Titan brings Legrand and Rochette’s THE TRIBUTE to English this October

Titan Comics immediately introduced that author Benjamin Legrand and artist Jean-Marc Rochette’s The Tribute (Le Tribut) will get an English language launch later this 12 months as a part of the writer’s Statix Press imprint. No translator for the e book was named within the writer’s official press launch.

In a press launch, Titan mentioned:

“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.”

Legrand and Rochette are finest identified for his or her work on the Snowpiercer (Le Transperceneige) bande dessinée sequence – created by Jacques Lob and Rochette in 1982 – which spawned a critically-acclaimed and award-winning 2013 film directed by Bong Joon Ho, in addition to an ongoing TV sequence which premiered in 2020. Legrand and Rochette labored collectively on Snowpiercer’s second quantity The Explorers. Like Snowpiercer, The Tribute – which debuted its first quantity in 1987 from main writer Casterman – was partially serialised in seminal Franco-Belgian bande dessinée anthology À Suivre. The English version appears to be a translation of a newer French assortment launched by Editions Cornelius in 2016.

Titan Comics Group Editor Jake Devine mentioned concerning the announcement:

“I’m so excited that Titan Comics is going to be publishing another genre classic from the creators of Snowpiercer. Rochette’s artwork is so unique and raw, there’s nothing else like it and I can’t wait for readers to experience it.”

The 160-page The Tribute hardcover will retail for $29.99, and is due out in shops on October 10, 2023.