Product Description: From the pen of legendary science fiction author and futurist, H.G. Wells, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present their adaptation of the most famous science fiction novel of all time: The War of the Worlds! In the closing years of the 19th century, the genteel tranquility of Victorian England is shattered by the arrival of an invasion force from the red planet - Mars! Methodical and merciless, the Martians are intent on nothing less than the conquest and subjugation of the human race. Told from the point of view of an ordinary man caught up in the carnage and chaos, witness firsthand how the then greatest empire in the world is brought to its knees by the Martians' cool alien intellect and the implacable heat ray!
Bland, bland, bland . . . Generally speaking, I'm a thoroughgoing fan of graphic novels (as opposed to comic books or hardcover superhero anthologies), and anything by H.G. Wells would seem a natural for adaptation, but Edginton has kind of missed the boat. He skips over many of the more interesting parts of the story, and then brings in flying machines that suspiciously resemble those in the Hollywood film. The result is a rather bland rendition of an exciting story, not unlike a Classics Illustrated.
The best War Of the Worlds graphic novel Ian Edginton and D'Israeli bring use H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds in graphic novel form. While abridged and adapted for this version it has lost nothing. It has all the adventure, horror and wonder, in full color. Their vision, their ideas on how the Martians looked, how the scenes developed and how the action scenes flowed. They kept the heart of the story yet gave it new life. A perfect gift for a sci-fi fan or just for oneself. A must for any fan of The War Of The Worlds or of H.G. Wells.
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