H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds

Dobbs

Jan 2018 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Death comes from the sky in this thrilling graphic novel adaptation of the classic science fiction adventure.

Several days ago, projectiles from the Red Planet began to rain down on Earth. Professor Ogilvy of the small town of Ottershaw, England, is skeptical of theories that it is an alien attack—until a meteor crashes near his home. Inside the crater, he discovers a giant cylinder that can only be the work of a superior civilization—the intentions of which are not peaceful. From the extraterrestrial capsule emerges a tripod, an immense machine of death that is soon joined by many others, with the sole intention of exterminating all life on Earth.

H. G. Wells’s science fiction classic The War of the Worlds has been adapted several times for the big screen and radio shows across the globe. With this stunning and faithful graphic novel adaptation, the epic tale has finally found a place in comics.

About the author

Dobbs was a film history teacher before he embarked on his career as a comic book writer. Since writing his first graphic novel, Welcome to Paradise, Dobbs has written a number of comics inspired by late-nineteenth-century literature and history, such as Scotland Yard, Mr. Hyde against Frankenstein, Alamo, and Allan Quatermain and King Solomon's Mines, and, more recently, adaptations of works by Stefan Wul and H. G. Wells. Vicente Cifuentes is a cartoonist who was born in Albacete, Spain. He began working for the American market in 2005 by collaborating with the publishers Arcana and Alias. A few years later, he began working on Marvel’s X-Men, Hulk, and New Exiles and DC Comics’ Batgirl, Green Lantern, Superman, Justice League Dark, and Aquaman.