Savage Highway Vol.1 : Hit the Road

56 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 42min.
• A post-apocalyptic love story in the vein of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” based on the 1976 novel “Savage Highway” by Gilles Thomas • Adapted from the novel by the late Julia Verlanger aka Gilles Thomas, a prolific and truly original writer who emerged from the 1970s’ European Sci-Fi scene. • The prestigious Julia Verlanger Prize was created in her honor in 1986 and is awarded to science fiction or fantasy novels that best emulate her success. • Mathieu Masmondet is a writer and actor known for his work on the French crime television series Enquêtes Réservées • An international collaboration between French author and Chinese artist • From the artist of “Crusades” (Humanoids) and contributing artist to “Chronicles of Legion” (Titan) • Movie of the same name due to start filming in 2017An ancient highway spans the wasteland. Its cracked surface has become a migratory route for the lawless hunters and marauders who inhabit this desolate, future Earth. Along the highway, Helene, an educated young woman on a perilous mission to rescue her sister, meets Mo, a solitary hunter, and Jin, an Asian warrior. Together they embark on an epic journey to a Paris in ruins, where a new social “order” is being forged…