H.G.Wells: The War Of The Worlds

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Death comes from the sky in this thrilling War of the Worlds graphic novel adaptation!

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 attackuntil a meteor crashes near his home. Inside the crater, he discovers a giant cylinder that can only be the work of a superior civilizationthe 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. Wellss 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.

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Dobbswas 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 asScotland 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 Cifuentesis 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 MarvelsX-Men,Hulk, andNew Exilesand DC Comics Batgirl,Green Lantern, Superman,Justice League Dark,andAquaman.