Transperceneige (Snowpiercer) To Get English Language Release

Transperceneige (Snowpiercer), the French graphic novel that is being adapted into the film Snowpiercer, is being translated into a two-part English-language graphic novel.

The first part, Snowpiercer 1: The Escape, introduces the storyline …

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 …

Titan Comics will publish Snowpiercer 1: The Escape on January 28th, 2014 in hardcover; the second volume, Snowpiercer 2: The Explorers is published a month later on February 25th, 2014.