![]() ![]() The premise is fairly simple yet fun: after “the great white”-a planet-killing climate event that has covered the world in ice and likely was set off intentionally due to a war-the last remnants of humanity are traversing the globe on a massive train with 1001 cars. That said, and despite a few other issues, it is still thought provoking and worth a quick read, as it is certainly one you can rip through in a single sitting. There are some great ideas contained here and the political struggles and messages are quite well done, though the book itself fumbles in its execution being a bit clunky and not giving enough room for it’s story to breathe. Most will be already familiar with the story, as it has been adapted to film by Bong Joon-ho, which covers the events of this first volume of the graphic series, as well as a recent mini-series. A violent, class-based dystopia set after a cataclysmic climate event is certainly something that resonates with our modern day fears and Snowpiercer, the graphic novel by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette, examines these fears in a thrilling and hard-hitting way. ![]()
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