《蒸汽火车头》内容简介

　　《蒸汽火车头》是比利时天才艺术家冯索瓦·史奇顿追忆蒸汽时代机械之美的一部漫画。他通过这部图像小说表达了对当时设计师才华的赞美之情和辛勤工作的铁道工人的钦佩之情。故事讲述了曾经推动历史前进的蒸汽火车头和铁道工人，随着历史的发展逐渐被抛在了时代的后面；一位铁道骑士，面对注定失去的明日世界，选择孑然一身毅然踏上不归之途。

　　故事的火车头原型取材自20世纪30年代比利时产12型火车头，它曾因创下165公里的最高时速纪录而摘得“蓝飘带”荣衔，是当时现代与速度的代名词；它也曾在二战时期变身“幽灵列车”，帮助1370名政治犯躲过了被送往纳粹集中营的厄运。随着电力时代的到来，12型号火车头也不得不退出了历史的舞台。

　　当时的火车司机就是火车头的所有人，他与车头之间有着无法割舍的有机联系。为了拿到奖金，他们既要尽可能少地消耗燃煤，又要保证准时准点。他们还必须有铁打的身躯以经受锅炉周边与室外温差对身体的考验。基于这一切的理由，他们值得所有人的尊敬，是当之无愧的“铁路之王”。

　　作者简介

　　冯索瓦•史奇顿（FrançoisSchuiten），1956年出生于比利时布鲁塞尔的建筑世家，是著名的插画家、漫画家和视觉设计大师，2002年安古兰国际漫画节城市大奖得主。16岁时他发表了自己的第一篇故事。自1977年起，他与哥哥吕克合作，在《金属狂啸》杂志发表一些初期作品。1983年他开始与童年好友贝涅•彼特合作创作《朦胧城市》系列，这对最佳搭档勾勒出的充满想象力与哲学思考的奇想世界令人惊艳，其中极具个人特色的精美建筑图画令冯索瓦获得“纸上建筑大师”的美誉。他绘制了不计其数的海报、插画和版画，设计了布鲁塞尔的阿尔门地铁站和巴黎的工艺美术地铁站，为2000年汉诺威世博会设计了宏伟的“视觉星球”乌托邦馆。2003年，他与贝涅•彼特在主持安古兰漫画节时创立“相约国际”活动，2004年他们两人共同完成了新艺术风格建筑奥特里克公馆（MaisonAutrique）的修复和室内装潢布置。近几年，他还参与了《黄金罗盘》《无姓之人》等几部电影的概念设计。凭借大量优秀而生动的作品，他于2002年被比利时国王阿尔贝二世封为男爵，并于2014年在法国被授予艺术与文学骑士勋章。

"Steam Engine" content introduction

The Steam Locomotive is a comic strip by Belgian artist von Sauer Skitten that recalls the beauty of machinery in the age of steam. Through this graphic novel, he expressed his admiration for the talents of the designers of the time and his admiration for the hard working railway workers. The story tells the story of steam locomotives and railroad workers who once pushed history forward, but were gradually left behind with the development of history; A railway knight, faced with the lost world of tomorrow, chooses to be alone and resolutely embarks on the road of no return.

The locomotive prototype of the story is based on a Belgian locomotive produced in the 1930s, which once won the title of "blue ribbon" for setting a top speed record of 165 kilometers per hour, and is synonymous with modernity and speed at that time. It also served as a "ghost train" during World War II, helping 1,370 political prisoners avoid being sent to Nazi concentration camps. With the advent of the electric age, the model 12 locomotive also had to withdraw from the stage of history.

At that time, the train driver was the owner of the locomotive, and there was an organic connection between him and the locomotive that could not be separated. In order to receive the bonus, they had to consume as little coal as possible while also ensuring that they were on time. They must also have iron bodies to withstand the temperature difference between the boiler and the outside. For all these reasons, they deserve the respect of all and are worthy of the title of "King of the Railway".

About the author

Von Sauer Schuiten (FrancoisSchuiten), born in 1956 in Brussels, Belgium, is a famous illustrator, cartoonist and visual design master, 2002 Angurin International Comic Festival City Prize winner. He published his first story at the age of 16. Since 1977, in collaboration with his brother Luc, he has published some of his first works in the magazine Metal Roar. In 1983, he began to collaborate with his childhood friend Benet Petter to create the series "Hazy City". The best pair sketched an amazing world full of imagination and philosophical thinking, including exquisite architectural drawings with personal characteristics, which earned Fonsoir the reputation of "master architect on paper". He has produced countless posters, illustrations and prints, designed the Almen metro station in Brussels and the Arts and Crafts metro station in Paris, and designed the magnificent "Visual Planet" Utopia pavilion for the Hannover Expo 2000. In 2003, together with Benet Petre, he founded Meet the International while hosting the Angolan Comic Festival, and in 2004 the two completed the restoration and interior decoration of the Art Nouveau MaisonAutrique. In recent years, he has also participated in the concept design of several films such as The Golden Compass and The Nameless Man. For his outstanding and vivid body of work, he was created a baron by King Albert II of Belgium in 2002 and made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2014.