SNOWPIERCER VOL. 1: THE ESCAPE
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...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781782761433 (1782761438)
Publisher: Titan Comics
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Series: Transperceneige (#1)
One of the rare cases of the movie is better than the book. I did try read the book first, but my library had few copies and the line was long. I did really like the movie and recommend it. The book, I'm more mixed on. Although, for whatever reason I have the second one on hold (and it's already a...