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Here you'll find anything relating to War Of The Worlds
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Striker 3D lands War of the Worlds Comics Deal First comic to be launched with release of Spielberg movie in 2005.
Striker 3D, publishers of the UK's weekly Striker comic, have acquired the exclusive world-wide comic and graphic novel publishing rights to The War Of The Worlds. The first in a series of monthly 3D-generated comics will be launched in May 2005. The monthly comic and eventual graphic novel, titled Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds, will be based on the memorable artwork and storyline in Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of The Worlds, adapted from the novel by HG Wells. Publication coincides with the release of Steven Spielberg's movie in June in the United States and July in the UK. Striker 3D, run by the Striker strip creator Pete Nash, acquired the rights from New York-born composer Jeff Wayne, now living in Hertfordshire, who released the legendary War of the Worlds musical album in 1978 and which has hardly been out of the charts since. Wayne bought much of the Intellectual Property rights from the H.G. Wells estate when he released the album. "Our comics will be dramatic, atmospheric and genuinely terrifying," says Pete, "will also tie in with Sony's multi-million world-wide re-launch of Jeff's re-mastered album next year. He's also planning a world-wide stage tour."
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FUN

WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE MEMPHIS FRONT

War of the Worlds: The Memphis Front Special. 32 pages.
Written by: Randy Zimmerman

This limited special edition of The Memphis Front first issue contains reworked art, updated endnotes and a brand new cover by series artists Richard Gulick and Randy Zimmerman. This special edition is limited to 2000 copies with each issue signed and numbered by the author.

War of the Worlds: The Memphis Front No. 2, 32 pages.
Written by: Randy Zimmerman

The people of Memphis continue preparing for a Martian invasion as it's seemingly unstable leader, The Crump, is told by his chief advisor (the ghost of Elvis) that another piece has fallen into place. Meanwhile, our hero continues to relive the horrors he witnessed when the Martians conquered St. Louis, as he attempts to make a life for himself in his newly adopted home.

War of the Worlds: The Memphis Front, 32 pages.
Written by: Randy Zimmerman

Based on concepts originating from the classic novel by H.G.Wells. After 100 years of silence the strange 'Martian' invaders have once again began a war for the planet earth. With updated technology, some familiar, some new, the invaders have slowly began winning their conquest.

The Memphis Front covers the story of the Martian invasion of Memphis and St Louis. As seen through the eyes of a nameless hero who survives St. Louis and decides to help defend Memphis from suffering the same fate.

ETERNITY & CALIBER COMICS

Eternity Comics published a War of the Worlds series between 1988 - 1990, which lasted six issues. The story was set in a village in the Scottish Highlands during the Martian invasion, with the main characters being housewife & mother Rebecca, her husband John, and family friend Stanley Boyd. In the first three issues, Rebecca is captured by the Aarachs (as the Martians call themselves) and subjected to their genetic experiments, while Boyd tries to rescue her. Issues 4 - 6 centred on Boyd and new character 'Meat' (the artificially-created hybrid offspring of Rebecca and an Aarach) as the Aarachs hunted both of them.

In 1996 - 1997, Caliber Comics published an unrelated War of the Worlds series, set in the present, with the Martians reinvading Earth a century after their initial attempt. It lasted four issues.
SUPERMAN AND THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

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WAR OF THE WORLDS: STARRING KILLRAVEN

In 1973, a new story began in issue #18 of the second series of Amazing Adventures, published by Marvel Comics. It was called 'War of the Worlds: starring Killraven', and remains perhaps the most successful continuation of H.G. Wells' saga.

The premise of the story was that the Martians who had failed to conquer Earth in War of the Worlds return over a hundred years later. Their second invasion commences on Saturday 30th June 2001, and after a war lasting several years, the Martians are victorious. The surviving human population are either enslaved, or turn traitor and willingly serve their new alien masters.

Fast-forward to the year 2018. The strongest humans are forced to fight each other to the death in vast arenas for the Martians' amusement. One such gladiator, named 'Killraven' by his alien overseers, manages to escape. Banding together with other rebellious humans, he forms a group of resistance fighters called the Freemen, who engage the Martians and their servants in a guerrilla war across the land once known as America.

Killraven's adventures continued until issue #39 (1976), when Amazing Adventures was cancelled, although there was a bizarre crossover story in Marvel Team-Up #45 (1976) in which the superhero Spider-Man time-travelled into Killraven's future and helped fight a few Martians. Otherwise, the storyline was left unfinished, with Earth remaining under Martian control and the Freemen still fighting the good fight.

Killraven made an occasional appearance over the next couple of decades, headlining a graphic novel in 1983 and a one-shot (Killraven 2020) in the early Nineties. He turned up in three issues of the 12 part time-travel epic Avengers Forever (1999), and an alternative version of the character (from an altered timeline) appeared in the four part mini-series Paradise X and the three part Paradise X: Heralds that preceded it (both published in 2001/2002).

Killraven and the Freemen were thrust back into the spotlight in 2003 when Marvel published a six part Killraven mini-series, written and drawn by Alan Davis. However, this was not a continuation of the saga that had began in Amazing Adventures, but a 'reimagining' of the characters, with Killraven's story retold from the beginning.

With all the interest surrounding Spielberg's upcoming War of the Worlds epic, it should come as no surprise that Marvel are rumoured to be quite keen to get a Killraven movie into production. Watch this space.

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COMICS Welcome to the Eve Of The War comics section. Here you'll find anything relating to War Of The Worlds in a comic format. NEWS Striker 3D lands War of the Worlds Comics Deal First comic to be launched with release of Spielberg movie in 2005. Striker 3D, publishers of the UK's weekly Striker comic, have acquired the *exclusive world-wide comic and graphic novel publishing rights* to The War Of The Worlds. The first in a series of monthly 3D-generated comics will be launched in May 2005. The monthly comic and eventual graphic novel, titled Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds, will be based on the memorable artwork and storyline in Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of The Worlds, adapted from the novel by HG Wells. Publication coincides with the release of Steven Spielberg's movie in June in the United States and July in the UK. Striker 3D, run by the Striker strip creator Pete Nash, acquired the rights from New York-born composer Jeff Wayne, now living in Hertfordshire, who released the legendary War of the Worlds musical album in 1978 and which has hardly been out of the charts since. Wayne bought much of the Intellectual Property rights from the H.G. Wells estate when he released the album. "Our comics will be dramatic, atmospheric and genuinely terrifying," says Pete, "will also tie in with Sony's multi-million world-wide re-launch of Jeff's re-mastered album next year. He's also planning a world-wide stage tour." Click here for the full Striker story FUN WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE MEMPHIS FRONT War of the Worlds: The Memphis Front Special. 32 pages. Written by: Randy Zimmerman This limited special edition of The Memphis Front first issue contains reworked art, updated endnotes and a brand new cover by series artists Richard Gulick and Randy Zimmerman. This special edition is limited to 2000 copies with each issue signed and numbered by the author. War of the Worlds: The Memphis Front No. 2, 32 pages. Written by: Randy Zimmerman The people of Memphis continue preparing for a Martian invasion as it's seemingly unstable leader, The Crump, is told by his chief advisor (the ghost of Elvis) that another piece has fallen into place. Meanwhile, our hero continues to relive the horrors he witnessed when the Martians conquered St. Louis, as he attempts to make a life for himself in his newly adopted home. War of the Worlds: The Memphis Front, 32 pages. Written by: Randy Zimmerman Based on concepts originating from the classic novel by H.G.Wells. After 100 years of silence the strange 'Martian' invaders have once again began a war for the planet earth. With updated technology, some familiar, some new, the invaders have slowly began winning their conquest. The Memphis Front covers the story of the Martian invasion of Memphis and St Louis. As seen through the eyes of a nameless hero who survives St. Louis and decides to help defend Memphis from suffering the same fate. ETERNITY & CALIBER COMICS Eternity Comics published a War of the Worlds series between 1988 - 1990, which lasted six issues. The story was set in a village in the Scottish Highlands during the Martian invasion, with the main characters being housewife & mother Rebecca, her husband John, and family friend Stanley Boyd. In the first three issues, Rebecca is captured by the Aarachs (as the Martians call themselves) and subjected to their genetic experiments, while Boyd tries to rescue her. Issues 4 - 6 centred on Boyd and new character 'Meat' (the artificially-created hybrid offspring of Rebecca and an Aarach) as the Aarachs hunted both of them. In 1996 - 1997, Caliber Comics published an unrelated War of the Worlds series, set in the present, with the Martians reinvading Earth a century after their initial attempt. It lasted four issues. SUPERMAN AND THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Click on the above for a larger versions		WAR OF THE WORLDS: STARRING KILLRAVEN In 1973, a new story began in issue #18 of the second series of Amazing Adventures, published by Marvel Comics. It was called 'War of the Worlds: starring Killraven', and remains perhaps the most successful continuation of H.G. Wells' saga. The premise of the story was that the Martians who had failed to conquer Earth in War of the Worlds return over a hundred years later. Their second invasion commences on Saturday 30th June 2001, and after a war lasting several years, the Martians are victorious. The surviving human population are either enslaved, or turn traitor and willingly serve their new alien masters. Fast-forward to the year 2018. The strongest humans are forced to fight each other to the death in vast arenas for the Martians' amusement. One such gladiator, named 'Killraven' by his alien overseers, manages to escape. Banding together with other rebellious humans, he forms a group of resistance fighters called the Freemen, who engage the Martians and their servants in a guerrilla war across the land once known as America. Killraven's adventures continued until issue #39 (1976), when Amazing Adventures was cancelled, although there was a bizarre crossover story in Marvel Team-Up #45 (1976) in which the superhero Spider-Man time-travelled into Killraven's future and helped fight a few Martians. Otherwise, the storyline was left unfinished, with Earth remaining under Martian control and the Freemen still fighting the good fight. Killraven made an occasional appearance over the next couple of decades, headlining a graphic novel in 1983 and a one-shot (Killraven 2020) in the early Nineties. He turned up in three issues of the 12 part time-travel epic Avengers Forever (1999), and an alternative version of the character (from an altered timeline) appeared in the four part mini-series Paradise X and the three part Paradise X: Heralds that preceded it (both published in 2001/2002). Killraven and the Freemen were thrust back into the spotlight in 2003 when Marvel published a six part Killraven mini-series, written and drawn by Alan Davis. However, this was not a continuation of the saga that had began in Amazing Adventures, but a 'reimagining' of the characters, with Killraven's story retold from the beginning. With all the interest surrounding Spielberg's upcoming War of the Worlds epic, it should come as no surprise that Marvel are rumoured to be quite keen to get a Killraven movie into production. Watch this space. Thanks to Fenris for all the above text. Click on the above for a larger version