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'''''Snowpiercer: The Explorers''''' is the second | ''Snowpiercer: The Explorers'' is a french graphic novel, and contains the second and third volumes to the Snowpiercer series, the book was originally written by Benjamin Legrand and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette. The book serves as a sequel to the first volume, ''[[Snowpiercer: The Escape]]'', which was written by Jaques Lob, and published in 1982. | ||
A fourth volume to the series, titled [[Snowpiercer 3: Terminus|''Terminus'']], would later be written by Olivier Bocquet and published in 2015, serving as a conclusion to the series. | |||
The two volumes were originally published seperately in french, with ''The Explorers'' in 1999, and ''The Crossing'' in 2000. The book was later translated and re-released by Titan Comics in 2014, where they were both combined into a single book. A third volume containing [[Snowpiercer 3: Terminus|Terminus]] was later published in 2019. | |||
The book later gained a TV Re-edition in 2020, featuring a new paperback cover. | |||
== '''<u>Synopsis</u>''' == | |||
<blockquote>''Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, there travels a train that never stops. This is Snowpiercer: one thousand and one carriages long. The last bastion of human civilization. Or is it? A second train also travels through the snow on the same track, its inhabitants living in constant fear of crashing into the first Snowpiercer. And from this second train, a small group of scavenging explorers now emerges, risking their lives in the deadly cold to explore what’s left of the world.''</blockquote> | |||
== '''<u>Summary</u>''' == | |||
=== <u>The Explorers:</u> === | |||
=== <u>The Crossing:</u> === | |||
== '''<u>Characters</u>''' == | |||
==== <u>Main characters</u> ==== | |||
==== <u>Side Characters</u> ==== | |||
'''* - Name unknown.''' | |||
== '''<u>Gallery</u>''' == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:ExplorersFrenchCover.jpg|The original French cover for The Explorers | |||
File:CrossingFrenchCover.jpg|The original French cover for The Crossing | |||
File:Explorers alternative cover.png|An alternative French cover for The Explorers | |||
File:SnowpiercerComics2.jpg|The English translation cover | |||
File:Explorers tv reedition.jpg|The cover for the TV Re-edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== '''<u>Trivia</u>''' == | |||
* While the synopsis claims the [[Icebreaker]] runs on the same track as the first train, the Icebreaker is shown to be significantly larger. | |||
* The cover for the English translation appears to be a cropped version of the original cover from ''The Crossing.'' | |||
* Despite containing two entire volumes, the book only ends up around 30 pages longer than the first book. | |||
** This may be the reason for volumes 2 and 3 being merged for the re-release. | |||
[[Category:Snowpiercer]] | [[Category:Snowpiercer]] | ||
[[Category:Snowpiercer Wiki]] | [[Category:Snowpiercer Wiki]] | ||
[[Category:Snowpiercer (film)]] | [[Category:Snowpiercer (film)]] | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 21 August 2022
Snowpiercer: The Explorers is a french graphic novel, and contains the second and third volumes to the Snowpiercer series, the book was originally written by Benjamin Legrand and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette. The book serves as a sequel to the first volume, Snowpiercer: The Escape, which was written by Jaques Lob, and published in 1982.
A fourth volume to the series, titled Terminus, would later be written by Olivier Bocquet and published in 2015, serving as a conclusion to the series.
The two volumes were originally published seperately in french, with The Explorers in 1999, and The Crossing in 2000. The book was later translated and re-released by Titan Comics in 2014, where they were both combined into a single book. A third volume containing Terminus was later published in 2019.
The book later gained a TV Re-edition in 2020, featuring a new paperback cover.
Synopsis
Coursing through an eternal winter, on an icy track wrapped around the frozen planet Earth, there travels a train that never stops. This is Snowpiercer: one thousand and one carriages long. The last bastion of human civilization. Or is it? A second train also travels through the snow on the same track, its inhabitants living in constant fear of crashing into the first Snowpiercer. And from this second train, a small group of scavenging explorers now emerges, risking their lives in the deadly cold to explore what’s left of the world.
Summary
The Explorers:
The Crossing:
Characters
Main characters
Side Characters
* - Name unknown.
Gallery
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The original French cover for The Explorers
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The original French cover for The Crossing
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An alternative French cover for The Explorers
-
The English translation cover
-
The cover for the TV Re-edition
Trivia
- While the synopsis claims the Icebreaker runs on the same track as the first train, the Icebreaker is shown to be significantly larger.
- The cover for the English translation appears to be a cropped version of the original cover from The Crossing.
- Despite containing two entire volumes, the book only ends up around 30 pages longer than the first book.
- This may be the reason for volumes 2 and 3 being merged for the re-release.