Le Démon des glaces

Jacques Tardi’s Le Démon des glaces is a standalone graphic novel from 1974, published by Dargaud, that distills his signature blend of bleak historical adventure and meticulous ligne claire art. The story follows a lone survivor adrift on a mysterious ice floe, unraveling a chilling mystery rooted in polar exploration and scientific hubris. Though it consists of just one issue, this early Tardi work is a stark, self-contained masterpiece that foreshadows his later, more sprawling narratives of war and human folly.