernatural events, state plots, occult societies and experiments in cryogenics
.
Another graphic novel was Ici Même which was written by Jean-Claude Forest
, best known as the creator of Barbarella. A satire, it describes the adventures of Arthur Même who lives on the walls of his family's former property.
Tardi has produced many antiwar graphic novels and comics, mainly focusing on the collective European trauma of the First World War
, and the pitfalls of patriotism spawned several albums (Adieu Brindavoine, C'était la guerre des tranchées, Le trou d'obus, Putain de Guerre...). His grandfather's involvement in the day-to-day horrors of trench warfare
, seems to have had a deep influence to his artistic expression. He also completed a four-volume series on the Paris Commune
, Le cri du peuple.
Fantagraphics Books
translate and publish in English a wide range of Tardi's books, done by editor and translator Kim Thompson
. The books released so far are West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest), You Are There (Ici Même), It Was the War of the Trenches (C'était la guerre des tranchées), Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot (La Position du tireur couché) and The Arctic Marauder (Le Démon des glaces); two albums collecting the first four Adele Blanc-Sec volumes have also been published.
's early ligne claire
style (clear line), paired with meticulous research and typically featuring an asexual hero (Adèle Blanc-Sec can be quite a misandrist
at times), but Tardi's work also satirises the concept of the flawless hero by using a series of inept, naive or anti-heroic main characters. His audience is mainly the literary, French-speaking adult public.
adaptations:
Jules Verne
adaptations:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme
Valence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
. He is often credited solely as Tardi.
Biography
After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de LyonLyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
The École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs is a public university of art and design and is one of the most prestigious French grande école...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, he started writing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the comics magazine
Franco-Belgian comics magazines
Belgium and France have a long tradition in comics. They have a common history for comics and magazines.In the early years of its history, magazines had a large place on the comics market and were often the only place where comics were published. Most of them were kids-targeted.In the 1970s,...
Pilote
Pilote
thumb|Cover of the first Pilote teaser issue, #0.Pilote was a French comics periodical published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix le Gaulois, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et...
, initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
and Serge de Beketch
Serge de Beketch
Serge André Yourevitch Verebrussoff de Beketch was a French journalist, story writer for cartoons and writer linked to the extreme-right...
, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin
Pierre Christin
- Biography :Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938.After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch, illustrated...
in 1972.
A highly versatile artist, Tardi successfully adapted novels by controversial writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of French writer and physician Louis-Ferdinand Destouches . Céline was chosen after his grandmother's first name. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, developing a new style of writing that modernized both French and...
or crime novelist Léo Malet
Léo Malet
-Biography:Leo Malet was born in Montpellier. He had little formal education and began work as a cabaret singer at "La Vache Enragee" in Montmartre, Paris in 1925....
. In Malet's case, Tardi adapted his detective hero Nestor Burma
Nestor Burma
Nestor Burma is a fictional character created by French crime novelist Léo Malet. In the series of crime novels featuring him one can isolate a subset of novels each set in a different quarter of Paris which Malet dubbed the "New Mysteries of Paris", homaging the most famous feuilleton of the 19th...
into a series of critically acclaimed graphic novels, though he also wrote and drew original stories of his own.
Tardi also created one of French comics' most famous heroines, Adèle Blanc-Sec. This series recreates the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
of early 20th century where the moody heroine encounters supernatural events, state plots, occult societies and experiments in cryogenics
Cryogenics
In physics, cryogenics is the study of the production of very low temperature and the behavior of materials at those temperatures. A person who studies elements under extremely cold temperature is called a cryogenicist. Rather than the relative temperature scales of Celsius and Fahrenheit,...
.
Another graphic novel was Ici Même which was written by Jean-Claude Forest
Jean-Claude Forest
Jean-Claude Forest was a writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.-Biography:...
, best known as the creator of Barbarella. A satire, it describes the adventures of Arthur Même who lives on the walls of his family's former property.
Tardi has produced many antiwar graphic novels and comics, mainly focusing on the collective European trauma of the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and the pitfalls of patriotism spawned several albums (Adieu Brindavoine, C'était la guerre des tranchées, Le trou d'obus, Putain de Guerre...). His grandfather's involvement in the day-to-day horrors of trench warfare
Trench warfare
Trench warfare is a form of occupied fighting lines, consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are largely immune to the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery...
, seems to have had a deep influence to his artistic expression. He also completed a four-volume series on the Paris Commune
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune was a government that briefly ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871. It existed before the split between anarchists and Marxists had taken place, and it is hailed by both groups as the first assumption of power by the working class during the Industrial Revolution...
, Le cri du peuple.
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
translate and publish in English a wide range of Tardi's books, done by editor and translator Kim Thompson
Kim Thompson
Kim Thompson is an American comic book editor, translator, and publisher, best known as vice president and co-publisher of Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Along with co-publisher Gary Groth, Thompson has for almost thirty years used his position to further the cause of alternative comics in the...
. The books released so far are West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest), You Are There (Ici Même), It Was the War of the Trenches (C'était la guerre des tranchées), Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot (La Position du tireur couché) and The Arctic Marauder (Le Démon des glaces); two albums collecting the first four Adele Blanc-Sec volumes have also been published.
Style
His style can at times seem similar to HergéHergé
Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...
's early ligne claire
Ligne claire
Ligne claire is a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian creator of The Adventures of Tintin. It uses clear strong lines of uniform importance. Artists working in it do not use hatching, while contrast is downplayed as well...
style (clear line), paired with meticulous research and typically featuring an asexual hero (Adèle Blanc-Sec can be quite a misandrist
Misandry
Misandry is the hatred or dislike of men or boys.Misandry comes from Greek misos and anēr, andros . Misandry is the antonym of philandry, the fondness towards men, love, or admiration of them...
at times), but Tardi's work also satirises the concept of the flawless hero by using a series of inept, naive or anti-heroic main characters. His audience is mainly the literary, French-speaking adult public.
Scenario and artwork
- Adieu Brindavoine followed by La Fleur au fusil (CastermanCastermanCasterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
, 1974) - Le Démon des glaces (with characters by Léo MaletLéo Malet-Biography:Leo Malet was born in Montpellier. He had little formal education and began work as a cabaret singer at "La Vache Enragee" in Montmartre, Paris in 1925....
) (Casterman, 1974), ISBN 2-205-00857-9 - La Véritable Histoire du soldat inconnu (Futuropolis, 1974)
- Mouh Mouh (Pepperland, 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)
- "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 2-203-00736-9
Adaptations
- Jeux pour mourir based on a novel by Géo-Charles Véran (Casterman, 1992), ISBN 2-203-35902-1
- Nestor Burma, based on novels by Léo MaletLéo Malet-Biography:Leo Malet was born in Montpellier. He had little formal education and began work as a cabaret singer at "La Vache Enragee" in Montmartre, Paris in 1925....
(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
- Le cri du peuple, based on a novel by Jean VautrinJean VautrinJean Vautrin, Jean Vautrin, (John Herman) Jean Vautrin, (John Herman) (born May 17, 1933 Pagny-sur-Moselle is a French writer, filmmaker, and screenwriter.-Life:After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of...
(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 AssociésLes Humanoïdes AssociésLes Humanoïdes Associés is a French publishing house specialising in comics and graphic novels. Founded in December 1974 by Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas in order to publish Métal Hurlant, it quickly expanded to include a variety of science fiction work...
, 2005), based on a novel by Jean-Patrick ManchetteJean-Patrick ManchetteJean-Patrick Manchette was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre. He wrote ten short novels in the seventies and early eighties. His stories are violent, existentialist explorations of the human condition and French society... - 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
- Rumeur sur le Rouergue (scenario by Pierre ChristinPierre Christin- Biography :Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938.After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch, illustrated...
) (Gallimard, 1976) - Polonius (scenario by Picaret) (Futuropolis, 1977)
- Griffu (scenario by Jean-Patrick Manchette) (Square, then DargaudDargaudLes Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women...
, then Casterman, 1978) - Ici Même (scenario by Jean-Claude ForestJean-Claude ForestJean-Claude Forest was a writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.-Biography:...
) (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 PennacDaniel PennacDaniel Pennac is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d'école.After studying in Nice he became a teacher...
) (Futuropolis, 1991), ISBN 2-7376-2739-7 - Un strapontin pour deux (scenario by Michel Boujut) (Casterman, 1995)
- L'évasion du cheval gris (scenario by Verrien) (Sapristi, 1996)
- Sodome et Virginie (scenario by Daniel PrevostDaniel PrévostDaniel Prévost is a French actor and humorist.Daniel Prevost is notably known for his part in the French television series Le Petit Rapporteur.-Early life and Family:...
) (Casterman, 1996), ISBN 2-207-24487-3 - Le der des ders (scenario by Didier DaeninckxDidier DaeninckxDidier Daeninckx is a French author and left-wing politician, best known for his romans noirs. He frequently uses fictional settings to transport social critique; his writings are characterized by a sobering social realism...
) (Casterman, 1997), ISBN 2-203-39906-6 - 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
Sketchbooks
- Mine de plomb (Futuropolis, 1985)
- Chiures de gommes (Futuropolis, 1985)
- Tardi en banlieue (Casterman, 1990), ISBN 2-203-38018-7
- Carnet (JC MenuJean-Christophe MenuJean-Christophe Menu is a French underground cartoonist, graphic designer, writer and publisher best known for being one of the founders of L'Association, an influential comic book and art book publishing company from France often regarded as one of the key figures in the independent comic...
, 2001), ISBN 2-84414-099-8
Illustrated novels
CélineLouis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline was the pen name of French writer and physician Louis-Ferdinand Destouches . Céline was chosen after his grandmother's first name. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, developing a new style of writing that modernized both French and...
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
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
adaptations:
- Un prêtre en 1839 (Cherche Midi, 1992), ISBN 2-86274-247-3
- San Carlos (Cherche Midi, 1993), ISBN 2-86274-267-8
Books about Tardi
- Olivier Maltret, Presque tout Tardi (Sapristi, 1996), ISBN 2-911429-01-X
- Michel Boujut, Tardi par la fenêtre (Christian Desbois, 1996)
In English
- Adèle and the Beast - Adèle et la bête (NBM PublishingNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
1990), ISBN 0918348854 - The Demon of the Eiffel Tower - Le Démon de la tour Eiffel (NBM Publishing, 1990), ISBN 1561630012
- The Mad Scientist and Mummies on Parade - Le Savant fou and Momies en folie (NBM Publishing, 1996), ISBN 1561631566
- The Secret of the Salamander - Le Secret de la salamandre (NBM Publishing, 1992)
- The Bloody Streets of Paris - 120, rue de la Gare (iBooksByron PreissByron Preiss was an American writer, editor, and publisher. He founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of iBooks.-Early life and career:...
, 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
In Greek
- Ομίχλη στη Γέφυρα του Τολμπιάκ - Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac (translation Varvara Delivoria ,ΒΑΒΕΛ, 1986)
- Το μελαγχολικό κομμάτι της δυτικής ακτής - Le petit bleu de la côte ouest (translation Thodoris Tsapakidis ,ΑΓΡΑ - ΒΑΒΕΛ, 2006)
Awards
- 1974: Grand Prix Phénix
- 1975: Award for Best French ArtistAngoulême International Comics Festival Other awardsA number of awards was only presented at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for a short time.-Award for best French artist:* 1974: Alexis* 1975: Jacques Tardi* 1976: André Cheret* 1977: Moebius* 1978: Paul Gillon-Award for best foreign artist:...
at the Angoulême International Comics FestivalAngoulême International Comics FestivalThe Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
, France
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- - Grand Prix for Black Humor
- 1977: Best Foreign Artist at the Prix Saint-MichelPrix Saint-MichelThe Prix Saint-Michel is a series of comic awards presented by the city of Brussels, with a focus on Franco-Belgian comics. They were first awarded in 1971, and are the second oldest comics award in Europe still presented, behind the Adamson Awards...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... - 1982: Award for best comic by "l'Association 813" at the Festival du Polar in ReimsReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
- 1985: Grand Prix de la ville d'AngoulêmeGrand Prix de la ville d'AngoulêmeEvery year, the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême is awarded during the Angoulême International Comics Festival to an author for his body of work and/or for his achievement in the evolution of comics....
, France
- 1977: Best Foreign Artist at the Prix Saint-Michel
- - Knighted in the Ordre des Arts et des LettresOrdre des Arts et des LettresThe Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
, France- 1986: Adamson AwardAdamson AwardsAdamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists, named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" .They have been presented by the Swedish Academy of Comic Art at the annual Gothenburg Book Fair since 1965...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... - 1990: Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz PrizesMax & Moritz PrizesThe Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for comic books, comic strips, and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows of Erlangen since 1984...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - 1991: Special mention at the Best Promotional Comic AwardAngoulême International Comics Festival Best promotional comicThis Prize for best promotional comic is awarded to comics at the Angoulême International Comics Festival from 1986 to 1992, and again since 2003...
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival - 1994: Audience AwardAngoulême International Comics Festival Prize Awarded by the AudienceThis Prize Awarded by the Audience is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival since 1989.The prize was known as Alph-Art du public from 1989-2003, the Prix du public from 2004-2006, and since 2007 the Essentiel FNAC-SNCF, since it is sponsored by the retailer Fnac...
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
- 1986: Adamson Award
- - Best German-language Comic/Comic-related Publication at the Max & Moritz PrizesMax & Moritz PrizesThe Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for comic books, comic strips, and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows of Erlangen since 1984...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- 1998: nominated for the Award for Best Comic BookAngoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Comic BookThe Prize for Best Album , also known as the Golden Wildcat , is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival....
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival - 2002: Audience Award and Award for ArtworkAngoulême International Comics Festival Prize for ArtworkThis Prize for Artwork is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.As is the customary practice in Wikipedia for listing awards such as Oscar results, the winner of the award for that year is listed first, the others listed below are the nominees.-2000s:* 2002: Le...
at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
- 1998: nominated for the Award for Best Comic Book
- - nominated for the Prix de la critiquePrix de la critiqueThe Prix de la critique is a prize awarded by the Association des Critiques et des journalistes de Bande Dessinée to the best comic album released for a year in France. Previously, from 1984 to 2003, it was called Prix Bloody Mary and awarded at the Angoulême International Comics Festival...
and the Canal BD AwardAngoulême International Comics Festival Media awardThis media award was presented at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It was given by different media over the years, with sometimes different awards in one year...
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.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- 2005: nominated for Award for a SeriesAngoulême International Comics Festival Prize for a SeriesThis Prize for a Series is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival since 2004.As is the customary practice in Wikipedia for listing awards such as Oscar results, the winner of the award for that year is listed first, the others listed below are the nominees.* 2004:...
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 PrizesMax & Moritz PrizesThe Max & Moritz Prize is a prize for comic books, comic strips, and other similar materials which has been awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows of Erlangen since 1984...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- - 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
- - Grand Prix for Black Humor
External links
- Tardi official site on Casterman
- Tardi biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec Fan site