The Hunger Games: Illustrated Edition is an edition of The Hunger Games featuring more than 30 black-and-white illustrations by artist Nico Delort. It was released on October 1, 2024.[1]
Trivia[]
- Scholastic announced the illustrated edition on January 18, 2024. It was available for preorder from retailers the same day.
- Delort created the illustrations on scratchboard, wanting to mimic the look of 19th-century engravings, and used parallel lines to add tone.[2]
- Although they had seen the films when they were first released, Delort intentionally chose not to rewatch them while working on their illustrations to avoid being subconsciously influenced by the visuals.[3]
- Plants are integrated into the edition as decorative elements. The arrowheads were inspired by katniss leaves, which also appear in the endpapers. Additionally, each part opener features a flower after which a character is named, with Primrose, Rue, and Katniss being featured on Part 1, 2, and 3 respectively.[3]
- Chapter 18, Rue's death, was the hardest for Delort to illustrate. They commented that "it had to be an illustration that would make readers pause, while at the same time being understated and showing respect and reverence for Rue."[3]
Gallery[]
Part One[]
Part One opener
The reaping ceremony.
Katniss receiving the mockingjay pin.
Katniss and Peeta in the chariot.
Lavinia attending to a meal.
Katniss shooting during her private Gamemaker session.
Katniss's first time meeting Gale Hawthorne in the woods.
Katniss twirling in her interview dress.
Part Two[]
Part Two opener
Katniss and Peeta on the roof of the Training Center.
The Cornucopia.
Peeta and the Career Tributes.
Rue in a tree.
Katniss running after collecting the bow.
Rue sitting with Katniss at a campfire, admiring her pin.
Katniss watching Foxface steal from the Career camp.
A Capitol hovercraft retrieving the body of the District 3 boy.
Katniss sitting beside a dying Rue in a field of wildflowers.
Part Three[]
Part Three opener
Peeta camouflaged into the river bank.
Katniss and Gale Hawthorne introducing Prim to her goat, Lady.
Thresh standing over Katniss, holding a rock.
Katniss and Peeta in the cave.
Katniss hunting in the arena.
Cato running from the wolf mutts.
Katniss and Peeta threatening to eat nightlock berries.
Katniss fixing Haymitch Abernathy's tie before the victor crowning.
The coronation ceremony with President Snow.