| Equator Cold (Froid Équateur) |
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Froid-Équateur |
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| Publisher | Les Humanoïdes Associés |
| Series | Nikopol Trilogy |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Enki Bilal |
| Artist(s) | Enki Bilal |
| Original publication | |
| Date(s) of publication | 1992 |
| ISBN | 978-2731609837 |
| Translation | |
| Publisher | Humanoids Publishing |
Froid Équateur (French for "Cold Equator") is a science fiction graphic novel from 1992 written and illustrated by the Yugoslavian born, French cartoonist and storyteller Enki Bilal. It is the third and final part of the Nikopol Trilogy, started by La Foire aux immortels (The Carnival of Immortals) from 1980 and continuing with La Femme piège (The Woman Trap) in 1986. The books were awarded with the prestigious Book of the Year Award by Lire.
The book extensively features chess boxing, a hybrid sport mixing chess and boxing. In 2003, chess boxing became a real sport, directly inspired by how it appeared in Froid Équateur. [1]