The True Story of the Unknown Soldier by Jacques Tardi - a Review.
J acques Tardi is a celebrated comic book illustrator and writer. He has collaborated with novelists such as Jean-Patrick Manchette and Randy Lofficier. Tardi gave shape and identity to the places, times, and characters described in the abstract text of these and many other writers. He has produced memorable stories and characters of his own, such as the adventuress Adele Blanc-Sec, who contends with such bizarre creatures as living pterosaurs, surgically enhanced man-apes, and paranormal entities like The Eiffel Tower Demon. However, this review will focus on two of Tardi’s earliest works in a two part volume titled The True Story of the Unknown Soldier. The first story shares the same title as the volume. The second story, The National Razor, completes the two chapter compilation. Both stories are inspired by the events of the first two world wars and the cruelty of “the iconic French guillotine.” The True Story of the Unknown Soldier begins wit...
