Snowpiercer: Extinction will be published through Statix Press, the Titan Comics imprint dedicated to showcasing the vanguard of European and international comic book material. Snowpiercer was originally released as La Transperceneige by French publisher Casterman.

The franchise came to public attention with the release of 2014's Snowpiercer movie adaptation, directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton. A television series began development the following year and was ordered to series by TNT in early 2018, with Orphan Black's Graeme Manson as showrunner. There has been some controversy surrounding the TNT series. Original showrunner Josh Friedman was ousted and pilot director Scott Derrickson quit, declining to return for reshoots as part of the show's new vision.

Snowpiercer: Extinction will be released in September.