The marketing and publicity attack orchestrated by superior beings has
begun. Its goal: to drive humanity to theaters beginning today to see
Steven Spielberg's remake of War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise.
First published in 1898, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is, of course, in the public domain. As a result, there is a slew of editions, including mass market versions from Signet (with an afterword by Isaac Asimov), Scholastic Classics (with an introduction by Orson Scott Card), Bantam and Tor Classics.
One exceptional version was recently re-released by the New York Review of Books: it's the 1960 Looking Glass Library edition featuring illustrations by Edward Gorey ($16.95, ISBN 1590171586), whose style is eerily perfect for this title.
Another standout edition is a product of Sourcebooks Media Fusion, a line that packages books and CDs together. The company's Complete War of the Worlds ($39.95, ISBN 1570717141) includes the book, the text of 1938 radio play narrated by Orson Welles, an audio of that famous show as well as a foreword by Ray Bradbury, an afterword by Ben Bova and articles about both Wells and Welles.
War of the Worlds has also been great fodder over the years for comic books. Jack Lake Productions is reprinting the 50-year-old American Classics comic book edition done by Lou Cameron in both hardcover and paperback formats (1-894998-80-4 and 1-894998-81-2).
Another edition has reworked the story to accommodate more recent horrors and fears. Written by Stephen Stern and illustrated by Arne Starr, a graphic novel version of War of the Worlds from Best Sellers Illustrated sets Wells's story in post-Sept. 11 New York (0976475502).
First published in 1898, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is, of course, in the public domain. As a result, there is a slew of editions, including mass market versions from Signet (with an afterword by Isaac Asimov), Scholastic Classics (with an introduction by Orson Scott Card), Bantam and Tor Classics.
One exceptional version was recently re-released by the New York Review of Books: it's the 1960 Looking Glass Library edition featuring illustrations by Edward Gorey ($16.95, ISBN 1590171586), whose style is eerily perfect for this title.
Another standout edition is a product of Sourcebooks Media Fusion, a line that packages books and CDs together. The company's Complete War of the Worlds ($39.95, ISBN 1570717141) includes the book, the text of 1938 radio play narrated by Orson Welles, an audio of that famous show as well as a foreword by Ray Bradbury, an afterword by Ben Bova and articles about both Wells and Welles.
War of the Worlds has also been great fodder over the years for comic books. Jack Lake Productions is reprinting the 50-year-old American Classics comic book edition done by Lou Cameron in both hardcover and paperback formats (1-894998-80-4 and 1-894998-81-2).
Another edition has reworked the story to accommodate more recent horrors and fears. Written by Stephen Stern and illustrated by Arne Starr, a graphic novel version of War of the Worlds from Best Sellers Illustrated sets Wells's story in post-Sept. 11 New York (0976475502).