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Audio and Video Comic Books Models Drawings and Renderings Jeff Wayne Omni Other Books Magazines Unused Miscellaneous

These are things associated with audio or video versions of the book, or documentaries about the book, both completed and unrealized.

A test reel by stop-motion guru Ray Harryhausen, created for a pitch to RKO in 1949. Pointed out by Andy D.

The Learning Channel's documentary on Wells and the novel. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.
Program from the Danish distribution of the film, 1953.

Congress Video Group, 1986. Art by Alex Nino. Courtesy of John Milne.
Pre-production drawings for the Harryhausen film. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.

The key art for Pendragon Pictures' upcoming production. Courtesy of Timothy Hines.
Concept picture from Chris Dickinson's hoped-to-be movie of the book. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.

A selection of phonograph record jackets, from A Critical Edition...
Caedmon Records, 1976, cover by Rick Sternback. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.

Listener's Choice CD, 1994. Courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.
Bell Records, art by Wally Wood. Courtesy of Brian Franczak.

Spanish promotional card for the 1953 movie. Courtesy of Joan Rosell.
CD cover. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.

Poster for the 2005 David Michael Latt/Asylum film. Courtesy of Simon Johnson.

Audio and Video Comic Books Models Drawings and Renderings Jeff Wayne Omni Other Books Magazines Unused Miscellaneous

These are covers of comic books that retell the story, borrow the name, or are about the story itself. Comics that tell the orignal H. G. Wells version are included on the main page.

Marvel's Amazing Adventures #18, containing the story of the Martians' return to Earth in 2001. Courtesy of Ramon Schenk.
An update of the Killraven story at left, from 2002. The changes are pretty interesting: much bigger muscles, an outfit that's more bondage than superhero... Courtesy of Jim Keefe.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, America's Best Comics, 2002. Art by Kevin O'Neill.
DC Comics, 1998. Courtesy of Jacques Garin

Eternity Comics, 1988 and Malibu Graphics, 1990, covers by Brooks Hagan. "A complete retelling of the story, with major changes. Here the aliens are actually underground dwellers known a the Aarach, a definitely humanoid race," according to this War of the Worlds page. Courtesy of Ramon Schenk.

Caliber Comics and Arrow Comics. A continuation of the original story by Randy Zimmerman and Horus. The Caliber cover is by Gene Gonzales from 1996. The second Arrow cover is by Scott Rosema from 2002, courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.

Graphic Classics, from Eureka Productions. The cover image is the same as the unused 1982 Pocket Books edition by Vincent DiFate. The image on the right is from the included story about the 1938 radio broadcast, by Nick Miller and Antonella Caputo. Courtesy of Francois Beaulieu.
Eternity Comics, 1990, cover by Ian McCaig. Courtesy of Tom Luthman and Simon Johnson.

Scarlet Traces, Dark Horse Comics, 2003. Art by D'Israeli. The book concerns the Victorians assimilation and use of the Martian technology, interwoven with the circumstances surrounding a surviving alien. Courtesy of Brian Franczak.

Audio and Video Comic Books Models Drawings and Renderings Jeff Wayne Omni Other Books Magazines Unused Miscellaneous

These are models of Martians and their vehicles. Some of these are commercially available, others home jobs by fans.

By Stefan Clifford.
By Giovanni Seynhaeve.

By Jim Keefe.
By Lawrence Bailey.

A model of the 1955 Classics Illustrated design, built from scratch by Mike Maynard.
Roger and Martyn Dean's design, built by Ed Buckley, courtesy of Roger Todd.

By Pat Flannery, courtesy of Roger Todd.
Courtesy of Jim Hudson.

By Paroom Station, courtesy of Rodrigo Vergueiro.
By Monolith Designs, courtesy of Rodrigo Vergueiro.

LEGO model design, by Einar Jóhannesson.
By Chris York, courtesy of Roger Todd.

Pictures of models for the aborted photo-novel by Martin J Bower. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
Frank Daniel's recreation of the 1955 Classics Illustrated cover using models and photoshop.

A model of the Frank R. Paul tripod. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.
A Bandai kit of a "Dark Nebula Tripod Tank" from the animated "Starblazers" series. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.

A Martian tripod model and the box it came in. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
From Reviresco, courtesy of Alex Michael Bonnici.

A three-legged tank model from "Spaceship Yamato". Courtesy of Jacques Garin.
A model by Jean-Marc Deschamps based on the E. P. Jacobs design. Courtesy of Roger Todd.

Audio and Video Comic Books Models Drawings and Renderings Jeff Wayne Omni Other Books Magazines Unused Miscellaneous

These are drawings and computer renderings submitted by fans.

A cartoon of an alien by H. G. Wells himself, sketched in a copy of the book owned by Ralph Straus. Reprinted in the 1977 Oxford University Press edition. Courtesy of Rick Pearson.

By Richard Daborn.

Original artwork by Dean Motter, 2006. Courtesy of Dean Motter.
A take-off on on Classics Illustrated by Dean Motter for Doris Danger Seeks. Courtesy of Dean Motter.

A set of four drawings by Oliver Cook. Courtesy of Oliver Cook.

Sketch from Steve Dismukes' WOTW role-playing game. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
By Charlie Adlard. Courtesy of Roger Todd.

By Christopher Bennett.
By James Cole.

By Ross Harris. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
By Zachariah Wright.

Matte painting by Meinert Hansen, who has a lot more art at his website.
Illustration by Mark Dowman, who has more at his web site.

A rendering of Roger Dean's Martian, by Ash Davis.
By Brendan Williamson. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.

From Parroom Station. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
A drawing of a Martian fighting machine by Rick Pearson.

By Dan Gregory. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
By Michael S. Christopher. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.

Courtesy of Jef Wood.
Courtesy of Jef Wood.

Courtesy of Jef Wood.
A rendering of the Thunderchild by Jeremy Corke.

By Lee Gibbons, from Arcane, issue 19, May 1997, courtesy of Roger Todd.
By Peter Fussey.

By Gavin Fitzgerald.
By Alan White.

Four images by TroC, who has an amazing gallery at Renderosity.

Unpublished cover art for a DVD release of the 1953 move, by James Nelms.
By Les Edwards, courtesy of Roger Todd.

By noel.

By glazy.

Illustration by Morgan Bonthoux, 2003, from Action! Classics The War of the Worlds Source Book, an RPG including the full text of the novel. Courtesy of Valdivielso.

Three animations exploring the tripod gait, by Peter Balch. Click to see larger animations and a detailed explanation. Peter's done a lot of work on this, including the small program used to generate these animations. Contact him if you're interestd in more information.

Three excellent drawings by J. Williams and his son Joshua.	By Thomas Vreeke.
By Andy D.	By Simon Johnson.
By Tom Bland.	By Ian Andrew.

Audio and Video Comic Books Models Drawings and Renderings Jeff Wayne Omni Other Books Magazines Unused Miscellaneous

A selection of things associated with Jeff Wayne's musical version of the book.

Art from the LP and CD cover and booklet.	Courtesy of Benoit Thomas.
Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.	Courtesy of Alex O'Donnell.
Courtesy of Alex O'Donnell.	Courtesy of Alex O'Donnell.

A Nokia 3210 phone cover! Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.	A paper model of the tripod, designed and constructed by Erwin de Jong. Courtesy of Paul Dunlop.
A model from Comet Miniatures of London. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.	Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.
A production model from the P.C. Game. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	Models made by Comet Miniatures of London. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.
The 7" picture disc. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.	A Gibson Thunderbird bass by Ronz of the band Fubar.
Illustration by Micheal Trim. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.	Illustration by Micheal Trim. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.

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These are images from Omni Magazine, August 1985. From the accompanying text:

"The Martian invasion of Earth is rendered anew in images ever faithful to H. G. Well's Victorian vision of the WOTW. British designers Roger Dean and Martyn Dean collaborated with artists Tim White and Richard Clifton-Dey to produce these illustrations for a new edition of War of the Worlds.

At least one of these images has previously been reported as having been commissioned for, but unused by, the Jeff Wayne musical.

All images courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.

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Other Books

Sequels, spin-offs, non-fiction, and unusual references.

Mega War, by David Cian, Ibooks, 2005. Courtesy of Gerry Manacsa.	Flaming London, by Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, 2006. Courtesy of Mr S Johnson.
Sherlock Holmes's War of The Worlds, by Manly Wade Wellman and Wade Wellman, Warner Books, 1975, cover by F. Accanero.. Courtesy of Tom Luthman.	W.G. Grace's Last Case, by William Rushton, Methuen, 1984. Courtesy of Roger Todd.
Global Dispatches, a collection of stories surrounding the invasion. Bantam Spectra, 1996, cover by Roger Dean. Courtesy of John Milne.	The Panic Broadcast, by Howard Koch, Avon, 1970. Courtesy of John Milne.
The cover and an interior illustration of The Second War of the Worlds, by George H. Smith. Daw Books, 1976, art by Jack Gaughan. Courtesy of John Milne and Jonathan Smith.	Book by Frank McConnell. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.
French edition of Otherland 3, by Tad Williams. Cover by Manchu. Courtesy of Jacques Garin.	The Space Machine, by Christopher Priest. Cover by Paul Slater, 1981. Courtesy of Valdivielso.
War of the Worlds: New Millennium, by Douglas Niles. Cover by Julie Bell, 2005. Courtesy of Valdivielso.	La Verdadera Guerra de Los Mundos, by João Barreiros. Cover by Alejandro Terán. Courtesy of Rodrigo Vergueiro.
The Martian War, by Gabriel Mesta. Cover by Bob Eggleton, 2005. Courtesy of Brian Franczak.	Invasion From Mars, by Hadley Cantril, Princeton University Press, 2005. Courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.
The Tripods trilogy, by John Christopher. Courtesy of Brian Miller.	La Cage de Londres, by Jean-Pierre Guillet, ALire, 2003. Cover illustration by Jacques Lamontagne. Courtesy of Francois Beaulieu.
Science Fiction Stories, chosen by Edward Blishen, Kingfisher, 1993. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.	The Invasion From Mars: A Study In The Psychology Of Panic, by Hadley Cantril, Transaction Publishers, 2005.

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Magazines

Magazines, journals, and pulp.

Painting for the cover of Chiller Theatre #22, by Daniel Horne. Courtesy of Dr. Marc A. Wessels.	Cosmopolitan,1908, containing the H. G. Wells article "The Things That Live on Mars". Illustration by William R. Leigh. Courtesy of Sonia Krenitsky.
Mexican pulp magazine from 1951. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.	Woking History Journal, 1990. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith, with permission by Iain Wakeford.
Vidas Ilustres #189, 1968, published by Editorial Novaro, Mexico. Courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.	Fantascene #1, Cinema Vista Productions, 1975. Cover by Tom Roy. Courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.
Urania #15, Mondadori, 1953. Contains La Guerra dei Mondi. Courtesy of Kees de Kievid.	Corriere dello Spazio # 14, Società Iniziative Editoriali ed Aeronautiche, 1960. Cover by Pagardesi. Courtesy of Kees de Kievid.

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Unused

Artwork for unpublished editions.

Pocket Books, 1982, by Vincent Di Fate. Courtesy of Vincent Di Fate.

Two proposed covers for a 1991 Classics Illustrated edition. Courtesy of John Haufe.

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Miscellaneous

These are miscellaneous other images.

A poster promoting the 1906 L. Vandamme Edition, by Alvim Corréa. Courtesy of Sebo Fino Livraria Antiquaria.	A poster of the Martian fighting machine by Rodney Matthews, courtesy of Bill Schneider, and the jigsaw puzzle of that poster. The puzzle packaging is made to resemble a hardback book.
The sandpit on Horsell Common, where the Martians landed. Courtesy of Brian Bickle.	A picture of the sculpture in Woking, courtesy of Brian Bickle. The sculpture is by Michael Condron, who's website has lots more pictures of it, plus the Crashed Pod and Bacteria Slabs.
Task Force Games, 1980. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.	Original US advertisement for the 1898 Harper & Brothers edition. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.
Coloring book, Dover Publications, 2005. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.	Sticker book, Dover Publications, 2005. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.
Postcard by Richard Shaefer. Courtesy of Rob Esveldt.

Chez Zeus: War of the Worlds: Other Images

A test reel by stop-motion guru Ray Harryhausen, created for a pitch to RKO in 1949. Pointed out by Andy D.
The Learning Channel's documentary on Wells and the novel. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.	Program from the Danish distribution of the film, 1953.
Congress Video Group, 1986. Art by Alex Nino. Courtesy of John Milne.	Pre-production drawings for the Harryhausen film. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
The key art for Pendragon Pictures' upcoming production. Courtesy of Timothy Hines.	Concept picture from Chris Dickinson's hoped-to-be movie of the book. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
A selection of phonograph record jackets, from A Critical Edition...	Caedmon Records, 1976, cover by Rick Sternback. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.
Listener's Choice CD, 1994. Courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.	Bell Records, art by Wally Wood. Courtesy of Brian Franczak.
Spanish promotional card for the 1953 movie. Courtesy of Joan Rosell.	CD cover. Courtesy of Johan Groenewold.
Poster for the 2005 David Michael Latt/Asylum film. Courtesy of Simon Johnson.

Marvel's Amazing Adventures #18, containing the story of the Martians' return to Earth in 2001. Courtesy of Ramon Schenk.	An update of the Killraven story at left, from 2002. The changes are pretty interesting: much bigger muscles, an outfit that's more bondage than superhero... Courtesy of Jim Keefe.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, America's Best Comics, 2002. Art by Kevin O'Neill.	DC Comics, 1998. Courtesy of Jacques Garin
Eternity Comics, 1988 and Malibu Graphics, 1990, covers by Brooks Hagan. "A complete retelling of the story, with major changes. Here the aliens are actually underground dwellers known a the Aarach, a definitely humanoid race," according to this War of the Worlds page. Courtesy of Ramon Schenk.
Caliber Comics and Arrow Comics. A continuation of the original story by Randy Zimmerman and Horus. The Caliber cover is by Gene Gonzales from 1996. The second Arrow cover is by Scott Rosema from 2002, courtesy of Les Treece-Sinclair.
Graphic Classics, from Eureka Productions. The cover image is the same as the unused 1982 Pocket Books edition by Vincent DiFate. The image on the right is from the included story about the 1938 radio broadcast, by Nick Miller and Antonella Caputo. Courtesy of Francois Beaulieu.	Eternity Comics, 1990, cover by Ian McCaig. Courtesy of Tom Luthman and Simon Johnson.
Scarlet Traces, Dark Horse Comics, 2003. Art by D'Israeli. The book concerns the Victorians assimilation and use of the Martian technology, interwoven with the circumstances surrounding a surviving alien. Courtesy of Brian Franczak.

By Stefan Clifford.	By Giovanni Seynhaeve.
By Jim Keefe.	By Lawrence Bailey.
A model of the 1955 Classics Illustrated design, built from scratch by Mike Maynard.	Roger and Martyn Dean's design, built by Ed Buckley, courtesy of Roger Todd.
By Pat Flannery, courtesy of Roger Todd.	Courtesy of Jim Hudson.
By Paroom Station, courtesy of Rodrigo Vergueiro.	By Monolith Designs, courtesy of Rodrigo Vergueiro.
LEGO model design, by Einar Jóhannesson.	By Chris York, courtesy of Roger Todd.
Pictures of models for the aborted photo-novel by Martin J Bower. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	Frank Daniel's recreation of the 1955 Classics Illustrated cover using models and photoshop.
A model of the Frank R. Paul tripod. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.	A Bandai kit of a "Dark Nebula Tripod Tank" from the animated "Starblazers" series. Courtesy of Frank Daniel.
A Martian tripod model and the box it came in. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	From Reviresco, courtesy of Alex Michael Bonnici.
A three-legged tank model from "Spaceship Yamato". Courtesy of Jacques Garin.	A model by Jean-Marc Deschamps based on the E. P. Jacobs design. Courtesy of Roger Todd.

A cartoon of an alien by H. G. Wells himself, sketched in a copy of the book owned by Ralph Straus. Reprinted in the 1977 Oxford University Press edition. Courtesy of Rick Pearson.	By Richard Daborn.
Original artwork by Dean Motter, 2006. Courtesy of Dean Motter.	A take-off on on Classics Illustrated by Dean Motter for Doris Danger Seeks. Courtesy of Dean Motter.
A set of four drawings by Oliver Cook. Courtesy of Oliver Cook.

Sketch from Steve Dismukes' WOTW role-playing game. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	By Charlie Adlard. Courtesy of Roger Todd.
By Christopher Bennett.	By James Cole.
By Ross Harris. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	By Zachariah Wright.
Matte painting by Meinert Hansen, who has a lot more art at his website.	Illustration by Mark Dowman, who has more at his web site.
A rendering of Roger Dean's Martian, by Ash Davis.	By Brendan Williamson. Courtesy of Jonathan Smith.
From Parroom Station. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	A drawing of a Martian fighting machine by Rick Pearson.
By Dan Gregory. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.	By Michael S. Christopher. Courtesy of Bill Schneider.
Courtesy of Jef Wood.	Courtesy of Jef Wood.
Courtesy of Jef Wood.	A rendering of the Thunderchild by Jeremy Corke.
By Lee Gibbons, from Arcane, issue 19, May 1997, courtesy of Roger Todd.	By Peter Fussey.
By Gavin Fitzgerald.	By Alan White.
Four images by TroC, who has an amazing gallery at Renderosity.
Unpublished cover art for a DVD release of the 1953 move, by James Nelms.	By Les Edwards, courtesy of Roger Todd.
By noel. By glazy.	Illustration by Morgan Bonthoux, 2003, from Action! Classics The War of the Worlds Source Book, an RPG including the full text of the novel. Courtesy of Valdivielso.