The Arctic Marauder
| The Arctic Marauder (Le démon des glaces) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1974 |
| Page count | 64 pages |
| Publisher | Dargaud |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Jacques Tardi |
| Artist | Jacques Tardi |
| Original publication | |
| Language | French |
| Translation | |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Date | 2011 |
| ISBN | 978-1606994351 |
| Translator | Kim Thompson |
The Arctic Marauder (French: Le Démon des glaces) is a 1974 comic book by the French writer and artist Jacques Tardi. Set in an alternative late 19th century with Jules Verne-inspired technology, it concerns how ships mysteriously explode in the Arctic region and how a medical student goes there to investigate, finding a connection to his scientist uncle.[1]
When The Arctic Marauder was published in English in 2011, Publishers Weekly called it "a baroque masterpiece"[2] and NPR called it "ur-steampunk — one of the works that laid the groundwork for a genre".[3]
References
- ^ Screech, Matthew (2005). Masters of the Ninth Art: Bandes Dessinées and Franco-Belgian Identity. Liverpool University Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 9780853239383.
- ^ "Comics Reviews: 3/14/11". Publishers Weekly. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ Weldon, Glen (6 April 2011). "'The Arctic Marauder': A Mystery Wrapped In An Enigma Wrapped In ICY DEATH". NPR. Retrieved 5 April 2025.