(W) Benjamin Legrand (A/CA) Jean-Marc Rochette In Shops: Dec 13, 2023 SRP: $29.99
THE NEXT SCI-FI EPIC FROM THE CREATORS OF SNOWPIERCER!
“Before Avatar came The Tribute”
A team of scientists and soldiers land on an alien planet with the hope they will find a new source of energy. The expedition is vital for the survival of humankind as an intergalactic war is raging, and the team must battle a hostile climate and protective, indigenous species to unravel the mysteries of this extraordinary planet before it’s too late.
This October, Titan Comics will publish the long-awaited sci-fi epic graphic novel The Tribute from critically acclaimed Snowpiercer creators, Benjamin Legrand and artist Jean-Marc Rochette.
Twenty-six years after its French release, Titan Comics is delighted to be bringing this epic adventure to English language audiences for the first time. Mixing classical and experimental comics forms, The Tribute tells the story of a team of scientists and soldiers who land on an alien planet with the hope they will find a new source of energy. The expedition is vital for the survival of humankind as an intergalactic war is raging, and the team must battle a hostile climate and protective, indigenous species to unravel the mysteries of this extraordinary planet before it’s too late.
The Tribute is part of Titan Comics’ critically acclaimed Statix Press imprint, which showcases the best comics from Europe and around the globe. Statix Press have published all the original Snowpiercer graphic novels: The Escape, The Explorers, and Terminus – for English-language audiences.
The Tribute (HC, 160pp, 9781787739963, $29.99) will be available at comic shops and bookstores from October 10th 2023, and readers can pre-order now from Amazon, B&N, and Forbidden Planet (UK).
Author: Jacques Lob Illustrated by: Phillipe Druillet and Benjamin Legrand Publisher: Titan Comics Hardcover, 72pp, $24.99, £21.99
Lone Sloane is still stuck on the planet aptly named Delirius, one of the strangest places in the galaxy. The lonely traveler is in trouble: he was struck by an erasure arrow by the fanatical monks of the Red Redemption. He is accompanied by Mali, the daughter of his friend Yearl Martian, first in his travels to the destitute underground world of Delirius then to find Yearl and Lance, Mali’s lover and then in the mission to save the inhabitants of Delirius from the spreading madness! Lone Sloane seems ever destined to battle against evil in this world. As the world is called to war, will he be able to stay away? His adventures will force Lone Sloane to accept his destiny and prepare himself for the battle with his enemy, the tyrant Shaan, the Emperor of all the galaxies…
With Snowpiercer coming to television on May 17, Titan Comics has put together the official Snowpiercer universe timeline. The aid pieces together the original comic series, the prequel comic series, the movie, and the upcoming television show.
Timed for the television show, Titan is releasing the graphic novels in new softcover editions.
The television series stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs in this adaptation on class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival playing out amongst the remnants of humanity – who inhabit a perpetually moving train with 1001 cars that circles the globe. It’s based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar Winner Bong Joon Ho.
Check out the timeline and some previews of each series.
SNOWPIERCER THE PREQUEL: EXTINCTION
Written by Matz Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette 9781785868832, HC, $19.99 On sale now
The Snowpiercer saga continues with this brand new story by original artist Jean-Marc Rochette and Eisner nominated writer, Matz. Set before the extinction event that caused the new ice age in which the Snowpiercer travels perpetually around the globe, witness the terrifying events that led to the need for and creation of the eponymous train.
Written by Jacques Lob Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette 9781787734425, SC, $14.99 On sale 6/2/2020
On a future, frozen Earth, a train that never stops circumnavigates the globe. On board: all of humanity that we could save from the great disaster that wrapped the planet in ice. At the front of the train, the survivors live in comfort and luxury – at the rear, their lives are worse than cattle, trapped in the squalid dark. When one of the occupants of the tail breaks through into the main train – all hell follows in his wake!
Written by Benjamin Legrand Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette 9781787734432, SC, $19.99 On sale 6/30/2020
It has long been thought that Snowpiercer was the last bastion of human civilization… but there is another train. Coursing through the endless, wintry night, its occupants live in a constant state of terror that they will collide with the train that went before… From this second train emerges a small group of the passengers who are willing to risk their lives in the deadly cold to explore what’s left of our world.
Written by Olivier Bocquet Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette Publisher: Titan Comics 9781787734449, SC, $24.99 On sale 7/21/2020
On a future, frozen Earth, humanity has been packed onto self-sustaining trains, doomed to circumnavigate the globe until the end of the interminable ice age – or until the engines give out.
When a scrap of music piques their interest, the inhabitants of the Icebreaker take the ultimate risk and cross the frozen ocean, a vast expanse with no train tracks… and no way to return to them.
August 2020 will see the Snowpiercer saga continue with Snowpiercer: The Prequel Part 2: Apocalypse HC – the second chapter of Titan’s new prequel trilogy by original artist Jean-Marc Rochette and Eisner nominated writer, Matz.
SNOWPIERCER: THE PREQUEL PART 2: APOCALYPSE
Written by Matz Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette 9781787730328, HC, $19.99 On sale 8/25/2020
After the extinction event that caused the new ice age, the train Snowpiercer travels perpetually around the globe, with the last survivors of humanity learning to come to terms with their new reality.
The highly anticipated television adaptation Snowpiercer gets a second trailer. In it, we see the class warfare and fight for survival to come.
Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly and Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs star in this adaptation on class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival playing out amongst the remnants of humanity – who inhabit a perpetually moving train with 1001 cars that circles the globe.
This television adaptation is based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar Winner Bong Joon Ho and premieres May 17.
The original graphic novels were written by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, Olivier Bouquet, and Alexis Nolent with art by Jean-Marc Rochette. The series was created by Lob and Rochette.
Originally published in 1982 by Casterman, the graphic novels received an English translation in 2014 and was published by Titan Comics.
