Biography
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 fictio...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)
2023
as Self - Cartoonist
Documentary on the French graphic and visual artist and designer, editor, artistic director, and teacher who is known for his widely-used fonts.
The Clouzot Scandal
2017
as Self
Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the ...
Là où poussent les coquelicots
2017
as Self
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
2010
Author, Screenplay
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and ...
Tardi in black and white
2006
as Self
Tardi en noir et blanc is a documentary portrait of French comic auteur Jacques Tardi, one of the world's most significant graphic novelists. Director...
Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?
1983
as Self
"Why is the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?" is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983. A documentary about comic books and graphic...