Biography
Tardi was born on 30 August 1946 inAwards
* 1974: Grand Prix PhénixBiography at CastermanBibliography
Scenario and artwork
* ' followed by ''La Fleur au fusil'' (Casterman, 1974) * ' (with characters by Léo Malet) (Casterman, 1974), * ' (Futuropolis, 1974) * ' (''Yellow Submarine (film), Yellow Submarine'', 1979) * ''Déprime'' (Futuropolis, 1981) * ' (Imagerie Pellerin, 1984), * ''C'était la guerre des tranchées'' (Casterman, 1993), * ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec'' (Casterman, 1976–2022) *# "Adèle et la bête" (1976), *# "Le Démon de la tour Eiffel" (1976), *# "Le Savant fou" (1977), *# "Momies en folie" (1978), *# "Le Secret de la salamandre" (1981), *# "Le Noyé à deux têtes" (1985), *# "Tous des monstres !" (1994), *# "Le Mystère des profondeurs" (1998), *# "Le Labyrinthe infernal" (2007), *# "Le Bébé des Buttes-Chaumont" (2022). * ' (Casterman, 2008), * ''Moi, René Tardi, Prisonnier de guerre – stalag IIB'' (Casterman, 2012),Adaptations
* ', based on novels by Léo Malet (Casterman, 1982–2000) *# ' (Casterman, 1982), *# ' (Casterman, 1988), *# ''Une gueule de bois en plomb'' (Casterman, 1990), *# ' (Casterman, 1996), *# ' (Casterman, 2000), * ''Jeux pour mourir'' based on a novel by Géo-Charles Véran (Casterman, 1992), * ''Le Der des Ders'', based on a novel by Didier Daeninckx (Casterman, 1997), * ', based on a novel by Jean Vautrin (Casterman, 2001–2004) *# ''Les canons du 18 mars'' (2001), *# ''L'espoir assassiné'' (2002), *# ''Les heures sanglantes'' (2003), *# ''Le testament des ruines'' (2004), * ' (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2005), based on a novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette * ' (Casterman, 2006), based on a novel by Pierre Siniac * ''La Position du tireur couché'' (Futuropolis, 2010), based on a novel by Manchette * ' (Futuropolis, 2011), based on a novel by ManchetteArtwork
* ' (scenario by Pierre Christin) (Gallimard, 1976) * ' (scenario by Philippe Picaret) (Futuropolis, 1977) * ' (scenario by Jean-Patrick Manchette) (Square, then Dargaud, then Casterman, 1978) * ' (scenario by Jean-Claude Forest) (Casterman, 1979), * ' (scenario by ) (Casterman, 1984), * ''Grange bleue'' (scenario by ) (Futuropolis, 1985) * ''Le sens de la houppelande'' (scenario by Daniel Pennac) (Futuropolis, 1991), * ''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), * ' (scenario by Didier Daeninckx) (L'Association, 1999), * ' (scenario by Daniel Pennac) (Futuropolis, 2000),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), * ''Carnet'' (Jean-Christophe Menu, JC Menu, 2001),Illustrated novels
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Céline adaptations: * ''Voyage au bout de la nuit'' (Futuropolis, 1988), * ''Casse-pipe'' (Futuropolis, 1989), * ''Mort à crédit'' (Futuropolis, 1991), Jules Verne adaptations: * ''Un prêtre en 1839'' (Cherche Midi, 1992), * ''San Carlos'' (Cherche Midi, 1993),Novel
* ''Rue des Rebuts'' (Alain Beaulet, 1990)In English
* ''Adèle and the Beast'' – ''Adèle et la bête'' (NBM Publishing 1990), * ''The Demon of the Eiffel Tower'' – ''Le Démon de la tour Eiffel'' (NBM Publishing, 1990), * ''The Mad Scientist and Mummies on Parade'' – ''Le Savant fou'' and ''Momies en folie'' (NBM Publishing, 1996), * ''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), * ''West Coast Blues'' – ''Le petit bleu de la côte ouest'' (Fantagraphics, 2009), * ''You Are There'' – ''Ici Même'' (Fantagraphics, 2009), * ''It Was the War of the Trenches'' – ''C'était la guerre des tranchées'' (Fantagraphics, 2010) * ''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), * ''The Arctic Marauder'' – ''Le Démon des glaces'' (Fantagraphics, 2011) * ''Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot'' – ''La Position du tireur couché'' (Fantagraphics, 2011), * ''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), * ''Goddamn This War'' – ''Putain de Guerre!'' (Fantagraphics, 2013), * ''Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell'' – ''Ô dingos, ô châteaux!'' (Fantagraphics, 2015), * ''Fog Over Tolbiac Bridge: A Nestor Burma Mystery'' – ''Brouillard au pont de Tolbiac'' (Fantagraphics, 2017), * ''I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB'' (Fantagraphics, 2018), * ''I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB Vol. 2: My Return Home'' (Fantagraphics, 2019), * ''I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War in Stalag IIB Vol. 3: After the War'' (Fantagraphics, 2020), * ''Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder: The Complete Noir Stories of Manchette & Tardi Vol. 1'' – Collects ''Griffu'' & ''West Coast Blues'' (Fantagraphics, 2020), * ''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), * ''Farewell, Brindavoine'' (Fantagraphics, 2021),Notes
References
Further reading
* Olivier Maltret, ''Presque tout Tardi'' (Sapristi, 1996), * Michel Boujut, ''Tardi par la fenêtre'' (Christian Desbois, 1996) * Numa Sadoul, ''Tardi. Entretiens.'' (Niffle, 2000)External links