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#1 War of the Worlds E-Comic
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:32 am
by Cynical Cat
#2 Re: War of the Worlds E-Comic
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:02 am
by B4UTRUST
hrmmm... now I'm torn between my interest in reading a dark horse version of WotW and my abject denial of love for you... curse you and putting me in these situations!
#3
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:22 pm
by Dark Silver
I clicked, but I still don't love you.
Excellent adaption of Well's original story.
#4
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:48 pm
by Cynical Cat
Dark Silver wrote:I clicked, but I still don't love you.
That's okay. Your hate only makes me stronger.
#5
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:50 pm
by Stofsk
Cynical Cat wrote:Dark Silver wrote:I clicked, but I still don't love you.
That's okay. Your hate only makes me stronger.
What about my love for you? Does that make you stronger or weaker? Because I clicked the link.
#6
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:53 pm
by Mayabird
It followed the book quite well and in a lot of details. My only quibble is that the death toll (as remember when I read it) wasn't as apocalyptic as it appeared in the comic. I remember a line stating that most the population of London was able to flee because the Martians weren't interested in simple destruction. They did have the problem of millions of refugees afterwards, though. Hence the fleets of ships coming from around the world. But this is me nitpicking an excellent graphic e-novel.
#7
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:24 pm
by Cynical Cat
Stofsk wrote:Cynical Cat wrote:Dark Silver wrote:I clicked, but I still don't love you.
That's okay. Your hate only makes me stronger.
What about my love for you? Does that make you stronger or weaker? Because I clicked the link.
It gives me a warm feeling inside.
#8
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:37 am
by Josh
Y'know, it does raise the question of what comes after. A real war of the worlds? Fucking Tommies and Jerries and Joes KICKING THE EVER-LIVING SHIT out of those Martian fucks?
Not that I'm soliciting a sequel, mind you. God knows, the putrid attempt at doing a Casablanca sequel in novel form left me retching.
#9
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:07 pm
by fgalkin
Why is it that no artist in history has been able to accurately depict the Thunderchild?
Other than that, no real complaints.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
#10
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:15 pm
by frigidmagi
#11
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:52 pm
by Josh
http://www.space1889.org/
I got yer Victorians in space right here, baby.
#12
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:56 pm
by SirNitram
fgalkin wrote:Why is it that no artist in history has been able to accurately depict the Thunderchild?
Other than that, no real complaints.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
I'd guess because it's completely fictional. The designation 'Torpedo Ram' was only given to a one-off experimental ship, and there's never been a Thunderchild.
#13
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:20 pm
by fgalkin
SirNitram wrote:fgalkin wrote:Why is it that no artist in history has been able to accurately depict the Thunderchild?
Other than that, no real complaints.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
I'd guess because it's completely fictional. The designation 'Torpedo Ram' was only given to a one-off experimental ship, and there's never been a Thunderchild.
Yes, but the Polyphemus was a real ship, and it is clear that that is what the Thunderchild is based on. It looked like a torpedo ram, lying low in the watter, and instead of firing its guns, as a pre-dreadnought would, it
rammed the Martians. That makes it perfectly clear what it is, IMHO.
You must remember that WotW was written before the Russo-Japanese war, which really underscored the power of the gun, and at a time when ramming was still considered a viable option, at least in the popular perception. So, it's not as outlandish as it seems.
Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
#14
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:25 pm
by Josh
Hell, the British navy was still putting a certain amount of training time into boarding and counterboarding drills before Jackie Fisher took over.
