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Eugène Varlot #2
Varlot soldat
Ce n’est pas sans joie ni sans fierté que nous avons pu présenter un inédit de Tardi & Daeninckx dans ce catalogue.Prolongement du Der des ders (Casterman), dont il développe une des séquences, l’aversion de Tardi pour la Guerre 14-18 est ici à son comble.
37 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1999
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About the author
Jacques Tardi
293 books214 followersJacques Tardi is a French comics artist, born 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. He is often credited solely as Tardi.
After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon 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.[3] The books released so far are West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest), You Are There (Ici Même), and It Was the War of the Trenches (C'était la guerre des tranchées); a single album collecting the first two Adele Blanc-Sec volumes has also been published.
->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_...
After graduating from the École nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon 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.[3] The books released so far are West Coast Blues (Le Petit bleu de la côte ouest), You Are There (Ici Même), and It Was the War of the Trenches (C'était la guerre des tranchées); a single album collecting the first two Adele Blanc-Sec volumes has also been published.
->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_...
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November 11, 2024
I've mentioned this several times, but war has always fascinated me. It's astounding how easily thousands of men can be sent as cannon fodder, rushing toward almost certain death to satisfy the ideals of heartless leaders who remain far from the battlefield, safe in the comfort of their command centers.
"Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight?" —Achilles
Jacques Tardi's "It Was the War of the Trenches" is, in my opinion, one of the most powerful graphic novels ever created to capture the horror of war and the terror of the battlefield.
"Varlot Soldado" feels like a condensed glimpse of the themes explored in "It Was the War of the Trenches". Although it was released afterward, this shorter story still conveys Tardi’s distinct perspective on war—the futility, brutality, and the tragic toll it exacts on those who endure it.
"Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight?" —Achilles
Jacques Tardi's "It Was the War of the Trenches" is, in my opinion, one of the most powerful graphic novels ever created to capture the horror of war and the terror of the battlefield.
"Varlot Soldado" feels like a condensed glimpse of the themes explored in "It Was the War of the Trenches". Although it was released afterward, this shorter story still conveys Tardi’s distinct perspective on war—the futility, brutality, and the tragic toll it exacts on those who endure it.
March 2, 2019
La mejor representación de la crudeza y las atrocidades de una guerra en menos de 40 páginas. Estremecedor.
September 27, 2024
todos conocen el estilo de Jacques tardi con su dibujo b/n mostrando la dureza de la guerra
. Refleja muy bien la violencia aún con lo corto que es. Quizas por ser tan corto es todo tan atropellado que no sabemos como justo Varlot va a dar con Melanie, al menos ¿sabía a que calle ir? 3* pero lo veo más como una historia corta/capítulo que un comic en si mismo
. Refleja muy bien la violencia aún con lo corto que es. Quizas por ser tan corto es todo tan atropellado que no sabemos como justo Varlot va a dar con Melanie, al menos ¿sabía a que calle ir? 3* pero lo veo más como una historia corta/capítulo que un comic en si mismo
June 14, 2021
Trist, men fin lille historie, der tematiserer krigens meningsløshed på en anderledes måde.
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