Snowpiercer 1: The Escape [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Lob, Jacques

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ISBN 10: 1782761438 ISBN 13: 9781782761433

Casa editrice: Titan Books, 2014

Riassunto

Snowpiercer is the enthralling and thought-provoking post-apocalyptic graphic novel that inspired the critically acclaimed movie starring Chris Evans (Captain America, Fantastic Four). Originally published in French, this marks the first time that Snowpiercer will be available in English.

In a harsh, uncompromisingly cold future where Earth has succumbed to treacherously low temperatures, the last remaining members of humanity travel on a train while the outside world remains encased in ice. 

The surviving community are not without a social hierarchy; those that travel at the front of the train live in relative luxury whilst those unfortunate enough to be at the rear remain clustered like cattle in claustrophobic darkness. Yet, things are about to change aboard the train as passengers become disgruntled...
The movie Snowpiercer, due for release in 2014, is directed by Joon-ho Bong (The Host) and is already causing a stir with parallels to 1984 and Animal Farm.

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Like WALKING DEAD, this is apocalypse done right! --Ain't It Cool

Snowpiercer is undoubtedly one of the greatest science fiction comics ever created - The Independent

"Chilling enough to send a shiver down your spine." --Empire

Dystopian scifi at its best...a marvellous entry into the genre, and one of Europe's finest comics works. - io9

Similar in tone and setting to Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. - Super Punch

A gorgeous book, and it's well worth buying. - Uproxx

An outstanding human tale about the struggles of class in a very unfortunate situation." - We The Nerdy

Titan gives this first volume of Snowpiercer the respect it deserves. The translation is solid and the hardcover printing is beautiful. It s been a long time coming, but it is well worth the wait. - Bloody Disgusting

One of the best science fiction stories I've read in the comic/graphic novel medium. - Nerds Unchained

One of the greatest sci-fi comics ever written! --Comics Beat

"Fantastic writing and gritty art, and though it debuted in 1982, it still feels fresh some 30 years later." --The Verge

"Snowpiercer s strength is clearly in its big ideas and their stark depiction." --SciFi Now

"One of the most celebrated sociopolitical tales in comics." --IGN

"Looks fantastic, with a design that's almost timeless." -- --Kotaku

Snowpiercer was named Best Picture by Boston Online Film Critics in 2014 --Variety

L'autore:

Jacques Lob, winner of the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême award, was a Franco-Belgian comic book author, best known for his Superdupont series. He began his career as an editorial cartoonist, before an editor suggested he focused on his writing, which bore rich fruit across a number of genres. He passed away in 1990.

Benjamin Legrand is the author of numerous thriller novels, screenplays, and comic scripts. As well as his own original works, he is well known as the French translator for the works of such authors as Tom Wolfe, Paul Cleave and Nelson DeMille. After Jacques Lob's death in 1990, Legrand continued the Snowpiercer series with a two-part sequel, collected by Titan in a single second volume.

Jean-Marc Rochette is a painter, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked across a variety of projects and genres, from science fiction comics to children's cartoons - including adaptations of Voltaire's Candide and Homer's Odyssey - but Snowpiercer remains the work by which he is most popularly known.

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• Editore: Titan Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782761438
• ISBN 13: 9781782761433
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 110
• Disegnatore: Rochette Jean-Marc