Tardi

In 2016 I published a post on 'Goddamn this War!', by Jacques Tardi - still one of the best anti-war books ever, in my opinion. 

French graphic novelist Jacques Tardi (1946) is often credited solely as Tardi.

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 political power whatsoever.

In 2012, he published ‘I, René Tardi, prisoner of war at Stalag II-B’, based on his father's memories of his captivity during the Second World War, followed by ‘My Return Home’ and ‘After the War’.